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If Democrat Wendy Davis falls short in her bid to become the next governor of Texas - which seems likely, given current polling data - she can at least be sure it wasn't because she pulled any punches in her campaign advertisements.

In a brutal ad released this week, Davis' campaign notes that Abbott, who's been using a wheelchair since he was partially paralyzed by a falling tree in 1984, sued and received millions of dollars in compensation for his injury. But since then, the ad charges, Abbott has built a career on denying other victims the same justice he received.

"A tree fell on Greg Abbott," the narrator says as an empty wheelchair is shown onscreen. "He sued and got millions. Since then, he's spent his career working against other victims."

"Abbott argued a woman whose leg was amputated was not disabled because she had an artificial limb," the ad continues. "He ruled against a rape victim who sued a corporation for failing to do a background check on a sexual predator. He sided with a hospital that failed to stop a dangerous surgeon who paralyzed patients."

"Greg Abbott: he's not for you," the ad concludes.

The spot predictably created a firestorm of controversy. Abbott's campaign condemned the ad and said it should "disqualify" Davis from voters' consideration.

"It is challenging to find language strong enough to condemn Sen. Davis' disgusting television ad, which represents a historic low for someone seeking to represent Texans," Abbott spokeswoman Amelia Chasse told CNN. "Sen. Davis' ad shows a disturbing lack of judgment from a desperate politician and completely disqualifies her from seeking higher office in Texas."

The Davis campaign, though, said the ad's charges were fair game.

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Democrat Anthony G. Brown holds a modest lead over Republican Larry Hogan in Maryland's race for governor, but many voters have not firmly made up their minds and the outcome is far from certain, according to a new poll conducted for The Baltimore Sun.

The poll by OpinionWorks of Annapolis found Brown leading Hogan 49 percent to 42 percent.

Though Brown has a 7-point lead, the poll found his backers are less solid in their conviction than Hogan supporters. And many in Brown's camp are younger voters, a bloc that historically is less likely to vote.

"Hogan has a much more engaged, committed base of support right now," said OpinionWorks President Steve Raabe.

"This is not by any stretch a locked-up race," Raabe said. "You can still see Brown winning comfortably. But you also can see Hogan winning."

The poll of 800 likely voters, conducted Oct. 4 to Oct. 8, has a 3.5 percentage-point margin of error.

In a state where registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by more than 2-1, Brown has a built-in advantage. The challenge for Brown is to motivate his supporters to cast a ballot in the Nov. 4 election, Raabe said.

"It's very clear that for him, this is a turnout game," he said.

In Brown's home county of Prince George's, he is favored by a commanding 84 percent of voters, including Democrat Joseph Webb, a high school English teacher.

Webb told a reporter he sees Brown as "a better bet" for the state and plans to vote for him. And he said most people he knows also like Brown but he's not sure whether they feel strongly enough to go to the polls.

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