Wendy Davis says it would take a ‘lobotomy’ for her to run for governor in 2018

File - In this March 4, 2014 file photo, Texas Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, speaks to supporters at her campaign headquarters, in Fort Worth, Texas. Davis' compelling personal story of rising from a trailer park to Harvard Law has reeled in donors. She now has financial backers in every U.S. state. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File) less File - In this March 4, 2014 file photo, Texas Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, speaks to supporters at her campaign headquarters, in Fort Worth, Texas. Davis' compelling personal story of rising from a trailer ... more Photo: LM Otero, STF / AP Photo: LM Otero, STF / AP Image 1 of / 27 Caption Close Wendy Davis says it would take a ‘lobotomy’ for her to run for governor in 2018 1 / 27 Back to Gallery

AUSTIN — Wendy Davis slammed the door on the idea that she might make another run for governor in 2018 in an interview Tuesday with the San Antonio Express-News.

She earlier had offered a slight chance she might run again, saying she would rule it out “99 percent” but not entirely since no other major Democratic candidate has stepped forward.

Davis followed that up last week by saying it would take “a brainwash, maybe,” for her to run.

On Tuesday, she told the Express-News, “I probably should have said it might take a lobotomy.”

The former Fort Worth senator got national attention with her 2013 filibuster against tighter abortion laws.

The effort launched her 2014 race for governor, which she lost by more than 20 percentage points to Republican Greg Abbott. He is running for re-election with a campaign war chest topping $40 million.

“I love this state so much, and I am still working really hard to try to help move things forward and to grow the voices of the progressive community, but I’ve also given a lot to trying to do my part in the face of a lot of criticism upon failing to realize that goal,” Davis said.

Asked whether she’s ruling out a run in 2018, Davis said she is.

“That doesn’t mean I’m not going to put myself back out there again. I am. I have no doubt about that,” she said. “I just — I’m not ready to do it for 2018.

“It would be a much better time for me to run than 2014,” she allowed, “but I know how much energy it takes, and unless I feel like I’m fully ready to give it that kind of energy, I don’t think it’s fair to me and my family, and I don’t think it’s fair to the state, either.”

Her filibuster has received renewed attention with the news that Sandra Bullock is ready to play Davis in a proposed movie project based on the event, entitled, “Let Her Speak.”

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