Wendy Davis is set to run for Texas governor, in a race that could have wide-ranging consequences for Democrats at both national and state level.
The state senator from Fort Worth became an overnight celebrity in June, as a result of her 11-hour filibuster against restrictive new abortion legislation. The bill ultimately passed in a special session of the state legislature, but Davis's stance galvanised people on both sides of the debate and led to large rallies and protests at the Texas state capitol in Austin.
Davis has been mulling over whether to run for several months, but delayed announcing her decision following the death of her father earlier this month. She will formally reveal her decision on 3 October.
"A week today, I'm announcing something big," she wrote today on Twitter. The Associated Press reported that Davis will run, citing two unnamed Democrats with knowledge of her decision. Politico and the Dallas Morning News reported that Davis and her advisors have begun telling influential Democrats that she will stand.
Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy!
This is GREAT news for Texas and even better news for her fellow Democrats in Texas. Once she is on the ticket it will attract tons of media attention and any other Democrat running at the same time is guaranteed to get extra attention and extra funding.
Can I ask a favor? Once we turn Texas blue, can we please start on Alaska?
If Texas can do it I see no reason that Alaska cannot follow suit. It is my fervent hope that before I die I get to see the state of my birth finally return to its progressive roots.
This is great news for everyone, G!
ReplyDeleteA blue Texas has HUGE nationwide implications! That's a lot of electoral votes.
Go, Wendy! Go, Texas!
And here's some more AMAZING news!
ReplyDeleteBREAKING!!!
Obama Says He Spoke to Iran’s President by Phone
President Obama said Friday he had spoken by phone with President Hassan Rouhani of Iran, the first direct contact between the leaders of Iran and United States since 1979. Mr. Obama, speaking in the White House briefing room, said the two leaders discussed Iran’s nuclear program and said he was persuaded there was a basis for an agreement.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/28/world/obama-says-he-spoke-to-irans-president-by-phone.html
As our fabulous VP would say 'This is a big FUCKING deal!'
So Sarah, about that 'working behind the scenes' crap you posted yesterday. As usual, you're a day late and a dollar short. Idiot.
Our president is going to go down as one of the greatest in history and he is CLEARLY earning and reinforcing his Nobel PEACE prize. But do you hear this trumpeting over the fucking media? Nah, hardly a peep.
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DeleteIsn't that something? While the assclowns do the pigeon strut, The Obama Administration makes history, again.
DeleteWoohoo! Palin makes a snide remark about Wendy and her pink tennis shoes on FB and Wendy signs up to do some real work by throwing her hat in the ring for governor. BOOM!
ReplyDelete…throwing her hat in the ring
DeleteBetter yet, throwing her red running shoes in the ring!
The woman whose boobies are created with a bicycle tire pump has NO business criticizing Wendy's shoes, whatever color they may be.
Deleteand MORE!
ReplyDeleteU.N. Deal on Syrian Arms Is Milestone After Years of Inertia
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/27/world/middleeast/security-council-agrees-on-resolution-to-rid-syria-of-chemical-arms.html
http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2013/09/27/20718954-obama-admin-secures-diplomatic-breakthroughs?lite
Now, when and if a Middle East Peace Agreement is secured, it will drive the wingnuts wild with rage that are waiting for the Armageddon to arrive. I have EVERY reason to believe that he and our new S.O.S. will secure exactly such an agreement.
Well, I sincerely hope she wins and she can start to bring about some realistic thinking on women's issues. Here is the latest ridiculousness out of that state:
ReplyDeleteTexas Tries To Combat Teen Pregnancy With Abstinence-Only Website That Doesn’t Mention Birth Control
Texas has one of the highest rates of teen pregnancy in the country. Although the teen birth rate has been declining over the past decade, the Lone Star State still has the highest rate of repeat teen births, as an estimated 22 percent of teens who give birth have already had at least one child.
In light of those statistics, how is Texas’ Department of Health hoping to help prevent future unintended pregnancies among young women? By spending $1.2 million to build an abstinence-only website that doesn’t include any mention of contraception.
The “Our Town 4 Teens” site notes some sobering facts — Texas ranks first in the nation for taxpayer expenditures related to teen pregnancy, for example — but doesn’t actually offer concrete solutions for disseminating sexual health information. As the Texas Observer notes, “it seems primarily to be a home for buzzwords like ‘community mobilization,’ ‘strategic action’ and ‘conceptual framework.’ ”
When the Texas Observer asked a health department official why “Our Town 4 Teens” doesn’t mention anything about birth control, a spokesperson replied, “The campaign focuses on the delay of sexual activity as a way to decrease the teen birth rate and the rate of sexually transmitted diseases. State laws guide the agency, and as a general strategy Texas is an abstinence-first state. Abstinence is our first choice for teens.”
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/09/27/2690281/texas-abstinence-website/
YOUR first choice for teens? WTF? Do you think that 'teens' that are raging with hormones are listening to YOUR choice? What about THEIR choice? Their world? The reality of what THEY face? What a stupid response and one that GUARANTEES more teen pregnancies, you fools! God, I would NOT want to be teen or a woman Texas.
Oh the stupid, it breeds baby's to swamp the public coffers.
Delete"Texas ranks first in the nation for taxpayer expenditures related to teen pregnancy"
DeleteWoo hoo...they're Number One!!!
Oh...wait...
Never mind.
"The Associated Press reported that Davis will run, citing two unnamed Democrats"
ReplyDeleteBut you know I don't like anonymous sources at all and I think that it really allows the degradation of the journalistic ethics that we once had in this country."
journalists need to quit using these anonymous sources.
Ha ha.
Deletejournalists need to quit using these anonymous sources.
Delete———Anonymous 12:41 PM
Fortunately, I have a ruggedized irony meter.
TED!!! You win the internets! LOL
DeleteHey Gryph, you should throw your hat into the ring. Palin would shit a brick.
ReplyDeleteMake that cinder blocks.
DeleteMeanwhile somewhere in Arizona, a half-term ex-governor is pulling a pink sneaker out of her scrawny ass.
ReplyDeleteYeehaw is right, and so is this. You'll find Wendy Davis at Act Blue when you click the link.
ReplyDeletehttps://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/18671?cp=OTpBQjA4ODI2MTM1&refcode=directory
Well, she's getting off her butt to do something, run for office. Something Sarah Palin doesn't have the guts to do, ever again. #TeamDavis!
ReplyDeleteWe had eight years of W. Bush misery, cleaned up by Obama. Let's do the same with Texas' Perry disaster with Davis! Yes We Can!
ReplyDeleteGood news on another front:
ReplyDeleteTALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida woman serving 20 years in prison for firing a shot at her estranged husband during an argument will get a new trial, though she will not be able to invoke a "stand your ground" defense, an appeals court ruled Thursday.
The case of Marissa Alexander, a Jacksonville mother of three, has been used by critics of Florida's "stand your ground" law and mandatory minimum sentences to argue that the state's justice system is skewed against defendants who are black.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/26/marissa-alexander-new-trial_n_3995869.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular
Hey Sarah, how are those Rafael Eduardo Cruz Lies treatin' ya?
ReplyDeleteThe Skank sure knows how to hitch onto a Fellow LIAR.
OT, in reference to obamacare
ReplyDelete"When we decided that people couldn’t discriminate in what they paid black people or women any more, people had to pay more because employers couldn’t discriminate in what they paid black people and women. Was that a bad thing?"
http://dish.andrewsullivan.com/2013/09/27/how-to-think-about-obamacare/
Agreed - it would be wonderful turning Alaska blue! I remember when we were - back in the day!!! It CAN happen again!
ReplyDeleteI do believe there will be huge gains by women Democrats in 2014 and 2016. Time to get out the brooms and sweep the House ladies!
ReplyDeleteYes, Gryphen, I will donate to turn Texas AND Alaska blue.
ReplyDeleteWe are all in this together.
Wendy is a heroine! She has smarts and stamina something that Palin lacks...no wonder she's making a dig at Wendy...she's so jealous!
ReplyDeleteWendy will be the coolest governor from one of the hottest states..
ReplyDeleteHahaha! Love it!
DeleteWendy...you go girl.
ReplyDeleteI hope Wendy Davis will soon be Gov. Davis. And I hope she or another TX Dem. will be ready to unseat Cruz in 2018.
ReplyDeleteI also hope AK doesn't wait for a blue TX to get some winning progressive candidates. Turn your governor's office and state house blue now!
I think Texans should recall Cruz rather than let him embarrass them, and all other Americans, any further.
DeleteWendy Davis has the hat AND the cattle.
ReplyDeleteI really hope she wins. Greg Abbott is worse than Rick Perry and mean as an angry rattlesnake. Please people, please vote against Abbott! I will have to leave this place if Abbott wins.
ReplyDeleteThis must really piss off Sarah Palin. Wendy is intelligent and hard working, not to mention gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteDamn, that's the best news of the day! Go Wendy! We've got your back!
ReplyDeleteThe last good and decent governor Texas had was Ann Richards. She was one dynamic woman. You guys should look up, and read about Governor Ann Richards. She was the real deal. I loved her.
ReplyDeleteAmen! I'm in Michigan and would love to see Wendy Davis become the next Governor of Texas. When she officially declares and starts fundraising I'm sending a donation to her campaign.
DeleteAJD
Go Wendy! We need more women like Wendy in politics. I wonder how RAM will try to spin this? Oh it won't matter, Wendy won't wave the white panties of surrender like Gasping Sarah did when she quit by the lake.
ReplyDeleteYay! Davis will become Gov of Texas, and Ted Cruz will become... nothing. Well, a laughingstock, if that counts.
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