Historian David Barton Makes Major Announcement About Potential Senate Run

"I am deeply honored and humbled..."

Author and historian David Barton said Wednesday he will not run for U.S. Senate, despite urging from Tea Party activists to challenge incumbent Texas Republican John Cornyn in 2014.

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"My family and I have carefully prayed about and seriously weighed the encouragement from so many people we respect who have asked me to run for the Senate," Barton said in a statement. "But right now, I believe my role is to continue educating, equipping and inspiring citizens through the work we do at WallBuilders."

Barton said on Glenn Beck's radio program that based on research he and his team did, the race seemed "winnable," but right now the "time is just not right."

"This is a good thing and a bad thing," Beck said, "because do you feel that at some point you might run for Senate?"

"Oh I think that's definitely a possibility," Barton replied. "Yes sir."

Watch the complete interview below:

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Here is Barton's full statement:

I am deeply honored and humbled by the heartfelt efforts of thousands of people encouraging me to run for the U.S. Senate in 2014. Citizens in Texas and across America know that our nation’s fiscal, moral, and constitutional deficits must be reversed.
I agree with the millions who say we need more constitutionally conservative leaders serving in Congress. The detailed polling data as well as the outpouring of immediate support from across the state indicate this is a race that could be won.
But as important as one seat in the U. S. Senate is, we also have generations of citizens that need to know our constitutional principles and rich heritage. Such education will result in the election of many more constitutionally-minded common-sense patriots in coming years.
As I travel the nation speaking about the founding principles of America, I have noticed a definite growth in the depth of interest regarding our moral and constitutional foundations. People are not only becoming more active in the political process but are becoming more principled and informed about how to restore our constitutional republic.
The solution to our current American crisis will come from the basic actions of our citizens studying the Constitution, voting and campaigning for good candidates, and helping reduce the size of government by personally helping those around us who are in need.
My family and I have carefully prayed about and seriously weighed the encouragement from so many people we respect who have asked me to run for the Senate. But right now, I believe my role is to continue educating, equipping, and inspiring citizens through the work we do at WallBuilders.
I thank all of you who encouraged me to enter this race. I ask you to take the time, energy, and money you so generously offered on my behalf and invest it in electing other constitutional conservatives at every level of government. Our involvement is needed now more than ever before. Our goal hasn’t changed. We each have a role to play to build a winning coalition of citizens who share a commitment to put the country on a sustainable and constitutionally sound trajectory. At this specific time my role will not be as a candidate, but I will continue to work side-by-side with you in the trenches to educate the nation, while also recruiting, training, and electing a new generation of conservative leaders.

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