Failed Texas gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis took to Twitter this morning to celebrate the two-year anniversary of her now infamous filibuster of a controversial abortion bill as a member of the Texas legislature:
In these shoes, we made history. #mysolestory @CecileRichards @TX_Women @PPTXVotes @leticiavdp @scATX pic.twitter.com/0LNZpy73qz
— Wendy Davis (@wendydavis) June 25, 2015
History!
Now, here’s a history lesson of what really happened. Her filibuster was a failure:
@WendyDavisTexas @CecileRichards @TX_Women @PPTXVotes @leticiavdp @scATX except that it passed anyway. #derp
— Candice Cane (@CandiceLen) June 25, 2015
And then she got crushed in her run for governor:
"In these shoes I got stomped by 20 points" https://t.co/flG2Do6T3N
— Pouncing Coder Brad (@bradcundiff) June 25, 2015
Yep.
One of the biggest butt-whoopins in Texas collective memory.
Bravo! https://t.co/aCqJoRAPRJ
— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) June 25, 2015
https://twitter.com/KeviKev10/status/614058767529832448
.@WendyDavisTexas @CecileRichards @TX_Women @PPTXVotes @leticiavdp @scATX ?lol ur sunk into oblivion, Ur 15 minutes r up hon
— Carleton (@TrajansMarket) June 25, 2015
@ALovelierGirl @WendyDavisTexas @CecileRichards @TX_Women @PPTXVotes @leticiavdp @scATX Me too! I loved watching that campaign crash & burn!
— Georganne (@Georganne72) June 25, 2015
We loved watching it, too!
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