Cenk Uygur
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Wheelchair Ad Opens Wendy Davis To Hypocritical Attacks
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October 15, 2014
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October 15, 2014
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7:58Now Playing"Texas gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis on Tuesday continued to defend an ad that highlights opponent Greg Abbott’s confinement to a wheelchair, saying the commercial is about his “hypocrisy” on lawsuit reforms and insisting that the ad is “absolutely not” a personal attack.
“This ad really is about one thing and one thing only, and it is the fact that Greg Abbott was on the receiving end of a tragic accident and he was able to receive justice for himself .. and since then, in his entire public service career, he has been working to kick that ladder down and deny that same opportunity for justice to other people,” the Democrat said on Andrea Mitchell Reports on MSNBC.
Davis has been ripped by critics for airing the spot, which accuses Republican Greg Abbott of siding against accident victims during his tenure as Texas Attorney General despite being awarded $10 million in a settlement after being hit by a tree and paralyzed in 1984."* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.
*Read more here from Carrie Dann / NBC News:
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