Texas governor's debate: Greg Abbott, Beto O'Rourke face off in South Texas

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : While the former representative previously said he'd "take your [gun owners'] AR-15, your AK-47s," he walked back these comments in February, saying he's "not interested in taking anything anything from anyone" and intends to defend the Second Amendment while also making meaningful changes.
47% : In June 2021, Abbott signed into law seven laws related to guns and said "Surely there's no state in America that's ever done as much protecting gun rights in their state."
41% : In recent months, Abbott snagged national headlines for several actions he's taken regarding migrants at the southern border.
40% :Seeing as the Friday debate is being held in the Rio Grande Valley -- at a university less than 20 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border -- the issue of border security and Texas' policies on migrants is bound to arise.

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