The lone star of Texas tells All In with Chris she “would be lying” if she said she didn’t have gubernatorial ambitions. 
 
 Tuesday, Texas State Senator Wendy Davis set out to conduct a 13-hour filibuster to stop Senate Bill 5, a restrictive abortion bill, from passing. Her performance made her an overnight political sensation: over 100,000 people tuned in to watch the filibuster and thousands tweeted along with the hashtag #StandWithWendy. She joined All In with Chris Hayes to reflect on her experience. 
 
 Strict filibuster rules barred Davis from meal or bathroom breaks; she had to stand the entire time without even leaning on anything for support. And she had to stay on topic. “It really wasn’t just a physical endurance but a mental one as well” she admitted to Chris Hayes on Wednesday night. But Davis was energized by the prospect of stopping the closure of 37 of the 42 state’s abortion clinics and blocking a ban on abortions past 20 weeks. 
 
 
 
 When asked whether or not she felt disrespected by her male colleagues Davis replied: “You know I did. I wish I could tell you that’s atypical here…We were talking about a group of primarily men who were coming together to make decisions about women’s healthcare and literally intruding upon private decision-making by women.” Davis started the filibuster at 11:18 am and and was slated to go until 12:00 am but was interrupted by Republicans claiming her comments on ultrasounds strayed from the topic at hand. Of Governor Perry and Lt. Gov. Dewhurst, Davis told Chris, “They have overridden and made a mockery of all of the rules we run by in this state…What we saw yesterday was injury to that insult where Senate rules became meaningless.” 
 
 Closing in on midnight, Davis’ supporters and colleagues saved the day, raising points of order in their turn. Their cheers pulled her over the finish line and the bill did not come to a vote in time. ”Ultimately in that last 15 minutes of the evening, it became the People’s Filibuster. And they were loud and they were heard. And that is what democracy is about. And I was really proud of the way they conducted themselves,” a delighted Davis proclaimed. 
 
 Governor Perry said Wednesday that he would call another special session and try again to pass the abortion ban (as well as some transportation funding legislation). Davis issued a statement saying, “If they intend to keep pushing their extreme personal political agenda ahead of the interests of Texas families, I will not back off of my duty to fight.” 
 
 Now that she has a national profile, is the next step a run for the Texas governor’s house? “You know I would be lying if I told you I hadn’t had aspirations,” she said. 
 
 In other words, the #StandWithWendy campaign has only gotten started. ||||| The hosts of CBS This Morning were positively taken with Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis (D-Fort Worth) during an interview on Thursday. Noting that the “superstar” state senator had successfully challenged the Texas Republican establishment with her 10 hour filibuster preventing the passage of a bill which would criminalize abortions in the second half of the pregnancy, the hosts wondered if “governor” was a more appropriate title for the freshly beatified politician. 
 
 
 
 After reporting that Gov. Rick Perry has called for a new session of the legislature and the bill she helped block, along with the critical assistance of a rowdy crowd of observers, is likely to pass, Norah O’Donnell asked if Davis planned to mount a second filibuster. 
 
 “I was able to do the filibuster because this bill came to the floor on the last day of the special session, and it made it possible to kill the bill as a consequence,” Davis said. “It’s not likely that they will make that same mistake again.” 
 
 Davis said that “something tremendous was accomplished” in her filibuster, adding that the “uproar” over this bill will not go away if it becomes law. 
 
 “It has also catapulted you in the political limelight,” Charlie Rose observed. “Will you run for governor or for national office now?” 
 
 Davis said that she was focused on completing her term as a state senator, but it was an “honor” to be considered for high office. 
 
 “But I did hear you say you’d be lying to say that – it has crossed your mind about running for higher office, right?” O’Donnell prodded. 
 
 “Yes, it certainly has,” Davis conceded. “But I don’t know if now is the right time for me. We’ll see.” 
 
 “Well, there isn’t a seat until 2014!” O’Donnell gushed. 
 
 “… yes,” a visibly uncomfortable Davis replied. 
 
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 Maybe, it’s just the nature of the filibuster – one person against the world fighting a lonely battle for what is often a lost cause – that creates a sense of affection within some journalists toward politicians. 
 
 Take, for example, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) who mounted a successful filibuster against President Barack Obama’s drone warfare program. Surely, Paul received similar treatment from the CBS hosts when he joined This Morning to protest revelations surrounding the National Security Agency’s sweeping intelligence gathering tactics. 
 
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 Oh… I guess not. It’s probably just the issue of abortion then. ||||| Wearing pink tennis shoes to prepare for nearly 13 consecutive hours of standing, Democratic Sen. Wendy Davis began a one-woman filibuster to block a GOP-led effort that would impose stringent new abortion restrictions across Texas. (Published Tuesday, June 25, 2013) 
 
 A Democratic state senator was going strong Tuesday night with her 13-hour filibuster to block passage of a proposal that would effectively close most abortion clinics in Texas until the lieutanant governor suspended the filibuster over rule violations. 
 
 Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst made the decision to end the filibuster Tuesday night after determining that Democratic Sen. Wendy Davis strayed off the topic. 
 
 Sen. Wendy Davis of Fort Worth began the filibuster at 11:18 a.m. CDT Tuesday. To derail a vote in the GOP-dominated Texas Senate, she must keep speaking on the bill until midnight — the deadline for the end of the 30-day special session. 
 
 Rules stipulate she remain standing, not lean on her desk or take any breaks — even for meals or to use the bathroom. Other Democrats can give her voice a break by offering questions to keep conversation moving. 
 
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 In a statement, Davis denounced "profound irresponsibility and the raw abuse of power" in the Texas Senate. 
 
 "The actions intended by our state’s leaders hurt Texas; they hurt Texas women and their families. Their actions undermine the hard work and commitment of fair-minded, mainstream Texas families who want nothing more than to work hard, raise their children, stay healthy and be a productive part of the greatest state in our country. These mainstream families embrace the challenge to create the greatest possible Texas, yet are pushed back and held down by the narrow and divisive interests driving our state’s leaders." 
 
 Hundreds of abortion rights supporters are crowding the Texas Senate Gallery today to oppose new restrictions due for a vote in the final hours of a special legislative session. 
 
 After thwarting two attempts Monday by majority Republicans to bring the abortion bill to a floor vote ahead of its scheduled time Tuesday morning, Democrats have turned to Davis, to stage the marathon speech. 
 
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 Sen. Wendy Davis prepares to filibuster Senate Bill #5 which would put new restrictions on abortions in Texas. (Published Tuesday, June 25, 2013) 
 
 Davis gave a filibuster at the end of the 2011 session to temporarily block $5.4 billion cuts to public schools, and said she was preparing for her upcoming speech but refused to say exactly how. 
 
 "We want to do whatever we can for women in this state," said Sen. Kirk Watson of Austin, leader of the Senate Democrats. 
 
 The bill would ban abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy and force many clinics that perform the procedure to upgrade their facilities and be classified as ambulatory surgical centers. Also, doctors would be required to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles -- a tall order in rural communities. 
 
 Although Texas is just the latest of several conservative states to try to enact tough limits on abortions, the scope of its effort is notable because of the combination of bills being considered and the size of the state. 
 
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 When combined in a state 773 miles wide and 790 miles long and with 26 million people, the measures would become the most stringent set of laws to impact the largest number of people in the nation. 
 
 "If this passes, abortion would be virtually banned in the state of Texas, and many women could be forced to resort to dangerous and unsafe measures," said Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Action Fund and daughter of the late former Texas governor Ann Richards. 
 
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 Outnumbered 19-11 -- with San Antonio Sen. Leticia Van de Putte missing to attend the funeral of her father, who died last week in a car crash -- Senate Democrats held firm Monday to their razor-thin margin of a single vote to block the bill from moving forward. 
 
 That's key since the 30-day special legislative session ends at midnight Tuesday, meaning the filibuster Democrats have promised only needs to last the better part of one day, instead of two. 
 
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 "Democrats chose not to negotiate, and we could not get the block undone," said Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, a Republican who controls the flow of Senate legislation. He refused to declare the issue dead -- but others were less optimistic. 
 
 Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, said the Democrats never should have been allowed to put Republicans "in a box" and complained that many in the Senate GOP were "flying by the seat of their pants." 
 
 But the bill's bogging down began with Gov. Rick Perry, who summoned lawmakers back to work immediately after the regular legislative session ended May 27, but didn't add abortion to the special session to-do list until late in the process. The Legislature can only take up issues at the governor's direction during the extra session. 
 
 Then, House Democrats succeeded in stalling nearly all night Sunday, keeping the bill from reaching the Senate until 11 a.m. Monday. 
 
 The measure only passed the lower chamber after a raucous debate that saw more than 800 women's rights activists pack the public gallery and surrounding Capitol, imploring lawmakers not to approve it. 
 
 While supporters say it will protect women's health, abortion rights groups warn the practical effect of the bill would be to shutter most abortion providers statewide -- making it very difficult for Texas women to have the procedure. 
 
 Debate ranged from lawmakers waving coat-hangers on the floor and claiming the new rules are so draconian that women are going to be forced to head to drug war-torn Mexico to have abortions, to the bill's sponsor, Republican Rep. Jodie Laubenberg, errantly suggesting that emergency room rape kits could be used to terminate pregnancies. Laubenberg represents Texas District 89, which covers portions of Collin County in North Texas, and is based in Parker. 
 
 In the end, though, the bill passed by more than 60 votes as Republicans and some conservative Democrats approved it. 
 
 Still, Legislature rules prohibit the Senate from taking up a bill for 24 hours after it clears the House. Republicans struggled to find a way to break the Democratic roadblock, but the vote swung Monday on Sen. Eddie Lucio, a Brownsville Democrat who voted for the abortion bill when it first passed the Senate a week ago but pledged not to approve suspending the rule with Republicans unless Van de Putte was able to make it to the chamber. 
 
 She didn't show and Lucio voted with his party, despite his support for the bill. 
 
 If the abortion restrictions go down, other measures could fall with it. A proposal to fund major transportation projects as well as a bill to have Texas more closely conform with a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision banning mandatory sentences of life in prison without parole for offenders younger than 18 might not get votes. Current state law only allows a life sentence without parole for 17-year-olds convicted of capital murder. 
 
 Watson said Democrats are willing to pass the transportation and 17-year-old sentencing measures but won't budge on abortion. 
 
 "Let's get those up, let's get those out of here," Watson said. "Let's not make these victims of red-meat politics." 
 
 Patrick said that if the filibuster succeeds, he hopes Perry will summon lawmakers back for a second or even third special session. 
 
 "If the majority can't pass the legislation that they believe is important and the people believe is important," he said, "than that's of great concern to me." 
 
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– Since she successfully filibustered the Texas abortion bill, Wendy Davis has been on a bit of a media blitz. Asked about her gubernatorial ambitions on MSNBC last night, the state senator noted, "You know, I would be lying if I told you that I hadn’t had aspirations to run for a statewide office." As for the filibuster, "it really wasn’t just a physical endurance but a mental endurance as well," she said. She admitted to Anderson Cooper on CNN last night that she had "underestimated how difficult it would be both physically and mentally." And she had not-so-nice words for her male colleagues, saying she felt disrespected by them—which is not "atypical." She was a little more cagey on the prospect of running for governor when asked about it on CBS This Morning today, Mediaite reports. "It certainly has" crossed her mind to run for a higher office, and she's "honored" to be considered, she said, "but I don't know if now is the right time for me. We'll see." She also noted that she may not be able to block the bill a second time now that Gov. Rick Perry has called for another special legislative session. "I was able to do the filibuster because this bill came to the floor on the last day of the special session, and it made it possible to kill the bill as a consequence,” she said. “It’s not likely that they'll make that same mistake again."