Amid Wendy Davis' very good day, an ethics asterisk

[TexasTowelie]

Good afternoon Austin:

Deep into his nearly 8,000-word cover story - Can Wendy Davis Have it All? - which will appear in Sunday's New York Times Magazine, Robert Draper writes:

The controversy over her narrative had metastasized into criticisms that her communications team had proved inept at controlling her message, in turn feeding broader concerns among Texas Democratic supporters that Team Wendy did not have what it took to wage an underdog campaign in a solidly Republican state.

“Name one good day they’ve had,” one such ally told me.

Draper answered:

There had in fact been a single good day: Jan. 14, when it was announced that her supporters had raised $12.2 million, a surprising amount that eclipsed Greg Abbott’s $11.5 million over the same six-month reporting period.

More at http://www.statesman.com/weblogs/first-reading/2014/feb/12/amid-wendy-davis-very-good-day-ethics-asterisk/ .

[font color=green]This is a long story and a worthwhile read. In summary, Draper wrote a positive article about Wendy Davis that appeared in Texas Monthly in 2013. The article that will appear in the NYT reaffirms his earlier story while noting that she had to make minor adjustments on her financial disclosure forms filed with the Texas Ethics Commission to note her partnership in the Newby Davis law firm and to account for dividend payments.[/font]