A Texas Democrat launched an uneducated and distasteful attack on Attorney General Greg Abbott for "rolling around" in his wheelchair during a rally with gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis on Saturday.
State Representative Dawnna Dukes drove home the Davis campaign's message that they are willing to sink to new lows in attacking Abbott for 'hypocrisy' because he successfully sued for injuries 30 years ago and pushes for tort reform in personal injury cases.
Davis's campaign has been under fire for an attack ad that draws attention to Abbott's disability.
"And then we have this guy who just kind of rolls around thinking that he can get tort reform for himself but take it away from everybody else in the state of Texas," Dukes said.
Abbott did not seek punitive damages in his lawsuit and has successfully deflected criticism that his settlement would not have been awarded under tort reform laws he has championed.
Nevertheless, Davis later thanked Dukes for her appearance and made no attempt to denounce Dukes' reference to Abbott's disability.
