here. there is no question that texas will turn blue. the only question is when, and the smart guys looking at the numbers, the realists, say it could be another four, six, eight years. it s been 20 years since a democrat has been able to win statewide in texas, as i m sure you are well aware. what does it look like to get it victory in november? it looks like this room, and this room is replicated in living rooms and campaign offices all over the state. it looks like people, people who are excited and enthusiastic about turning out in an election when they ve been staying home. and joining us from dallas is msnbc s crystal ball. and in us a jim moore, co-author of bush s brain. the democrats in texas meeting this weekend, they have that convention. here is how the new york times is writing about the race. the headline is for wendy davis,
texas state senator wendy davis laced up her pink sneakers and filibustered for 11 hours in an effort to stop legislation limiting access to abortion clinics in the state. two weeks after that filibuster the bill passed in a special session. but it did rocket wendy davis to national prominence. soon she found herself drafted by democrats into this year s race for governor. it s an open seat race with perry leaving office after 14 years. on friday just two nights ago, davis formally accepted her party s nomination at the texas democratic state convention. she s joined by a diverse slate of candidates up and down the democratic ticket. for year democrats have been talking about turning texas blue. this as the state s population becomes increasingly hispanic. obama campaign veterans are working on mobilizing new voters and expanding the lector rate but it s still an uphill battle.
agriculture commissioner race all won to the point where some texas republicans are worrying that the demographics pose an inevitability. turning texas blue may be coming faster than they thought. these are candidates so conservative particularly on issues like immigration. interesting. it might help hasten the democrats. dan patrick, the lieutenant governor candidate has called it an invasion. a long history of republicans in texas like rick perry and george w. bush calling for a more liberal position on immigration. that s not what these candidates are talking about. i talked to security experts this week and they shared the same concern, syria attracting jihadists from every nation. they worry the next terror attack on american interests will come from someone involved in syria s instability, many mentioned the group ice sis. that s it for inside politics. john king will be back next
update. coming up, state senator wendy davis is the gubernatorial hopeful who democrats hope will lead the charge in turning texas blue. she s also a trail blazer for women and politics. but for some conservatives, wendy davis is also their strange, paranoid obsession. [ male announcer ] it s one of the most amazing things we build and it doesn t even fly. we build it in classrooms and exhibit halls, mentoring tomorrow s innovators. we build it raising roofs, preserving habitats and serving america s veterans. every day, thousands of boeing volunteers help make their communities the best they can be. building something better for all of us.
claimed to have gotten cameras in a meeting where the issue of greg abbott and his handicap came up. we are still vetting this tape but we know what it says and so does our guest. joining me now, republican candidate for governor, greg abbott, thank you for coming on, we have continued to vet this tape, we ve seen it. and in the transcription a and the videotape of it you can clearly hear these women who purport to be a part of a group called battle ground texas, turning texas blue, talking about your being a paraplegic, laughing saying you have no sympathy for anybody in any way, you may have a personality disorder, you don t speak well, you don t have a good personality. and you re in a wheelchair, to have the audience cackles with