Looking to November, experts say Abbott’s embrace of far-right issues — such as border enforcement initiatives and the recent directive that the state investigate families who provide gender-affirming care for their trans children — is likely to continue.
Deen said that success means there’s no reason he needs to court a more moderate electorate.
“Texans face a very profound question this election, do we take a left turn that leads to more government and less freedom?” Abbott said. “A path that would destroy jobs, open our borders and endanger our communities. Or do we maintain the course in a secured greater freedom, more jobs and safer communities?”
Meanwhile, Beto O’Rourke will likely continue campaigning as a unifying voice in a divided state, while not shying away from taking his own shots at Abbott. A large part of that has to do with guns. It was during a 2019 debate for the Democratic party’s nomination that O’Rourke, when asked about his goal to require mandatory buybacks of AR-15s and AK-47s — which are legal to own in Texas without a permit — that O’Rourke said “Hell, yes, we're going to take your AR-15, your AK-47.”
Henson said the gun issue isn’t going to sway a lot of voters because they’ve already made up their minds on where they stand. But he thinks tying O’Rourke to Biden and the national Democrats will be an ongoing theme in Abbott’s campaign.
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