Greg Abbott has begun his campaign attacking Beto O’Rourke. It’s all he has. Abbott can’t run on his record but Beto can and probably will. After 20 years of republican rule in Texas with 8 years as Governor, here is Abbott’s record:
- #1 in total rapes. https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/rape-statistics-by-state
- #5 in highest home insurance rates. https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/insurance/home-insurance-texas
- #1 in mass shootings. https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2022-05-27/states-with-the-most-school-shootings
- #1 in unisured. https://comptroller.texas.gov/economy/fiscal-notes/2020/oct/uninsured.php
- #1 in Rural hospital closings. https://kvia.com/news/texas/stacker-texas/2021/12/09/texas-is-the-1-state-with-the-most-rural-hospital-closures-since-2005/
- #21 in electricity affordability (#1 is good. #50 is bad) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deregulation_of_the_Texas_electricity_market
- #5 in highest monthly bills. (#1 is bad. #50 is good) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deregulation_of_the_Texas_electricity_market
- #34 in college tuition affordability. https://educationdata.org/average-cost-of-college-by-state
- #45 in property taxes. (#1 is good. #50 is bad) https://www.rocketmortgage.com/learn/property-taxes-by-state
- #45 in health care access. (#1 is good. #50 is bad) https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings/health-care
- #35 in quality education. (#1 is good. #50 is bad) https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings/education
- #38 in school funding. (#1 is good. #50 is bad) https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings/education
- #49 in teacher benefits. (#1 is good. #50 is bad) https://cmf.houstonchronicle.com/news/legislature/article/Texas-and-Louisiana-rank-lowest-in-teacher-17274217.php
- #44 in prenatal care. (#1 is good. #50 is bad) https://www.americashealthrankings.org/learn/reports/2019-health-of-women-and-children-report/state-rankings-measures-clinical-care-infants
- #49 in living standards. (#1 is good. #50 is bad) https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Texas-CNBC-study-17307362.php
- #50 in mental health. (#1 is good. #50 is bad) https://www.npr.org/2022/06/04/1103075887/texas-ranks-last-in-mental-health-care-among-u-s-states
- #50 in mental health access. (#1 is good. #50 is bad) https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/may/25/beto-orourke/recent-report-put-texas-last-among-states-and-dc-m/
- #37 in poverty. (#1 is good. #50 is bad) https://www.welfareinfo.org/poverty-rate/texas/
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[…] the republicans might want to look at their record over the last 20 years before shooting their mouths and feet […]
As soon as we stop getting distracted by the jingling keys of culture wars, we can get a clear picture of the GOP failures.
They do it intentionally, though. Stay controversial & keep them angry – don’t give the news the opportunity to cover anything but the latest outrage.
Similar to the “firehose of falsehood” propaganda technique.
It wasn’t necessary to besmirch one of the greatest Universities in the world with that photoshopped sign. Yeah, Abbott sucks, but not THE University of Texas- ya scumbag.
Gig’em
You misspelled gag.
Lol
Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Northwestern, Duke, McGill….
Where exactly does UT fit into that? Is it higher than Wyoming A&M?
They suck. 🙂
Try asking a question in English.
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