After he won the primary, Abbott started "slow walking" the border fight again (yes, rhetorically). I do believe this new effort is because of Kari Lake; she's going to win AZ, and she is very vocal, and adamant, about shutting down the border and sending ALL the illegals back. Abbott has never spoken about the border with the determination that she has.
I say this as someone who voted for Abbott in the past (voted for West this time). It has become obvious to me that Abbott doesn't act; he reacts. When other governors, in particular DeSantis, comes out tough on something, here comes Abbott. And that's my point about Kari Lake; she is going to embarrass him if he doesn’t get his ass in gear.
After he won the primary, Abbott started "slow walking" the border fight again (yes, rhetorically). I do believe this new effort is because of Kari Lake; she's going to win AZ, and she is very vocal, and adamant, about shutting down the border and sending ALL the illegals back. Abbott has never spoken about the border with the determination that she has.
I say this as someone who voted for Abbott in the past (voted for West this time). It has become obvious to me that Abbott doesn't act; he reacts. When other governors, in particular DeSantis, comes out tough on something, here comes Abbott. And that's my point about Kari Lake; she is going to embarrass him if he doesn’t get his ass in gear.