Wendy Davis was a little-known Democrat in Texas before she was boosted to the national stage following her popular fight for women's rights just a few months ago.

Now, in what would have sounded like an unlikely scenario earlier this year, the Texas politician is poised to make a run at the state's governor's office -- but is it realistic?

Demographic shifts should help Davis -- Texas is slowly becoming more liberal, and the last decade has seen more Democrats than before. According to CBS News, former members of president Barack Obama's presidential campaign have gone to Texas to help recruit voters for Davis' campaign. That being said, however, it will still be an uphill battle to the governor's mansion for Davis. The state of Texas has not elected a Democratic governor since Ann Richards in 1990.

Nevertheless, it's full steam ahead for the Davis campaign, and she isn't looking to use her pro-choice platform to keep pushing her forward. Instead, Davis has focused her campaign around education and job creation.

"We're here because we want every child, no matter where they start in Texas, to receive a world-class education -- an education that can take them anywhere they want to go, so that success and opportunity is within reach of every single Texan and no one in this great state is ever forced to dream smaller instead of bigger," Davis said

Republican governor Rick Perry decided not to run for re-election following his tenure in Texas. Attorney General Greg Abbott, who has a great deal of support from Texas conservatives, is currently the favorite to replace Perry as the next governor of Texas.