Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke faced off in the first and likely only debate Friday night in the state's gubernatorial election this year.
He cited his raising of salaries for law enforcement in El Paso while on the city council and said he wants accountability for law enforcement.
“ has lost the right to serve this state in the most important position of public trust,” said O’Rourke. “There is a complete failure to hold people responsible accountable. Those families still do not have justice.” “These parents are rightfully angry,” Abbott said in response a video clip played at the debate of a Uvalde child.
“What we’re doing is making sure that we are keeping our community safe,” said Abbott. “This is completely different than the way things would be under Beto.” Brandon Rottinghaus, a University of Houston political science professor, said the poll confirms that Republicans and Democrats are largely unified around their respective candidates. The poll found that 96% of Republicans favored Abbott, while 96% of Democrats favored O'Rourke.
Abbott has ignored their pleas to call a special session of the Legislature and called the prospect of raising the minimum rifle purchase age"unconstitutional" — an argument that gun control activists have disputed, pointing toward other states, including Republican-dominated Florida, that have adopted similar laws.
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