A history-making spring in Texas is laying the groundwork for a contentious final four months in the race to lead the state, where Greg Abbott remains the favorite but is confronting his toughest opponent yet in Beto O'Rourke.
that in 2018 went for both O’Rourke for U.S. Senate and Abbott for governor. "We can’t just lose sight — there’s so much at stake right now."
Abbott himself has downplayed the political impact of Roe v. Wade getting overturned, arguing that his gubernatorial race in 2014 against then-state Sen. Wendy Davis was a "referendum on the issue of abortion" and he won resoundingly. "The momentum, the speed at which we are catching up and closing the gap, is amazing," O’Rourke said. "And that was before the Dobbs decision [that overturned Roe v. Wade], that was before it was reinforced that Greg Abbott signed legislation that outlawed abortion in the state of Texas with no exceptions for rape or incest."
"The wind is blowing our way," said Cynthia Ginyard, the Democratic Party leader in another battleground county, Fort Bend, in suburban Houston. "We have a little less convincing to do. The state of affairs is helping us do that, and I am very glad that Beto is capitalizing on these current situations."
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