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. ||||| Texas state Senator Wendy Davis spent 13 hours on her feet at the Texas Capitol during a filibuster of an abortion bill that would have greatly restricted abortions in the state. 
 
 "It was an amazing moment for democracy in Texas," Senator Davis said on AC360. The large number of growing supporters inside the capitol gave her a push of energy. 
 
 She told Anderson, "I underestimated how difficult it would be both physically and mentally. About two hours in, I realized I was in for a long day, my back started hurting pretty early on and began to really hurt as the hours ticked by." 
 
 On Wednesday Texas Governor Rick Perry vowed to try again. The governor will convene the Texas Legislature on July 1 for a special session to take up the abortion bill. 
 
 Read more... ||||| 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.
– 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."