Jasmine Crockett eyeing revenge with potential Senate bid [View all]
Jasmine Crockett isnt just in the conversation she is the conversation in Texas politics right now. She hasnt even announced a Senate run, and shes already leading the Democratic field. Thats not buzz thats leverage.
Crockett told SiriusXMs The Lurie Daniel Favors Show that she will strongly be considering a run for U.S. Senate and the motivation isnt ego, its 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 isnt 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. Its 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 theyre 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.
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