"Tom Pauken may be the best thing to happen to Texas Democrats since Wendy Davis."

http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/14082/tom-pauken-attacks-greg-abbotts-conservative-credentials-wheres-the-beef

Tom Pauken Attacks Greg Abbott's Conservative Credentials, "Where's the Beef?" by: Joe Deshotel Tue Sep 17, 2013 at 09:00 AM CDT

"Tom Pauken may be the best thing to happen to Texas Democrats since Wendy Davis. Political observers expect salvos across the partisan aisle, but so far the most harsh rhetorical blows against Abbott have been dealt by a challenger in his own party.  While the media has played up the head-to-head matchup between star power of Wendy Davis, whom has yet to announce, and the deep pockets of Greg Abbott, Pauken the former Reagan White House official would like to remind everyone that there is a qualifying round to the main event."