Gaffetastic: Wendy Davis invites opponent to walk a day in her shoes

Posted at 6:41 pm on January 21, 2014 by Brett T.

It’s pretty easy to figure out what that one thing is that you don’t say — unless you’re Wendy Davis, that is.

Did Wendy Davis really say that Abbott hadn't "walked a day in her shoes"? WOW.
— Brittany Cover (@bccover) January 21, 2014

In response to the Dallas Morning News profile which exposed those “blurred lines” around her biography, Davis issued a statement, which concludes, “I am proud of where I came from and I am proud of what I’ve been able to achieve through hard work and perseverance. And I guarantee you that anyone who tries to say otherwise hasn’t walked a day in my shoes.”

WENDY DAVIS: My paraplegic opponent, Greg Abbott, doesn’t understand my struggle, “hasn’t walked a day in my shoes." http://t.co/vV6VVHGhFF
— Jim Treacher (@jtLOL) January 21, 2014

Wendy Davis is imploding. Remember kids: honesty is the best policy. Also saying a paraplegic hasn't walked a mile in your shoes…not good.
— ṧḼἔᾎᶼℽ Ɇ (@erikinexile) January 21, 2014

@WendyDavisTexas Does "tightening your language" include asking a paraplegic to walk a mile in your shoes?
— The Mind Plumber (@ChampionCapua) January 21, 2014

@HoldenDCat Pretty sure a response to a paraplegic using the phrase "walk a mile in my shoes" is not poll-tested @jimgeraghty
— Kelly Maher (@okmaher) January 21, 2014

.@WendyDavisTexas wants a man in a wheelchair to "walk a mile" in her shoes. Imagine if Palin had said that.
— Chris Barnhart (@ChrisBarnhart) January 21, 2014

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