Abbott is worried about the primary, not the general election. So, he's sacrificing his general approval ratings to get some red meat for the base. Once he can put down a challenge on his right, he'll slide to something moderate right to win the general election. Probably enough Texan voters will have forgotten about his crazier stuff by the time they have to pick between him and some gun-stealing Democrat. I doubt he'll be a good governor. Probably more acceptable than Abbott, but he's an amateur. No reason to think he'll be any good at leading, policymaking, or politicking. Hopefully he can carry off a good speech. If he runs, I'll be looking more carefully at his entourage than I will at him. He'll only be as good as his advisors. Of course, if the alternative is Abbott, I don't have much choice, do I?
Makes me sad reading this. How is it possible that Texas cannot produce one solid candidate to run against Abbott!?!
He would be very good in comparison to Abbott, who has been a disaster. If nothing else, we could count on McConaughey vetoing, should more come to his desk, the dozens of far-right bills Abbott has happily signed. As for Abbott running far to the right due to his primary, of course he is. However, he has done tremendous damage to the state and it's people in the process. One thing McConaughey is excellent at is communicating, and he would be sure to communicate that effectively, in my opinion. What he would do, if he decides to run (and I won't be surprised if he doesn't), is make sure the people of Texas get a clear message as to what Abbott has done, his reasons be damned. I also think a run by McConaughey would be well funded, much of it from out of state thanks, in part, to the diabolical anti-abortion bill Abbott signed that the far-right majority on the Supreme Court let stand. That wouldn't bother me a bit. Abbott will get out of state funding as well.
Wouldn't we have to worry about the House/Senate veto'ing his veto though? I forget my Texas politics, need to go and research some more.
It ain't easy. It ain't easy at all. Can the legislature override a governor's veto? Yes, overriding a governor's veto requires a vote of two-thirds of the members present in the chamber from which the legislation originated, and a vote of two-thirds of the members in the opposite chamber Texas Constitution Article IV, Section 14). The legislature cannot override a governor's veto after the session ends. https://lrl.texas.gov/genInfo/FAQ.cfm As you can see, a Democratic governor here in Texas would have a very effective veto, and that's with the current makeup of the Legislature. Texas Senate - Republican (18) Democrat (13) Texas House - Republican (82) Democrat (67) vacant (1)
You are a clueless partisan hack, with all respect due. When George W. Bush was Governor of Texas, he was respected by many from across the political spectrum. The worst thing he did was to leave that office, which put Lt. Governor Perry there. At least Perry was simply mediocre as governor, unlike Bush, who worked with Democrats across the aisle to actually get things done. Sadly, Bush met the Peter Principal firsthand when he was given the presidency by a partisan Supreme Court, the sum of his record during two terms as president proving that it was an office he was incapable of handling, unlike being Governor of Texas, in my opinion. If you actually live in Texas and aren't as blind as those bats that live under the Congress Avenue bridge here in Austin, you would know the damage Abbott has caused to Texas and to Texans across the board, regardless of what political party you favor. It's clear, however, that you either won't admit the harm Abbott has caused even if you recognize it, which is the case of some Republicans here, partisanship trumping everything else, or you're too dense to see it. I suspect it's the latter, not the former.
This is all that matters So What his numbers are slipping if the other side cannot put out someone with more electability than a turnip It won't matter Rocket River
BROS! He's going to eliminate all rapist!!! If only someone else had thought of that! Texas Gov. Abbott defends new abortion law, vows to 'eliminate all rapists' The law bans an abortion as early as six weeks into a pregnancy, before many people are even aware that they are pregnant. Abortion rights protesters outside the Texas State Capitol on Wednesday.Sergio Flores / The Washington Post via Getty Images Sept. 7, 2021, 3:13 PM CDT By Teaganne Finn Texas Gov. Greg Abbott defended the state's restrictive new abortion law Tuesday, saying it doesn't force victims of rape to give birth and vowing to "eliminate all rapists." Abbott, a Republican, took questions from reporters Tuesday morning after an event at which he signed a sweeping election bill into law. Asked whether the abortion law would force rape victims to give birth, he said: "It doesn't require that at all, obviously. It provides at least six weeks for a person to get an abortion." The law, known as Senate Bill 8, went into effect last Wednesday after the Supreme Court didn't act to block it. It bans an abortion once fetal cardiac activity can be detected, which can be as early as six weeks into a pregnancy, before many people are even aware that they are pregnant. Because pregnancy is measured from the first day of the last menstrual cycle — about two weeks before conception — victims of sexual assault have no more than four weeks to obtain abortions under the new law. "Rape is a crime, and Texas will work tirelessly to make sure that we eliminate all rapists from the streets of Texas," said Abbott, who added, "There are services available to support victims of rape in the state to make sure that anybody who's victimized will get the support they need." Since the ruling, the Biden administration and congressional Democrats have said they will work to enshrine abortion rights in federal law as other GOP-led states put forward similarly restrictive bills. Biden, who said the law violates the Constitution, he pledged to "protect and defend" abortion rights and vowed a governmentwide response.
Aside from being completely unresponsive to the concerns of those who want a rape exception to abortion bans, the language he uses -- getting rapists off the "streets" -- signals a misunderstanding he'd like to project that rape is most commonly a street crime. It's just more salt in the wound.
Just came in to say Abbott is an idiot but it won't matter in the general election because the number of dolts in TX that will vote for any thing that has an (R) next to its name. Signed a once proud native Texan that couldn't be happier I moved.
Not to mention that unless he's proposing a "pre-crime" solution (where people are arrested before they commit a crime), it won't make any difference for a woman who has already been raped and impregnated. But that wasn't a serious answer - it's a crazy answer that's meant to divert us into thinking he's crazy or deluded when he's really just an ******* who doesn't give a ****.
We could really use your help back here in Texas. We can't get good political leaders if all our sane voters move to different states.
I stuck it out for 51 years.... Best I can do is tell ya I raised my kids right and they're both sane voters and still in Texas. The weather in Ruidoso NM is too perfect for me to ever move back. I've never lived someplace I didn't need air conditioning. (I'm flying into Austin tomorrow and dreading the heat)
You have no honest reply, except for the nonsensical “relax.” What you are is best described as a waste of time.
