Wendy Davis triples down on ’empty wheelchair’ attack ad

Published October 13, 2014 5:06pm ET



During a press conference at a Fort Worth field office featuring a few people in wheelchairs, Texas gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis doubled down in defending her controversial ad about her opponent, Greg Abbott, according to the Texas Tribune.

The attack ad, which has been heavily criticized by both Republicans and Democrats, portrays an empty wheelchair as it describes the settlement Abbott received after he was paralyzed in an accident.

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