Crossing the Line

As November 4th gets closer, political campaigns are kicking it up a notch in an attempt to propel their campaign into the lead. Out in Texas, the campaign of gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott

has come under fire from his opponent, Texas State Senator, Wendy Davis.

Anyone who has been following the Texas Governors Race is very familiar with Wendy Davis. Davis is the State Senator who drew national attention after filibustering 13 hours to stop the passage of the countries strictest abortion regulations.

This past week, Davis released an attack ad aimed at her gubernatorial competition, Greg Abbott.

As a result, the news media has been saturated with surprise and outrage. Headlines have consisted of titles such as 

Watch the ‘Disgusting’ Wendy Davis Ad That’s Being Condemned as a ‘Historic Low’

Even MSNBC Won't Support Controversial Wendy Davis Wheelchair Ad

‘Tone deafness personified': Wendy Davis campaign begins soft backpedal on wheelchair ad

This ad brings about the question of whether political attack ads are beneficial to a candidates campaign or do they turn voters away because of their content?