Jasmine Crockett eyeing revenge with potential Senate bid

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Jasmine Crockett isn’t just in the conversation — she is the conversation in Texas politics right now. She hasn’t even announced a Senate run, and she’s already leading the Democratic field. That’s not buzz — that’s leverage.

Crockett told SiriusXM’s “The Lurie Daniel Favors Show” that she “will strongly be considering” a run for U.S. Senate — and the motivation isn’t ego, it’s backlash. Texas Republicans pushed through a mid-cycle redistricting map that moved Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett out of her own district, and even though she says she and her team are waiting for the court to issue a final ruling on whether the new district lines will go into effect, Crockett isn’t exactly the “go quietly” type. As she put it:

“If you want to take my seat of 766,000 away, I feel like there has to be some karma in that to where I take your seat that is for 30 million away.”

This is not just a revenge tour. It’s strategy. Democratic voters — especially voters of color — are tired of polished speeches and poll-tested emotional restraint. Crockett built a national following by sounding like actual people do when they’re fed up. When Republicans tried to censure her earlier this year, it only boosted her authenticity. Beltway insiders heard “too brash.” Voters heard “finally, somebody fighting.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/opinion-jasmine-crockett-eyeing-revenge-180442757.html

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1. Talarico for Cornyn's seat, Crockett for Cruz's in 2029

I think Jasmine Crockett would be an incredibly effective campaigner to help other candidates win in 2026.

I hope she does not go for Cornyn's seat. I am all in on Talarico on that one. Allred is great, Crockett is better, but Talarico is exceptional and has the potential to seriously shake up the Democratic Party in a way that could be transformational. That young man has been on my radar since I first came across his sermon on Christian Nationalism in 2023. I am delighted that he is going for Cornyn's seat. (Link to the sermon with transcribed excerpts from a Sept 2024 post)

It is a national tragedy that they gerrymandered Crockett out of her seat. She has been a treasure in the House.

But who knows? While people supposedly "in the know" dismiss the notion of the Texas state legislature flipping in 2026, we could see a blue tidal wave in 2026 unlike anything we've ever seen. Even just 9 months into the 47 regime, Democratic Party identification has gone up an amount that is quite shocking to the consultant class. And Republican U.S. Senate races those same people don't imagine would ever be competitive are looking increasingly vulnerable.

How knows? We may get a Democratic Texas state legislature that implements an INDEPENDENT commission to redistrict TX in a way that reflects the ACTUAL will of Texans -- and that is Lean Democratic. (Just review Crockett's speeches on the fact that Texas is actually blue.)

One way or another, I see a future where Crockett is either back in the House, or is sworn in as the Junior U.S. Senator from Texas in 2030.