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| Democrats Can’t Find Candidate to Run for Texas Governor |
| 2017-08-09 |
| [FREEBEACON] Texas Democrats are struggling to find a candidate to run against Republican Gov. Greg Abbott after losing every gubernatorial race in the state for nearly three decades. For months Democratic leaders have been searching for a high-powered candidate to run against Abbott but have been unable to find a suitable opponent to challenge the incumbent, the News Agency that Dare Not be Named reported Tuesday. This could spell trouble for the Democratic Party in Texas after losing the governor's race in 2010 and 2014 with two high-profile candidates. Former Houston Mayor and U.S. Energy Department official Bill White lost to then-Texas Gov. and current Secretary of Energy Rick Perry in 2010. Wendy Davis, the former Democratic state senator known for her 12-hour filibuster opposing anti-abortion measures, lost the 2014 election to Abbott by more than 20 points. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #10 The Democrats have no *platform* other than the unfettered "right" to kill unborn babies any way and any time they damn well wish to do so. The believe in *nothing*...other than that THEY should be the ones making the decisions. |
| Posted by: Crusader 2017-08-09 16:01 |
| #9 This can be attributed to the influence of the modern day "Black Robed Brigade" as labeled ny the Brittish during the American Revolution. |
| Posted by: Threatch Jeamp8135 2017-08-09 13:23 |
| #8 Ann Richards' dyke daughter making too much at Planned Killerhood to step down to a political job... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2017-08-09 12:16 |
| #7 That's funny. We can't find Republican candidates for statewide office in California. Well, maybe not so funny. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2017-08-09 11:42 |
| #6 Run Wendy, run! |
| Posted by: Raj 2017-08-09 11:39 |
| #5 Put up a dog. Got a better chance than any of their other candidates. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2017-08-09 10:35 |
| #4 Well, then revive the old carpetbagger gambit. Worked for Hillary in New York. (do I need to put a /sarc on that?) |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2017-08-09 09:17 |
| #3 Perhaps they should convince Beyoncé to run. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2017-08-09 09:04 |
| #2 Except for the (D) centers of Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio, and - of course - Austin. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2017-08-09 07:36 |
| #1 Democrats not too popular in Texas? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2017-08-09 07:01 |