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(2,544 posts) Sun Oct 12, 2014, 09:09 AM Oct 2014

Wendy Davis TV ad focuses on Abbott in wheelchair [View all]

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Source: USA Today

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A new television ad by Democrat Wendy Davis goes into territory she hadn't touched until now: Republican Greg Abbott's use of a wheelchair.

A 30-second ad released Friday and titled "Justice" notes the Texas Attorney General recovered millions in a lawsuit after he was injured by a falling tree in 1984, and accuses him of not siding with victims like himself in Texas courts.

It drew a swift rebuke from national conservative groups and the Abbott campaign, which called it "disgusting" and "desperate."

"It's her choice if she wants to attack a guy in a wheelchair," Abbott said in an interview with the San Antonio Express-News editorial board after the ad's release. "I don't think it's going to sell too well."

Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2014/10/11/wendy-davis-abbott-wheelchair-ad/17134965/

So for those who know more than I do, is this a fatal move on her part? How is this playing in Texas?

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Wendy Davis TV ad focuses on Abbott in wheelchair [View all] NeoConsSuck Oct 2014 OP

There are many other ways she could make her point. Stupid move. 7962 Oct 2014 #1

Here we go again. The empty wheelchair is the icon of the injured people Abbott dumped. Texas DhhD Oct 2014 #7

Agree. Who ever said it was Abbott's wheelchair? Grins Oct 2014 #22

The representation of the wheelchair on DU is correct yeoman6987 Oct 2014 #53

That may have been the intended representation S_B_Jackson Oct 2014 #60

Point is... BetterThanNoSN Oct 2014 #14

The first ad I saw.. sendero Oct 2014 #36

It is not "his wheelchair." SunSeeker Oct 2014 #45

Sorry, but that's low. bklyncowgirl Oct 2014 #2

The wheelchair is empty. DhhD Oct 2014 #8

Texas Group and Others reply to OP about Abbott DhhD Oct 2014 #11

We should all pray you never serve on a jury brentspeak Oct 2014 #20

The headline is a LIE- the ad NEVER shows Abbott in a wheelchair. SunSeeker Oct 2014 #42

I don't think she is trying clydefrand Oct 2014 #3

Instead of providing justice for the victims, he provided relief to Profiteers and signaled DhhD Oct 2014 #17

A large, highly acrimonious GD thread already dealt with this, yesterday. Paladin Oct 2014 #4

Its fair maindawg Oct 2014 #5

absolutely well said maindawg sawdust Oct 2014 #13

It's fair, hard-hitting, and tells the truth. I would have done it differently... johnfunk Oct 2014 #24

Exactly. USA Today frames it as a Wendy v. Wheelchair, when it's about victims rights! ffr Oct 2014 #48

The Dallas News gave the issue a long hard look Bozvotros Oct 2014 #6

Wendy Davis ad focuses on Abbott's hypocrisy hobbit709 Oct 2014 #9

+1 n/t ffr Oct 2014 #49

Great move Wendy sawdust Oct 2014 #10

JuanitaJean nails it: It was Abbott who made his wheelchair into a campaign star. Paladin Oct 2014 #12

Max Cleland!!!!!!! Omaha Steve Oct 2014 #15

I love Juanita Jean Gothmog Oct 2014 #61

The teabagger types and rural cons cosmicone Oct 2014 #16

Nicely put. (nt) Paladin Oct 2014 #18

Why would the ad be a "low-blow in California"? SunSeeker Oct 2014 #41

California is civilized ... we rarely see the mud-slinging here cosmicone Oct 2014 #69

Agree 100%. The the Repukes are whining shows how true it is. Abbott got called on the carpet, and blkmusclmachine Oct 2014 #66

I am not from Texas, but I do like Wendy. logosoco Oct 2014 #19

This is s great and devastating commercial Gman Oct 2014 #21

The six-point spread Sweet Freedom Oct 2014 #34

I don't know . . . YarnAddict Oct 2014 #23

Every campaign ... cannabis_flower Oct 2014 #32

And both sides play up that kind of insensitivity. Igel Oct 2014 #38

There Is A Right Way And A Wrong Way To Present Such Issues DallasNE Oct 2014 #25

This ad is accurate in all respects Gothmog Oct 2014 #26

It focuses on his HYPOCRICY elleng Oct 2014 #27

Where can I find the ad before I comment? pangaia Oct 2014 #28

I included the video of the ad in this thread. TexasTowelie Oct 2014 #52

Thanks. pangaia Oct 2014 #58

BAD idea!! George II Oct 2014 #29

Good Idea.. butterfly77 Oct 2014 #30

Running that ad when you're behind looks bad Recursion Oct 2014 #31

The question is... cannabis_flower Oct 2014 #33

Excellent point Recursion Oct 2014 #35

The ad does not show Abbott in a wheelchair. What difference does her sex make? SunSeeker Oct 2014 #40

I don't think her gender is relevant here, though I may be wrong Recursion Oct 2014 #44

Then why would you say such a thing? nt SunSeeker Oct 2014 #46

Because I live in the actual world inhabited by actual voters Recursion Oct 2014 #51

Then you know any voter who wouldn't vote for a woman wouldn't vote for Wendy anyway. SunSeeker Oct 2014 #54

Wendy has run the least-gendered campaign of any female D I've seen in years Recursion Oct 2014 #56

Ppl who whine about the "tone" of Wendy's ad were never going to vote for her anyway. I think her ad blkmusclmachine Oct 2014 #68

The ad is legit. DamnYankeeInHouston Oct 2014 #37

The headline is a LIE- the ad NEVER shows Abbott in a wheelchair. SunSeeker Oct 2014 #39

You're right -- the headline is false! subterranean Oct 2014 #43

Thank you. It appears folks are commenting without watching the ad. nt SunSeeker Oct 2014 #47

Wendy Davis has a clever ad and it really show the real Abbott. sammy750 Oct 2014 #50

+1 freshwest Oct 2014 #63

The whining hypocrits The Wizard Oct 2014 #55

The people who hate Democrats are still going to hate Democrats Horse with no Name Oct 2014 #57

To me, the ad looks ok, pangaia Oct 2014 #59

Ad is pretty bad in delivery. Have the people involved in the examples cited in the ad. EEO Oct 2014 #62

Havent Democrats lerned about the Republican ways yet INdemo Oct 2014 #64

Pointing out the rank hypocrisy of Abbott.. sendero Oct 2014 #65

She's Right On Point Here.... supercats Oct 2014 #67

Love Wendy's ad. It's even better cuz the faux DEM "Centrists" hate it...they whine about her "tone" blkmusclmachine Oct 2014 #70

Locking... LBN is limited to news no greater than 12 hours old.. hlthe2b Oct 2014 #71