Texas GOP candidate Greg Abbott backs out of only televised debate against Wendy Davis

[herding cats]

7. He's back in, sort of.

AUSTIN, Texas -

After backing out of a statewide televised debate in the Texas governor's race, Republican Greg Abbott has reversed his position and has agreed to debate Democrat Wendy Davis.

But there's a change.

Abbot still won't participate on a roundtable-type discussion as proposed by WFAA-TV and The Texas Tribune. Instead, he took up the offer of KERA, NBC5/KXAS-TV, Telemundo 39 and The Dallas Morning News to participate in a debate with timed responses.

Abbott spokesman Matt Hirsch said Friday the campaign canceled the Sept. 30 debate at Dallas television station WFAA, which it had agreed to three months ago, because the format wouldn't have allowed for a "thoughtful" discussion of issues.

http://www.kvia.com/news/abbott-backs-out-of-televised-debate-with-davis/27793490

Coward. It was going to be too hard before so he threw a fit and either he's taking his ball home, or it's going to be played by his rules.

I know Davis isn't in a position to tell him to shove it, but I would. Which is why I'm not a politician and she is.