Dem governor's group DGA not supporting Wendy Davis campaign? Says Dems can't win in TX.

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10. That would be an awful mistake to not support her:

April 24, 2014

Wendy Davis says “something magical” is happening that polls aren’t yet capturing about her campaign

Wendy Davis reassured supporters today that her campaign for governor is making progress despite “the naysayers who say we can’t do this. “I know there is something magical happening in this state. It’s hard to measure in a poll, but I am seeing it.” Davis appeared via Skype at a luncheon sponsored by Annie’s List, which supports Democratic pro-choice women candidates. She is still recuperating from neck surgery and chose to stay in Fort Worth and speak long-distance rather than make the three-hour drive to Austin for the luncheon. Davis trails Abbott in recent polls and analysts say she faces an uphill battle in a state that has not elected a Democrat for governor since Ann Richards in 1990.



While Davis herself was in Fort Worth, top members of her campaign team were in Austin for the luncheon and a day-long meeting of the candidate’s campaign finance team. Among them were chief political consultant J.D. Angle and communications chief Zac Petkanas. One supporter attending the finance session said the campaign hopes to rely heavily on new technology — the same high-tech programs that boosted President Obama’s reelection — to identify and boost voter turnout.

Davis cited issues that distinguish her from her Republican opponent, Attorney General Greg Abbott, including her support of abortion rights. But she dwelled on the issue of education, saying the Republican approach neglects some students while benefitting others. Both Abbott and Davis have made education a campaign issue. Abbott has proposed a pre-kindergarten program for some students, based on assessments. Davis is proposing state funding for universal pre-kindergarten. The Davis camp sees her message about education and reproductive rights as important to her appeal to women, especially moderate suburban women who were important for Richards. In 1990, Richards got 61 percent of women voters – a crucial constituency that the Davis campaign believes she needs to match in order to win this year.

http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2014/04/wendy-davis-says-something-magical-is-happening-that-polls-arent-yet-capturing-about-her-campaign.html/