The last few weeks have not been kind to Wendy Davis.
Since announcing very respectable fundraising totals in early January, it’s been all downhill since then.
First came the revelations of the many falsehoods in her biography, then doubling down on some falsehoods.
Even the lefty Texas Observer said “the Wendy Davis operation is about the worst at media relations that I’ve ever seen. Her team’s mismanagement of the press is damaging her candidacy.” (This will not be a surprise to those reading this blog.)
Also, her decent fundraising numbers appear to have evaporated:
Apples to apples (campaign vs. campaign: Jan. 1-23), Greg Abbott raised $3.1+ million, while Wendy Davis raised $288,674.
— Will Franklin (@WILLisms) February 4, 2014
Greg Abbott has roughly 3x as much cash on hand as Wendy Davis + Battleground Texas + Texas Victory Committee combined.
— Will Franklin (@WILLisms) February 4, 2014
Of course, it doesn’t help her campaign that Davis has expensive tastes.
Everything about her campaign suggests she was woefully unprepared to run a statewide race in Texas.
Tags: 2014 Election, 2014 Governor's Race, Elections, Greg Abbott, Texas, Texas Gubernatorial Race, Wendy Davis
Great story about her “expensive tastes”. No surprise the Texas media hasn’t uncovered that one, however.