According to Politico, Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis is spreading the word among Democrats that she's in it to win it in 2014:
Davis advisers declined to confirm that she will enter the governor’s race, but Davis consultant Hector Nieto said the senator has made up her mind about 2014 and will unveil her plans next week.
“Sen. Davis has decided what she will do and she looks forward to making that announcement with her grass-roots supporters on Oct. 3,” Nieto said.
State and national Democrats have wooed Davis over the past few months for the uphill campaign against Republican state Attorney General Greg Abbott, the presumptive GOP gubernatorial nominee. She signaled in an email to supporters this month that she would state her intentions for 2014 at an event at the beginning of October.
Next year will be Texas' first open gubernatorial race since 1990 as incumbent Rick Perry's third and final term will have expired.
I could be wrong, but somehow I think a politician who made a name for herself by lobbying in favor of abortion will have a hard time winning statewide office in Texas.
