AUSTIN, Texas — As governor of Texas, Republican Greg Abbott doesn’t flash the White House ambitions of his predecessors or their big personalities. But in just five years he has quietly built his own distinction: Taking in more cash from donors than any governor in U.S. history. But as Abbott begins a second term in Texas, he is a governor who doesn’t seem to have either. Though presidential speculation comes with the territory of being Texas governor, Abbott has consistently dismissed suggestions that he might follow the path of George W. Bush and Perry. For a politician seeking money, Texas is nirvana.

Source: National Post February 24, 2019 17:53 UTC