Beto O’Rourke’s coattails swept many Democrats into Office, including Lina Hidalgo; however, I do believe Crockett could sink many Democrats with her if she wins the primary.
The election season has barely started, and all the things that may turn off voters who don’t care what names she calls people, but instead what she will accomplish. So far, her previous message about Hispanics voting for Donald Trump was like House Niggers. It is not going to play well when Republicans spend tens, if not hundreds, of millions on Texas Hispanics painting Crockett as a Latino hater. More on that further down.
Crockett also seems to have some explaining to do about how she spends her money.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett is facing uncomfortable questions about her personal finances at the very moment her political profile is rising. Reports of a lien on a luxury Dallas condo and other “hidden” obligations are colliding with scrutiny of tens of thousands of dollars in high-end travel and security spending, creating a sharp contrast between unpaid bills and premium perks.
Crockett has not faced a contested election in which she had to win support from non-Black people. I am not sure she knows how to do that; her mouth moves before her brain has time to think things through. She ran one time for State Representative in a primarily Black district. She ran for Congress once with the backing of the outgoing Congresswoman. She has not proven that she can win against someone with more money and an electorate that is not favorable to her—source for opinion.
On November 20, 2021, incumbent representative Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas’s 30th congressional district announced she would not seek reelection in 2022.[20] Four days later, Crockett declared her candidacy for the seat. Johnson simultaneously announced that she was backing Crockett.[21][22] Crockett also received extensive financial support from Super PACs aligned with the cryptocurrency industry, with Sam Bankman-Fried‘s Protect Our Future PAC giving $1 million in support of her campaign.[23] In the Democratic primary election, Crockett and Jane Hope Hamilton, an aide to U.S. representative Marc Veasey, advanced to a runoff election,[24] which Crockett won.[25]
| Population (2024) | 788,414[2] |
|---|---|
| Median household income | $77,231[2] |
| Ethnicity | 40.0% Black36.0% Hispanic17.7% White3.3% Asian2.4% Two or more races0.7% other |
| Cook PVI | D+25[3] |
The District Crockett represents is very similar to the present 9th Congressional District that Al Green represents.
| Ethnicity | 39.3% Hispanic35.8% Black12.4% White9.7% Asian2.0% Two or more races0.7% other |
|---|---|
| Cook PVI | D+24[4] |
I love Al Green as my congressman, but I don’t think Congressman Green is as vain as Jamine Crockett to believe that he could win a statewide race. I could be wrong as to what he believes, but I know he never launched a statewide campaign.
I am not the only one who thinks that Crockett’s words will come back to bite her.
Crockett’s remarks weren’t just offensive. They were hurtful. And all Latinos, no matter their political ideology or leaning, should speak out against them. Her comments made Latino voters sound unsophisticated, uninformed and incapable of thinking for themselves. And, while this is a secondary point, they were also politically disastrous. Trump-friendly outlets, including Fox News and the New York Post, have seized upon them as if to say, here’s what Democrats think of you, Latinos.
… Trump’s campaign thrived on division and employed anti-immigrant language to pit communities of color against one another. During Trump’s debate against President Joe Biden, for example, he claimed that recent immigrants are “taking Black jobs now … and Hispanic jobs” once again doubling down on an us vs. them tactic that sadly has appeal. Unfortunately, there are segments of the Latino electorate who applaud Trump’s rhetoric, particularly his law-and-order messaging, which continues to frustrate those like me who try to counter such narratives with community voices that see right through that. But framing it as self-hate oversimplifies a far more complex reality that includes Latinos’ economic aspirations, their frustrations with Democrats, and changing generational dynamics.
Democrats ought to be discussing how they can earn back the trust of voters they continue to lose. Instead, they try to place the blame on voters. If Crockett was disappointed with how Latinos voted in 2024, there is a way to say it without demeaning the very same people you want back in your corner.
There is more from the Los Angeles Times
I’m talking about the Texas Democratic primary, where Rep. Jasmine Crockett, a progressive firebrand who just jumped into the race, is now the presumptive frontrunner. A favorite among hardcore Democrats looking for a fighter, Crockett is probably not the strongest candidate for winning a statewide race in the Lone Star State.
… It’s not hard to see why, considering some of Crockett’s past comments. She said Trump-supporting Latinos have a “slave mentality.” She referred to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who uses a wheelchair, as “Governor Hot Wheels.” And during a clash with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, she described her Republican colleague as having a “bleach-blond, bad-built, butch body,” which you have to admit, takes some creativity.
But why should anyone outside Texas care who their Democrats nominate? Because control of the U.S. Senate could hang in the balance. Beyond oversight and legislating, the party that controls the Senate may very well determine whether President Trump gets another lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court. (That thought’s going to haunt you, isn’t it?) If he — the only president ever to be impeached twice — is impeached a third time, the Senate will also determine whether he is removed from office.
Unlike the House, which Democrats are now expected to retake, flipping the Senate would require winning eight of the nine Senate seats that are considered competitive. To get there, Democrats must defend four of their own seats and flip four of five competitive Republican-held seats, one of which is Texas: a state Trump won by 14 points last year
… Meanwhile, the leading Republican contender in Texas is state Atty. Gen. Ken Paxton, a scandal-plagued Trumper who has survived an indictment, an impeachment and a messy divorce. This is to say, Paxton would be potentially beatable in a general election. (Incumbent Sen. John Cornyn is currently polling third in the GOP primary because he’s considered too boring and too “establishment.”)
The final ingredient is a Democrat who can win in Texas. This is where things start falling apart.
After a “professional, friendly conversation” with Crockett, former Texas Rep. Colin Allred — a former NFL player and the kind of temperamentally moderate figure who might survive the political climate of Texas — chose to bow out of the Senate race rather than endure a “bruising primary.”
… To be clear, Crockett does not have the field to herself. Her remaining rival is state Rep. James Talarico, a wunderkind whose national breakout came via the Joe Rogan podcast — the modern equivalent of a papal blessing for online clout, if not for winning statewide office in Texas.
Unlike Crockett (who has won only safe Democratic seats), Talarico flipped a state House seat in 2018.
