What's not being stated is that Gov. Abbott is very quickly painting himself into a corner that he can't get out of.
Fighting the cities and counties will end up with more dead Texans.
Not fighting them or reversing course makes him look weak in the primary.
Fighting the cities and counties will end up with more dead Texans.
Not fighting them or reversing course makes him look weak in the primary.
https://twitter.com/scottbraddock/status/1426293865976315906
The more local governments fight him, the more others will feel comfortable defying him.
The more counties and cities he has to sue, the harder it becomes for him to eventually backtrack when the BODIES PILE TOO HIGH.
The more counties and cities he has to sue, the harder it becomes for him to eventually backtrack when the BODIES PILE TOO HIGH.
This is the very problem of Abbott's "Cold War" leadership style - every incident must be provoked and escalated.
There are no "cooler heads prevail" moments.
Everything is a proxy war.
Every battle must be fought.
Never discuss.
Never negotiate.
Never compromise.
There are no "cooler heads prevail" moments.
Everything is a proxy war.
Every battle must be fought.
Never discuss.
Never negotiate.
Never compromise.
What did other Republican governors do?
They changed course when the new data came out. When they saw the trend lines, they overcame the worse instincts of their own party and enacted measures to protect lives. Politics be damned.
Not Abbott.
Not DeSantis.
Politics over lives.
They changed course when the new data came out. When they saw the trend lines, they overcame the worse instincts of their own party and enacted measures to protect lives. Politics be damned.
Not Abbott.
Not DeSantis.
Politics over lives.
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