October 3, 2022      3:41 PM

HK: In debate, Abbott implicitly confirms opposition to abortion exceptions and highly popular gun laws, but almost no one saw it

With Nexstar acquiescence, Carney succeeds in making debate non-event, insists on no audience and no re-broadcast even for CSPAN

Okay, let’s get right to it.

The winner in Friday’s debate between Governor Greg Abbott and challenger Beto O’Rourke was not even on the stage. Republican consultant Dave Carney was the clear winner.

That is not intended as criticism.

Carney had a clear mission to protect his candidate from serious and legitimate questions about his incumbency and future policies. Carney’s longtime debate strategies kept three major headlines off the front pages by structuring the debate as little more than a battle of bumper sticker slogans with a virtual guarantee of no audience. Here are the pitfalls Abbott’s campaign avoided:

By Harvey Kronberg

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