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Jonathan Lipnicki jiu jitsu training, Democrat Wendy Davis will announce Oct. 3 her election plans amid growing indications she intends to run for governor. The Fort Worth senator catapulted to national attention with an 11-hour filibuster over abortion restrictions that frustrated Republican leaders and energized Texas Democrats who haven’t elected a statewide candidate in nearly two decades. Davis sent supporters an email this morning asking that they tell friends she will be making an announcement in two weeks and to sign.

up for her coming campaign. In her email, she says:
 “There’s one question I’ve gotten quite often in the past few months. I’ve heard it online, while I’m traveling around the state, from the media, and in my Fort Worth neighborhood: What’s next? On October 3rd, I’ll be answering that question. And as part of my dedicated network of grassroots supporters, you will be among the very first to find out.”

In the meantime, she asked supporters to post the news on their Facebook pages and to relay word on social media sites about how they can sign up for her campaign.
“I truly appreciate all the work that you — my grassroots team — have done for me thus far. And I’m excited about what we can do together in the future.”

Davis faces reelection to the state Senate next year. She has said she intends either to run for reelection or for governor. Davis associates say it appears she’s decided to make the long-shot bid as the 2014 Democratic nominee for governor. She has sought the advice of major Democratic figures and contributors, some of whom have cautioned that she faces long odds. Others have encouraged her to run, saying even if she loses her race would help rebuild the Democratic Party in Texas.The last Democrat to be elected governor of Texas was Ann Richards in 1990. Republicans have become the state’s dominant political force, holding every statewide elected office, building a majority in the congressional delegation and controlling both chambers of the Legislature.

In June, Davis took the floor of the Senate in pink running shoes and, with the aid of a disruptive crowd of abortion-rights supporters in the gallery, brought the chamber to a halt over a bill to impose new restrictions that critics said was aimed at closing most clinics that provide abortion in the state. The shutdown embarrassed Republican Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, who stood helplessly at the podium as the clock ran out, and Gov. Rick Perry called lawmakers back for another session to pass the bill. In the wake of the filibuster, Davis has seen her fundraising spike and has become a celebrated figure at Democratic events both in Texas and outside the state.

Political analysts say the chances of her winning the governor’s office are not good. Veteran GOP political pollster Mike Baselice: “How is she going to change the dynamic? I don’t think that’s going to happen in 14 months. Much of this is out of her control. Any Democrat is going to have to draw a very distinct and unique contrast that’s going to resonate in a Republican state. Good luck.” Democratic adviser Matt Angle touts her prospects, saying she would be outspent but could raise $30 million or more for the race. “I’ve been telling her she should run,” said Angle. “She doesn’t have to raise what the Republicans raise. The key is to raise enough to tell a complete story.”

But Republican gubernatorial candidates Attorney General Greg Abbott and Tom Pauken have both cautioned the GOP that she could be a credible challenger. At a recent tea party event in Bedford, Pauken warned that if Abbott were the GOP nominee, there was “a 40 percent change” she would win because she will position herself as populist.
Davis was a single mother who lived for awhile in a trailer park before attending college and graduating from Harvard Law school. She served on the Fort Worth city council and was elected to the Texas Senate in a district that leans Republican.

Abbott, the GOP frontrunner, has stumbled in recent weeks. He retweeted a supporter’s message that called her “retard Barbie.” And Abbott’s top political adviser, Dave Carney, tweeted that Davis is “too stupid to be governor.” The episodes reflect what Democrats say is a GOP “war on women” that includes opposition to abortion rights, expanded health care and gender equity. Republicans have lampooned Davis as a single-issue liberal associated largely with abortion. Davis plans to press an agenda that includes health care, public education, political cronyism and a long-standing GOP leadership that has left millions of Texans without health insurance, underfunded highways and rewarded big-dollar donors.