Wayne Slater, a political writer for the Dallas Morning News, published a widely read article which outlines areas of Texas gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis’ personal life that Davis has “blurred,” according to the story (had the subject of the article been a Republican, the word “blurred” may well have become “lied”).
A couple points of order before we get to Davis’ reaction:
1) The Dallas Morning News reporter is most certainly not a conservative:
.@zackroth You do realize that Wayne Slater of Dallas News is no conservative, right? http://t.co/e9ErIHSAxV
— Liz Anderson ?? (@lizthatch) January 20, 2014
The spin from Wendy Davis is that Wayne Slater, who appears regularly on MSNBC to bash Texas Republicans, is now part of Abbott's campaign?
— Will Franklin (@WILLisms) January 20, 2014
2) Regardless of the reporter’s political leanings, he claims to have had no contact with the Greg Abbott campaign while preparing the article:
@jrotkoff Story was about Davis, not Abbott. And in researching, I talked to no – zero – Abbott people. They saw story this morn when u did
— Wayne Slater (@WayneSlater) January 19, 2014
With those things in mind, here’s Wendy Davis spinning Slater’s Dallas Morning News article as some kind of “dirty trick” from the Abbott campaign:
Two days ago, Abbott and his campaign sunk to a new low, making personal attacks on my family, my education, and my character. (1/4)
— Wendy Davis (@wendydavis) January 20, 2014
Attacks won't work. Mine is the story of millions of Texas women who know the strength it takes when you're young, alone and a mother. (2/4)
— Wendy Davis (@wendydavis) January 20, 2014
These attacks show that Greg Abbott's completely out of touch with the struggles that I faced and so many Texans face. (3/4)
— Wendy Davis (@wendydavis) January 20, 2014
Like so many Texans, I'm proud of where I came from and proud of what I've been able to achieve through hard work and perseverance. (4/4)
— Wendy Davis (@wendydavis) January 20, 2014
Nice try, but that’s a hard sell:
https://twitter.com/LilMissRightie/status/425417182512553984
Why do you blame Greg Abbot when the author of the piece said they emphatically did not speak w Abbot campaign @WendyDavisTexas ?
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) January 21, 2014
#WendyDavis says it was an "attack" on the "personal story of her life." Thing is, it wasn't her story. http://t.co/ztV5oNERO3
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) January 21, 2014
Wendy Davis: She didn't build that. She didn't get there on her own. (But really guys, Obama was right on this one)
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) January 20, 2014
Going off to Harvard & cheating on ur husband taking care of the kids doesnt count as "being alone" or "single" motherhood @WendyDavisTexas
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) January 21, 2014
. @WendyDavisTexas, the latest feminist hero who lies about her life and uses men she doesn't "need" to get ahead in life. What's new?
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) January 21, 2014
.@WendyDavisTexas Are you implying that Greg Abbott has not faced struggles? Because that's embarrassing. And ugly.
— jon gabriel (@exjon) January 20, 2014
In spite of the facts, many in the media continue to assist Davis in her false spin that the Dallas Morning News expose is a “right wing attack”:
The right-wing attacks on @WendyDavisTexas are as much about judging women's choices as they are about her veracity. http://t.co/0HQ3dvmEgm
— Zachary Roth (@zackroth) January 20, 2014
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