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U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) speaks during a press
conference held by Texas Democratic lawmakers after leaving the state to deny
Republicans the quorum needed to redraw Texas' 38 congressional districts, in
Warrenville, Illinois, U.S., August 4, 2025. REUTERS/Tom Krawczyk© provided
by RawStory
The hotly contested Texas Democratic Senate primary
concluded on Tuesday with state representative and Presbyterian minister James
Talarico narrowly but firmly defeating Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett,
concluding a clash between two rising Democratic stars who attracted intense
national attention and heated rivalries between their supporters on social
media.
It was a blow for a number of Black Democratic strategists
and leaders who put a great deal of passion into Crockett's candidacy,
and according to Politico, they are engaged in intense
postmortem discussion about exactly where it went wrong.
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"Democrats for years have praised Black women as the
'backbone of the party.' And Crockett, a former civil rights and criminal
defense lawyer, rose to prominence in part by viral moments from House
hearings," noted the report. "Just last month, she garnered praise
from party insiders for her sharp criticism of Attorney General Pam Bondi
during a House Judiciary hearing over the Justice Department’s handling of
Jeffrey Epstein documents. Heading into Tuesday’s primary election — the first of
the 2026 midterm cycle — there was optimism Crockett could harness her star
power to beat Talarico, a seminary student and former teacher who drew national
attention when Texas Democrats fled the state to try to block a major
redistricting effort."
Some strategists believe the results speak to an
uncomfortable tension with race in the party, with campaign strategist Maya
Rupert, who worked on Julian Castro's presidential campaign, expressing
frustration over “the way that we have seen people rally around new, more
untested white male candidates.”
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However, others think the issue is simply that Crockett did
not run as effective a campaign as Talarico, who heavily outcompeted her in
spending, organizing, and voter outreach.
Texas state Rep. Jolanda Jones told Politico, “People who
don’t understand politics will be upset because Jasmine was their hero. But for
people who understand politics, she literally had no ground game. This L is on
her.” Another Black Democratic operative who wished to remain unnamed told
Politico, “She ran a f------ terrible campaign that many will question if she’s
running a campaign at all.”
Another complicating factor is that the day of the election,
Dallas County, Crockett's home territory, was plunged into chaos by GOP policy changes and
litigation that left thousands of people forced to go to unfamiliar polling
places — leaving some to suspect a deliberate effort to sabotage Black voter
turnout. Similar disruptions happened in Williamson County, a suburban area
north of Austin that Talarico previously represented in the legislature.
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