One Last Indignity for Wendy Davis

Texas Monthly dubs her “Bum Steer of the Year.”

Texas State Sen. Wendy David (D) speaks at the National Press Club August 5, 2013 in Washington, DC.

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We haven't heard much from Texas Democrat Wendy Davis since she lost the November gubernatorial election by 20 percentage points. But she hasn't quite left the public stage. On Thursday, Texas Monthly awarded Davis its annual “Bum Steer of the Year” cover. The magazine explained why it skipped indicted Governor Rick Perry and gaffe-prone Representative Louie Gohmert in favor of Davis, who jumped into the race against Republican Greg Abbott with the sky-high hopes of her fellow Democrats:

She joins past, um, honorees including Perry, for his bumbling 2011 performance in the Republican presidential primary (more on his rebound efforts here); disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong; and “Dick Cheney, for shooting a man.”