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Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis' latest spate of attacks on state Attorney General Greg Abbott has Austin Republicans a little baffled.

At issue is equal pay legislation that Gov. Rick Perry vetoed last year. Abbott says he supports equal pay but also would have vetoed the bill as it overlaps with federal legislation on the issue. Davis has criticized his stance, and those criticisms were fueled by a San Antonio Express-News report that female assistant attorneys general in Texas are paid less on average than their male counterparts.

"Act like a Texan, Greg Abbott, and answer this question for yourself: What on earth is going on in your attorney general's office?" Davis said, per the Texas Tribune.

Behind the scenes, Davis onslaught hasnt proven too discomfiting to state Republicans. Some say that by pressing the issue this early in the game more than seven months before the general election Davis may have reduced its impact. One Republican insider says this line of attack would have done more damage to Abbott if it came up in September or October. As it stands, he says Republicans have ample time to plan rejoinders and counter Democrats messaging.

But thats not to say Republicans feel the charges are unserious. One Austin Republican consultant says the campaign is highly aware of the potential for gender optics to become problematic.

Abbott's people know they've got to do something to dispel the Democratic notion that there's some sort of war on women in Texas, he says.

So Republicans are certainly a little jittery.

The entire Republican Party of Texas is on high alert right now, says another Austin consultant. They're very concerned about Battleground Texas and Wendy Davis and the elections. They're not taking anything for granted. Every issue that comes up, it will seem like there's a panic about it.

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DAVENPORT | Republicans ripped Democratic Senate candidate U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley on Tuesday, claiming he denigrated farmers and U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley in remarks at a fundraiser in Texas.

The remarks were contained in a video posted to YouTube by America Rising, a conservative political action committee that has been tracking Braley.

The group said the video was shot at a fundraiser at a law firm in Corpus Christi.

Braley, a Democrat from Waterloo who is a lawyer, said in the video the 2014 election represented a "stark contrast."

"If you help me win this race, you may have someone with your background, your experience, your voice, someone whos been literally fighting tort reform for 30 years in a visible and public way on the Senate Judiciary Committee or you might have a farmer from Iowa who never went to law school, never practiced law, serving as the next chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Because if Democrats lose the majority, Chuck Grassley will be the next chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee."

Republicans -- including Senate hopefuls Mark Jacobs and Joni Ernst -- jumped on the comments, calling them offensive.

The Braley campaign responded with a statement from the congressman apologizing.

I apologize to Senator Grassley and anyone I may have offended. I respect Senator Grassley and enjoy our working relationship even though we disagree on some issues," Braley said.

He added, however, that the Senate race is a contest between GOP rivals whose policies he said would hurt farmers and his own work in Congress to help them.

Grassley is the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, and if Republicans retake the Senate, he would be in line to be the chairman of the committee.

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