Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) is "strongly" considering running for the Senate after Texas Republicans redistricted her House seat to make it more competitive for Republican candidates, according to a new report. Politico reported on Wednesday that Crockett has not made a final decision, but has begu...
She doesn’t necessarily have a good shot at Senate, either, and the next person in her district probably won’t perform better than her.
But I have trust she knows the landscape better than I do. I just like to assess all the possible things that could go wrong so we can deal with them appropriately.
I think a lot of it will come down just how bad polling looks in her district and whether Talarico brings in enough money. Allred is better than any Texas Republican, but he neither excites the base nor reassures the squishier right-leaning suburbanites.
Whoever runs for Senate could possibly win, I guess, especially if its Paxton who emerges bloodied from the primary, but it’s more likely that it’s a means to show you can overperform and gain a higher profile in the national Democratic party.
It likely means that her district has been gerrymandered such that she doesn’t stand a shot at winning anymore.
She doesn’t necessarily have a good shot at Senate, either, and the next person in her district probably won’t perform better than her.
But I have trust she knows the landscape better than I do. I just like to assess all the possible things that could go wrong so we can deal with them appropriately.
I think a lot of it will come down just how bad polling looks in her district and whether Talarico brings in enough money. Allred is better than any Texas Republican, but he neither excites the base nor reassures the squishier right-leaning suburbanites.
Whoever runs for Senate could possibly win, I guess, especially if its Paxton who emerges bloodied from the primary, but it’s more likely that it’s a means to show you can overperform and gain a higher profile in the national Democratic party.
I tried to read the article but it won’t open on ecosia due to ad block. From the title I assumed her district doesn’t exist anymore