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| | * Abbott controls an [[Texas oligarchy|oligarchy]] of 39 mega-donors who write million-dollar campaign contributions in Texas, where there is no limit. | | * Abbott controls an [[Texas oligarchy|oligarchy]] of 39 mega-donors who write million-dollar campaign contributions in Texas, where there is no limit. |
| | * Abbott has been oddly quiet about this issue, even after Trump criticized him for being silent. | | * Abbott has been oddly quiet about this issue, even after Trump criticized him for being silent. |
| − | * last year's primary challenge by Allen West to Abbott shook him up a bit; Paxton has become his chief rival. | + | * last year's primary challenge by [[Allen West]] to Abbott shook him up a bit; Paxton had become his chief rival. |
| | * Abbott, ineffective on policy, needs stunts to keep his oligarchy on board with him, like his alien-bus-trip PR | | * Abbott, ineffective on policy, needs stunts to keep his oligarchy on board with him, like his alien-bus-trip PR |
| − | * in his 9th year in office, Abbott has become a real tyrant, yet lost to us on the Convention of States issue | + | * in his 9th year in office, Abbott has become a real tyrant, yet lost to [[grassroots]] [[conservatives]] on the [[Convention of States]] issue |
| | * Abbott quickly appointed a loyalist of Abbott as Paxton's interim successor, rather than [[George P. Bush]] who was the [[GOP]] runner-up in the primary | | * Abbott quickly appointed a loyalist of Abbott as Paxton's interim successor, rather than [[George P. Bush]] who was the [[GOP]] runner-up in the primary |
| | * the [[show trial]] in the Texas senate is being made a sham by Abbott loyalists | | * the [[show trial]] in the Texas senate is being made a sham by Abbott loyalists |