They started a whisper campaign that Ann Richards was a lesbian

[stg81]

it is widely rumored that it was Karl Rove who started the rumor about Richards, mother of 4

And she lost the election to Dubya

Now they are trying virtually the same thing with Wendy Davis

[Cleita]

1. So what if she were? It shouldn't make any difference. But you can see

Bush and his brain Rove were going for the bigotry vote. I think Wendy is going to have to shame anyone who does this and expose them for the homophobes that they are.

[kentauros]

3. Calling Wendy a lesbian could also backfire on them horribly.

Think of Annise Parker (mayor of Houston) as well as Lupe Valdez, Sheriff of Dallas County, and how successful they were at getting elected, and re-elected

[mbperrin]

2. Karl Rove is still alive.

Conclusively proving that there is NO answer to sincere prayer.

I wish him and all his fellow bigot-meisters the worst.

[DhhD]

4. This seems to me to be a part of the GOP, rape culture.

It is like the GOP saying that Davis may not clarify; that they decide what happens to her personally as if her life is somehow their ownership to walk on. In my opinion, people who have their mind in the gutter, come up with back-fired mud on their face.

[efhmc]

5. Whisper, nothing. They put flyers on cars on did push poll calling.

"Rove has been accused of using the push poll technique to call voters to ask such things as whether people would be "more or less likely to vote for Governor Richards if [they] knew her staff is dominated by lesbians". Rove has denied having been involved in circulating these rumors about Richards during the campaign, although many critics nonetheless identify this technique, particularly as utilized in this instance against Richards, as a hallmark of his career." This is from Wikipedia

[Gothmog]

6. Greg Abbott is running a nasty campaign

I know Greg and he is a nasty person. Abbott's supporters are already active on twitter attacking Senator Davis. If you want to be disgusted, search the hash tag #abortionbarbie on twitter