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Related: About this forum4 key takeaways from the Texas governor's debate between Gov. Greg Abbott, Beto O'Rourke
This is a good summary of the debate. The key thing that I took is that Beto challenged Abbott directly and was more aggressive than Betw was with Carnival Cruz. Carnival Cruz is an asshole and Beto did not do a good job of pinning Carnival Cruz down in 2018. Beto did a great job with Abbott
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But that doesnt mean both candidates werent able to score major points in trying to define the other during their one and only face-to-face battle. Throughout Friday night's debate in Edinburg, Abbott labeled ORourke a flip-flopper while ORourke continually emphasized that Abbott has had eight years to fix problems such as shoring up the state's shaky power grid and school violence and hasnt been able to get it done.....
O'Rourke, who has struggled in past debates, appeared far more disciplined in staying on his message and trying make his overall case against Abbott throughout the night something he couldn't quite manage in 2018 when he ran for the U.S. Senate......
But ORourke was ready, saying the border has only gotten worse as Abbott has dithered with an array of stunts such as busing migrants to Democrat-controlled cities and slowing trade with Mexico by ordering more vehicle inspections in a gambit that cost Texas billions in lost trade.
We are 8 years into his time as governor, and this is what we have on our border, ORourke said, adding after $4 billion of spending on Abbotts Operation Lone Star, more migrants are crossing than before......
It goes beyond the border. After Abbott said he wanted to raise teacher pay, ORourke said hes had 8 years and the states teachers are still underpaid by $7,500 a year. Later, Abbott said he wanted to lower property taxes. Again, ORourke said Abbotts had two terms in office to address it, but tax bills continue to climb.
And ORourke really hammered that point home in his closing statement.
"Look, I don't think that Greg Abbott wakes up wanting to see children shot in their schools or for the grid to fail, but it's clear he is incapable or unwilling to make the changes necessary to prioritize the lives of our fellow Texans," ORourke said.
O'Rourke, who has struggled in past debates, appeared far more disciplined in staying on his message and trying make his overall case against Abbott throughout the night something he couldn't quite manage in 2018 when he ran for the U.S. Senate......
But ORourke was ready, saying the border has only gotten worse as Abbott has dithered with an array of stunts such as busing migrants to Democrat-controlled cities and slowing trade with Mexico by ordering more vehicle inspections in a gambit that cost Texas billions in lost trade.
We are 8 years into his time as governor, and this is what we have on our border, ORourke said, adding after $4 billion of spending on Abbotts Operation Lone Star, more migrants are crossing than before......
It goes beyond the border. After Abbott said he wanted to raise teacher pay, ORourke said hes had 8 years and the states teachers are still underpaid by $7,500 a year. Later, Abbott said he wanted to lower property taxes. Again, ORourke said Abbotts had two terms in office to address it, but tax bills continue to climb.
And ORourke really hammered that point home in his closing statement.
"Look, I don't think that Greg Abbott wakes up wanting to see children shot in their schools or for the grid to fail, but it's clear he is incapable or unwilling to make the changes necessary to prioritize the lives of our fellow Texans," ORourke said.
I like this verion of Beto and he was far more effective than he was in 2018. Like Carnival Cruz, Abbott is a litigator but those skills did not work this time around
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4 key takeaways from the Texas governor's debate between Gov. Greg Abbott, Beto O'Rourke (Original Post)
LetMyPeopleVote
Oct 2022
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SheltieLover
(59,840 posts)1. K&R!
AndyS
(14,559 posts)2. That wasn't a debate,
it was a rout.
Going into the debate the focus group was 40% Abbott, 27% Beto and 33% undecided. After it was 43% Abbott, 50% Beto and 4% undecided.
After the debate moderators invited both candidates back for un-timed answers to questions. Beto came back, Abbott fled.
LetMyPeopleVote
(155,158 posts)3. Share this recap, and join us in defeating Greg Abbott