What kind of a mother Wendy Davis is means nothing. No one cares.

[RB TexLa]

It's the family values crowd that makes us think something like this could matter and makes these kinds of attacks possible. These family people need to get out of politics and understand no one cares about a politician's family. We don't care if they have a family, none of that has anything to do with the job they are trying to get elected to.

[glowing]

1. Seeing that her children are fully grown, I'm not exactly sure how it matters either...

But when they are afraid, they do the personal attack thing. So, there's that.

[hamsterjill]

20. Her children are fully grown AND campaigning with their mother.

That, to me, says a lot about Wendy Davis and refutes just about anything the Repukes can throw at her regarding her "family values".

The Republican's sheer desperation is showing! They remember that night in Austin in the capitol when it took them over ten minutes to regain their "order" because the women of Texas were making their voices heard. And they are afraid...

[PotatoChip]

2. Why? Is the rw attacking how she parented her children?

And if so, on what grounds?

[okaawhatever]

8. The RW meme is that she "abandoned" her children to go to Harvard. And yes, they've used that word.

She brought the girls with her for the first year and then the last two the girls stayed at home with their Dad and she commuted. Basically, the right wing is trying to pit the women against each other. Wendy's story rings true for too many women. They are implying to women that "Wendy isn't one of you" she didn't work as hard as you did, suffer the way you did, and only accomplished what she did because she took advantage of her husband.

[PotatoChip]

11. Thanks. They are really reaching aren't they?

-And yet, they've still got nothing.

I like the fact that she scares the crap out of them.

[HappyMe]

3. Stuff about a candidate's family always gets put out there.

Repubs and Dems alike.

[RB TexLa]

5. And it should mean nothing on either side. It's family values crowd that has made us think they do

mean anything.

[HappyMe]

7. To me, it would mean something if

there was some sort of abuse or neglect. I wouldn't vote for any Dem if there was proof of that. It kind of matters (to me, at least) how a candidate treats people.

[kcr]

18. You are absolutely right.

Despite what the both sides do it crowd is trying to throw at you, here. This is a classic right wing smear.

[Downwinder]

4. Ask them how Dick Armey's first family is doing.

[Mz Pip]

6. Or Joe Walsh's

He was the darling of the Illinois tea party. He didn't pay his child support.

[okaawhatever]

9. I think it's important, but for different reasons. She knows what it's like for a lot of women out

there. For many women, especially single mothers, their biggest concerns are health care, education and fundamental worker rights. She was exposed to the actual Texas government system in all those areas. She didn't have a private education, excellent insurance and enough money that she didn't have to worry about her job constantly.
The Republicans know this. They have failed Texans with their education funding cuts, refusal to expand Medicare and lack of worker protections. They can't defend themselves on this position so instead they're saying, Wendy really isn't one of you. She didn't suffer the way you are.

[Lunacee_2013]

10. I do care about how other people treat their families.

Both women and men alike. I find that people who treat their "loved ones" like crap usually make terrible leaders. That being said, yes the right is trying to paint Wendy Davis as a bad mother in order to undermine her campaign. Thankfully, many, if not most, Texas women (and men!) are seeing right through their bs.

We need to get ready though, for the knock-down, drag-out sexist mud-slinging fight that is going to heat up more and more the closer we get to Election Day 2014. It's coming and I suspect the republicans will use their campaign against Wendy as a kind of practice run to what they've got planned for Hilary in 2016. And, if it wasn't already clear by now how conservatives view females, it will be made very clear in the next two years. I hope the righties say everything they really think about us women and piss all of us off so much that we vote 90% + democratic, or leftist.

[LanternWaste]

12. You then do not believe how a person treats their family members is indicative of their character?

You then do not believe how a person treats and interacts with family members is indicative to any relevant degree of their character as a whole?

[RB TexLa]

13. I agree with more of Wendy Davis's agenda than I do with Greg Abbott's so I want her to be

governor of Texas. I don't care about her character.

[joeglow3]

14. What if that character is indicative of selling themselves to the highest bidder?

[RB TexLa]

17. I don't get that concerned with that on our side. It's not like you can take money out of

politics and I don't think you should.

[joeglow3]

24. I wish I was that trust worthy

Sadly, I think VERY few people from either side get into politics for altruistic reasons.

[RB TexLa]

25. I think you are missing the point. I accept the reality of politics and money. And making money in

politics.

[joeglow3]

28. Sorry if I read it wrong

I read it as u weren't concerned with our side getting bought.

[joeglow3]

15. And there are people who question if Abbott is really disabled

In short, idiots abound on both sides.

[HappyMe]

16. Well, it's your vote.

But (to me) how a person treats their family, staff members and pets along with their agenda will get my vote. Great agenda, but a big asshole - no vote from me. That goes for women and men. Just because I am a woman doesn't guarantee another woman my vote.

[LanternWaste]

21. I completely understand if answering the question is inconvenient.

Interesting reply... and although all answers are replies, not all replies are answers. However, I completely understand if actually answering the question posed is too ethically inconvenient.

[RB TexLa]

22. Of course it's an indication of a person's character. But I don't care about that.

[gollygee]

19. I think how a person treats his/her family can be meaningful to me

but I don't like how she is being characterized as abandoning her kids. If a man had the opportunity to go to Harvard, he'd be thought of as making a good financial choice for his family. By choosing for them to remain at home, she put their needs ahead of her own, and she didn't abandon them. I read that she went back and forth and remained in their lives.

[Gothmog]

23. No man would be subject to these attacks

The GOP really wants to motivate the single suburban women vote and are doing a good job. These attacks are really sad and show that the Texas GOP and Greg Abbott are afraid of Wendy Davis.

[yeoman6987]

26. Hopefully no one cares

November 2014 will be the decision on that. Hopefully voters can see it for what it is, a mother who wanted to go to school to better herself and then her family. However, we won't know how voters feel about it until Voting day. If she does not win, it will be a shame and a huge loss for us. She must win! Texas Democrats get out and vote for Wendy!!!!!

[glowing]

27. Weren't her children older when ah was going to Harvard?

It would make sense for the husband to keep them as the custodial parent so that the girls could finish out their high school years in their district with their friends, etc. it would makes sense to me in a logical manner...