(bump - promoted by Ryan Goodland)
Martha Wong is currently engaged in the fight of her political life against Democrat Ellen Cohen. Apparently, she's realized that in an urban, socially progressive district in Houston, her right-wing Republican record isn't going to fly, as she's been putting up yard signs with pieces of red tape over the word "Republican."
Remember Martha Wong's record:
- Martha Wong voted to require abortion providers to tell women that abortion causes breast cancer, despite substantial scientific evidence to the contrary.
- Martha Wong blocked funding for a stem cell research facility in Houston's medical center.
Martha's clearly out of step with the district, and the polls are beginning to reflect that. A poll the governor's office ran showed her down by six points; I've heard from some very reliable sources Martha's own internal polling shows her down by eight points. It's time for Martha Wong to go, and luckily we have a great candidate in Ellen Cohen, who supports same-sex marriage, reproductive rights, and stem cell research, to replace her.
UPDATE: As always, Pink Dome brings the funny.
UPDATE 2: By the way, the red-tape isn't the work of a supporter ashamed of the Republicans; it's the work of the Wong campaign. When I visited the Wong campaign office last week to pick up signed debate terms for the debate Rice University is hosting October 12, there was a big stack of yard-signs-with-red-tape in the corner. Full sized photos of the offending sign here and here. |
