Gov. Greg Abbott’s policies on abortion and immigration had played to a Republican base, while Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke called for action on gun control following the deadly school shooting in Uvalde.
“This is on you until you choose to do something different,” O’Rourke continued.
O’Rourke also ran on a pro–abortion rights platform, calling out Abbott for signing SB 8, the law that made abortion illegal after six weeks of pregnancy. During a debate between the two candidates, O’Rourke said that, which held that abortion should not be restricted before a fetus is viable, should once again set the standard.
His campaign received support from many celebrities and politicians, including Lin-Manuel Miranda, Oprah Winfrey, and former president Barack Obama. Meanwhile, Abbott played to a Republican base, focusing largely on border security with a series of political stunts. He declared the situation at the US–Mexico border a disaster and ordered thousands of state troopers and National Guard members to arrest people crossing the border without documentation for trespassing. He also
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