10 Reasons Not to Vote for Greg Abbott

Greg Abbott’s time in office has been comprised of regressive racist, homophobic, xenophobic, and sexist policies sprinkled with corruption at every turn.

Abbott does not have what it takes to move Texas forward.

We've compiled a list of 10 reasons not to vote for Abbott, inspired by our former blogs and videos highlighting his horrific record as Texas governor (and there are a lot of them).

1. Abbott is a misogynist and wants to take away reproductive freedoms for women in Texas. 

• Amid Maternal Death Crisis, Texas Reproductive Rights Coalition Condemns Governor Abbott’s Cruel Anti-Abortion Agenda
• When It Comes to Misogyny, Texas Republicans Practice What Donald Trump Preaches
• Texas GOP Get Back to Basics: Shaming Women with Fetal Burial Laws
• Governor Abbott Is Trying to Force Women to Bury Fetal Tissue
• Texas GOP Passed A Scarily Cruel Bill to Force ‘Fetal Burial’ & Ban Abortion After 13 Weeks

2. Abbott does not want equality for LGBTQIA+ Texans. 

• Til Death do They Part, Abbott and Cruz Vow to Block Marriage Equality
• Abbott Appeals Marriage Ban, Refuses Petitions
• NBA Player Jason Collins Comes Out, Greg Abbott Denies Texas Same Sex Couples Rights
• Abbott Ruling Allows GOP to Deny Gay Conservatives
• The Resistance Killed Gov. Abbott’s Special Session Bathroom Bill
• 300 Republicans Write Brief Supporting Marriage Equality - Zero Texas Republican Leaders Sign On
• How the Texas GOP Uses “Religious Freedom” to Discriminate Against LGBT Texans
• Freedom to Marry Petition Outnumbers Republican Delegates

3. Abbott is not willing to do what it takes to keep our schools safe from gun violence.

• Governor’s school shooting prevention plan misses the mark

4. Not only is Abbott anti-immigration, but he’s also a straight-up racist.

• Anti-Immigrant, Anti-Equality Platform Reflects Rhetoric of Abbott, Patrick
• Here’s Everyone That’s Suing Texas & Gov. Abbott Over ‘Papers Please’ SB 4
• Trump, Abbott, Patrick and the Tragedies of Mass Deportations
• Would Greg Abbott Defend Interracial Marriage Ban?
• Abbott and Cruz Celebrate Divisive Ruling on Immigration
• Perry, Cruz and Abbott Speak Before Sexists and Bigots

5. Abbott does not think women deserve equal pay.

• Greg Abbott: Pays Women Less Than Men for Same Job
• Can We Trust Abbott to Support Equal Pay?

6. The man is corrupt.

• Greg Abbott Should Return $85,000 in Dirty Money
• Greg Abbott, Dan Patrick Double-Down on Their Support for Trump
• Perry and Abbott Allowed $222 million to Companies that Did Not Ask for It
• In the Locker Room with Trump – Where Abbott, Patrick and Other State Leaders are Hiding
• 2017: Trump, Abbott, Patrick Obscene Grabs for Power
• Greg Abbott Takes Additional $87,738 from Predatory Lenders
• Greg Abbott is Campaigning With a Sexual Predator
• Abbott Defends Predatory Lenders, Not School Kids
• Greg Abbott Lets Bank of America Use Texas Taxpayers Like ATM
• Greg Abbott Ignores Requests for Legal Rulings - Unless He Personally Benefits
• Another Abbott Predatory Lender Crony Fined $10M
• Politifact: Abbott Paved Way for Nearly 200% Predatory Lender Growth
• Ten Facts About #Briberygate and the Cancer Research Center Scandal
• Top Ten Texas Stories Slamming Abbott on Chemicals
• It Doesn't Seem Right That Gov. Abbott Only Paid $100 Bucks in Taxes
• Cancer Funds Funneled to Abbott Donors
• Abbott Protects His Payday Lenders’ Payday
• VIDEO: John Oliver Blasts Texas Republicans & Predatory Lender Cronies

7. Remember the terrible 2017 special session? Abbott was to blame for that.

• 5 Ways Texas GOP Will Try to Screw Texans Over During Governor Abbott’s Special Session
• Call Gov. Abbott Today to Stop Attacks on Texans' Fundamental Rights
• The Resistance Killed Gov. Abbott’s Special Session Bathroom Bill
• Women’s Reproductive Rights Thrown Under Bus (Again) in Gov. Abbott’s Special Session
• Open Letter to Gov. Abbott and Texas Lawmakers: An Attack on Any Texan Is An Attack on All Texans

8. Texas has the highest uninsured rates in the country and Abbott doesn’t seem to care.

• Gov. Abbott Uses Fake Videos to Jeopardize Health of Real Texans
• Greg Abbott Needs to Admit the ACA is Working Nationwide
• 734,000 Texans Sign-Up for Health Care Despite Perry, Abbott

9. Abbott doesn’t want you to vote and is not interested in maintaining the integrity of our elections.

• Peeking in Putin’s Bathroom Window, or Will Greg Abbott Get Serious About Election Integrity?
• Court Strikes Down Voter ID As A Poll Tax - So Greg Abbott Vows To Defend It
• Greg Abbott Destroyed Evidence of Possible GOP Voter Suppression
• Greg Abbott Doesn't Want Fair Remedial Redistricting Maps
• Blake Farenthold, Greg Abbott and the mess in Texas’ 27th Congressional District

10. Bottom Line: Abbott’s years in office have not been good for Texas. There is a much better choice for governor on the ballot this year.

• More Teachers Leave Texas Schools Than Are Hired
• Conspiracies, Manifestos, and YouTube: 9 Weird Things From Greg Abbott’s First Year
• Greg Abbott's (Not So) Greatest Hits
• Greg Abbott's (Not So) Greatest Hits - Volume 2
• Greg Abbott: Against Raising Minimum Wage
• Progress Texas Anti-Endorsements
• Greg Abbott Pals Around With Some Creepy People
• 8 takeaways from the only #TXGovDebate between Lupe Valdez and Greg Abbott

Abbott’s corruption and extremely conservative positions do not align with the increasingly progressive values of Texans throughout the state.

Greg has got to go.