The Facebook group “Mothers Against Greg Abbott” now has some 50,000 members, 80% of them mothers
Save time by listening to our audio articles as you multitaskNancy Thompson, a marketing expert and mother of three, founded the group by accident. She decided to protest outside the capitol in Austin in August 2021, after Mr Abbott announced that he would not allow public schools to require masks. Her son was in hospital, and doctors warned about the risks covid-19 could pose, with vaccines not yet available to youngsters. She wrote “Mothers Against Greg Abbott” on a poster and saw the acronym.
Mr Abbott has enlisted his wife to narrate one of his campaign ads. He is stressing a popular issue for Texans: border security. The only governor’s debate will take place on September 30th in the Rio Grande Valley, an area with high levels of border crossingsMr O’Rourke raised $27.6m from donors between late February and June, the highest amount any Texan state candidate has raised during a single reporting period. But Mr Abbott has even more ample funds to draw on.
Victory for Mr O’Rourke is still a long shot. Polls show him trailing by around seven points. But even if he loses, he could carry down-ballot Democrats into office, as his failed Senate candidacy in 2018 did. The most competitive statewide race is for attorney-general, with the Democratic candidate, Rochelle Garza, polling within three points of the controversial, federally indicted incumbent, Ken Paxton.
Much will depend on women and Hispanics, and whether Mr O’Rourke can mobilise young voters. Some 973,000 Texans registered to vote from January to August, around 16% more than in the same period in 2018, according to Ryan Data & Research, a political-consulting firm. The result will hinge on which
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