# Texas Democrat says Abbott should not be governor if he is ‘not man enough’ to debate

https://mins.news/en/video/82523

- NBC News, 2026-10-01 20:55 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAa53ZDwd9E

> Texas state Rep. Gina Hinojosa says Gov. Greg Abbott should not be governor if he is not “man enough” to debate her. Hinojosa discussed the tightening gubernatorial race and her effort to help Democrats win a statewide office in Texas for the first time in more than 30 years.

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