As Texas Attorney General and likely Republican nominee for governor Greg Abbott takes heat for campaigning with former rock musician, gun enthusiast and well-known conservative firebrand Ted Nugent, his likely Democratic opponent Wendy Davis is joining the backlash.
Davis blasted Abbott, who appeared with Nugent at two campaign stops Tuesday–the conservative duo sang each other’s praises as “fighters for freedom.” Davis insists Abbott has insulted Texans by campaigning alongside the right-wing provocateur.
“Greg Abbott’s embrace of Ted Nugent is an insult to every Texan. If this is his idea of values, it’s repulsive,” Davis said of the pair Wednesday via twitter.
Nugent, in addition to calling President Barack Obama a “subhuman mongrel” and hurling a slew of insults at former Sec. of State Hillary Clinton, has been under fire for relationships with underage women. A video put together by the Lone Star Project juxtaposes footage of Abbott bragging about his work protecting children from predators with footage Nugent bragging about his penchant for underage women.
Nugent has described Abbott as “the epitome of what our founding fathers wanted as a representative of ‘we the people,’” and introduced him as “my friend” and “my blood brother.”









