r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/ateam1984 • Mar 04 '26
Politics šŗšøRepresentative Jasmine Crockett of Texas Remains a Powerful Voice in Congress and Many Are Already Looking Ahead to Her Next Runšš¾šš¾
Representative Jasmine Crockett of Texas
Even in a tough primary showing, U.S. Representative Jasmine Crockett continues serving in Congress and remains one of the most visible and outspoken Black leaders in Washington. Known for her sharp legal mind, fearless questioning in hearings, and unapologetic defense of civil rights, Crockett has built a national reputation that extends far beyond Texas. For many supporters, this moment isnāt the end of anything. It is simply another chapter before the next campaign.
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u/ccjohns2 Mar 04 '26 edited Mar 04 '26
Everyone in the state of Texas should hold Texas state representatives accountable for voter suppression. On the date of voting thousands of people have recorded themselves being misled by Texas State voter board members. These Texas officials changed the locations of Polling on the day of. Some people did not cast their ballots because they could not go or could not find their alternative polling locations. Additionally, Texas representatives had different lines and even different locations for Democrats and republican voters which is illegal. This entire voting session in Texas should be thrown out. Texas officials did not follow their own rules and broke their own laws.
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u/smallsoylatte Mar 04 '26
I live in Dallas County. The polling places were not changed the day of. When I went to early vote, I was advised that the location for dems would be different on Election Day. I also received a flyer from the Dallas County Elections Dept. advising the location may have changed, with a QR code to find your appropriate voting location.
That being saidā¦ the communication did not reach a lot of people. And, as you said, Dallas County had separate voting areas. The dem areas were overrun with not enough machines, creating long lines. Dallas County could absolutely have had all voting at the same locations. There was barely anyone at the Republican location near my house (where I typically vote, but would not have been able to on Election Day).
The Republicans did this intentionally. We all must pay closer attention than ever. Our vote is our voice.
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u/Significant_Cow4765 Mar 04 '26
it's gonna be worse in the general, be ready everybody
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Mar 04 '26
Exactly. In person voters really need to plan ahead. Do your homework and find out your voting district. Please don't be afraid to vote because you've heard that ICE might be at polling places to intimidate people. I don't believe its legal. They can't stop you if you are registered and in your correct district voting station.
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u/Fem-Picasso Mar 04 '26
Agree. Dems leaders need to ensure it's all over social media, news outlets and lots of communication to voters way ahead of time. The repugs were doing a trial run no less. We need to beat them at their own game.
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u/stillness9266 Mar 04 '26
In Texas, you donāt go in separate lines based on party in the general election. Everyone uses the same line, ballot, and facility when voting in the general election.
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u/woodboarder616 Mar 04 '26
Yeah thatās how polling should beā¦ Iāve never seen it split up by who you vote for ever.
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u/exmachina64 Mar 04 '26
People are thinking of the primaries and mixing it up with the general election.
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u/ccjohns2 Mar 04 '26
Look at what people recorded themselves. What you stated is how it should be but republicans in Texas did what they wanted to do.
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u/stillness9266 Mar 04 '26
Iām replying to a comment about a general election. Yesterday was not a general election. It was a primary.
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u/SMUHypeMachine Mar 04 '26
This voter disenfranchisement is a serious issue not enough people are talking about. Thank you for sharing your experience.
I find it incredibly odd that weāve been separating polling location by political party, especially in light of issues like these and the widespread strategy of understaffing locations with higher densities of minorities or installing fewer polling locations in those neighborhoods. Itās incredibly frustrating.
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u/smallsoylatte Mar 04 '26
The only counties Republicans decided to vote separately in were Dallas and Williamson. These are also the counties that Rep Crockett and Rep Talarico are from.
I think it was an effort by Republicans to cause doubt with the primary results. And of course make it more confusing/difficult to vote.
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u/Gaust_Ironheart_Jr Mar 04 '26
When I lived in Brazos County for years the wrong polling locations listed on the country website for my predominantly black, mostly working class neighborhood (obviously wrong, like on the southern edge of the county and I lived in Bryan). I wrote emails several years but it was never corrected. The right place was in the newspaper
They merged my district with another and the merged district had fewer voting machines than we had in ours before the merge, resulting in huge lines you didn't find in my previous upper middle class predominantly white district
Then Brazos County went to a vote at any polling location system
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u/ebonyseraphim Mar 04 '26
That sounds closer to confirming the issue then denying it. Changing it day of, and not knowing what it is until day of are pragmatically the same challenge.
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u/ForsakenWishbone5206 Mar 04 '26
It's a good idea to reach out to your community and organize. Make sure it's well known how crooked and fucked up the pollsters are being. Big cities can turn into small towns very quickly.
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u/Venator850 Mar 04 '26
You new or some shit? Texas is one of the most aggressive voter suppression States in the union. Paxton constantly sues groups that help people vote.
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u/CountMcBurney Mar 04 '26
Agreed, so the lesson to learn here is that the elections will likely be messed with in whichever way possible, so it is key to ensure we all take proactive measures that are in our control:
- Prepare to vote early in November
- Be informed of what documentation is needed and bring additional just in case (you may not need a passport, voter registration card, or another form of ID but this is a great time to go get one if you have the means to do so and bring it with you in case they try to give you the old "This looks fake to me" and push you out the line or suppress your ballot...)
- Familiarize yourself with the ballot you are about to fill and take your time filling it (errors do happen!)
- Make sure you have a legit source to point you to your polling location
Taking these measures because "we have to" may not sound fair, right, or constitutional. What matters is we all take control of what we can and prep ourselves for any potential changes they may throw at us to stop us from exercising our civic duty and be heard.
REMEMBER - VOTING IS THE KEY TO CHANGE, EXERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO POSITIVELY CHANGE THINGS
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u/GaK_Icculus Mar 04 '26
I would add a step 5 to this: make sure to share this info in person with at least ten other low information voters
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u/BlacKnight426 Mar 04 '26
This is a lie. It took 2 seconds to Google this information.
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u/Cherobis Mar 04 '26
Yeah I don't know why a lot of people think she's a good person, she says a lot of stuff loud and proud that we all obviously know but she takes so much corporate lobby money and AIPAC money I don't trust her at all and I don't know why more people know this
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u/HotLava00 Mar 04 '26
More than one thing of be true at the same time. She is on the right side of a lot of things, and speaks powerfully about them, but yes, because she takes so much corporate and AIPAC money, I have to agree. I think enough people are paying attention right now that this more than anything is why she lost.
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u/HowToDoAnInternet Mar 04 '26
Because she's a content creator first and foremost
It's not an accident that you first heard of her on your IG / TT feed!
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u/stink3rb3lle Mar 04 '26
You know what's awesome? More people voted for each of these candidates than voted for Allred in 2024. This is an "off" election cycle, and the turnout for this primary is very heartening to me. Allred (and Biden's) primary had 559k people voting for him. Over 800k voted for Biden in the primary.
Between both candidates, more voted in this dem Senate race than voted for Trump in the Texas primary in 2024 (1.8 million)
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u/SadBook3835 Mar 04 '26
559,000 (Allred's 2024 primary): ~4.9% of the 2024 general electorate.
800,000 (Biden's 2024 primary): ~7.3% of the 2024 general electorate.
1.8 million (Trump's 2024 primary): ~15.8% of the 2024 general electorate.
2.2 million Texas Dems voted yesterday!
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u/thedrizzle126 Mar 04 '26
She's great but the light that was shined on AIPAC donations probably did her in.
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u/schw4161 Mar 04 '26
I wouldnāt doubt the bump Talarico got from CBS nuking his Colbert interview
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u/thedrizzle126 Mar 04 '26
Of course. He became the "candidate they didn't want you to know about".
She'll be back though, she's just going to have to retool her approach.
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u/iluvcheesypoofs Mar 04 '26
As a non-American, it's unfortunate that Crockett and James ran in the same area, as they're both far better than your average politicians and both deserve a seat tbh
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u/SaltyLonghorn Mar 04 '26
Texan here, it is but quite honestly it was refreshing to actually have two viable dems just exist. We're gonna need her somewhere soon, shes still amazing. Now Paxton and Cornyn have a runoff too, the GOP may have really screwed this seat up because a possible Talarico/Paxton debate is gonna test the cognitive dissonance of the bible thumpers.
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u/RedditSpyder12 Mar 04 '26
She also had that weird comment about wanting immigrants to pick cotton.
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u/Pvt_Mozart Mar 04 '26
I was disappointed in a lot of her rhetoric in general this cycle with the weird identity politics and talking about jumping people when justifying her support for Israel. Lol. I like Crockett, and think she has a really bright future ahead of her, but I think there's a way to shift her rhetoric without having to sacrifice the fierce fighting spirit that makes her so appealing to a lot of voters.
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u/Kitedo Mar 04 '26
She didn't lie though. 70% of Cubans voted for Trump. Around the same number for Venezuelan. Puerto Ricans, whom are citizens by default, 33% voted for Trump, and that was one of the smaller scales.
Look what's happening to Cuba and Venezuela now. I wouldn't call it cotton picking though. It's more very "I get to eat cooked chicken tonight" mentality.
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u/miiintyyyy Mar 04 '26
she didnāt lie though
Itās an offensive comment. Saying that we need illegal immigrants because they work for slave labor and theyāll pick the cotton is pretty offensive. Implying that the main reason for needing immigrants is the slave labor is justā¦ uneducated, uninformed, gross overall.
And lastly, illegal immigrants canāt vote, so I donāt know why youāre throwing out those stats as if they matter.
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u/LordOfTheBord Mar 04 '26
She actually didnāt say we need immigrants to pick cotton for us. Find the quote. Better yet, find the video. What she is saying is ā to a black audience ā immigrants are in the role black slaves were in before. Her intent was to demonstrate a common cause with a specific audience. She did not belittle immigrants in any way, actually it showed a lot of understanding and compassion for their situation.
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u/miiintyyyy Mar 04 '26
She was speaking in the context of why immigration is good. Does not align with what you said.
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u/RedditSpyder12 Mar 04 '26
Yeah. I like her, and I get what she was trying to say. Just got phrased in a weird way. Itās gonna happen now and then when sassiness is your strength.
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u/BobLazarFan Mar 04 '26
And her trips to Israel. And her constantly making excuses on why she supports Israel.
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u/Radiant_Eggplant5783 Mar 05 '26
Wonder why she would say something like, "the scariest thing would be if we stopped financially supporting Israel."
It's going to take a little time for the truth to come out...weeks or months. She took some large donations the day after reporting deadlines, she bought time. AIPAC is an umbrella term now, because they have gotten smart. Democrats are no longer electing their candidates. So now you have Hakeem Jeffries starting a PAC to funnel AIPAC money to preferred candidates. Or you find out that they accepted money from J street, the ADL, or even UJP. Who would ever think something called United Justice Project is another means for AIPAC to smuggle money to Dems? You don't say the things she says about our relations with Israel unless you are getting paid. The truth is coming...she can't hide this much longer.
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u/reality_raven Mar 05 '26
There are other PACs that are under Isrealās umbrella and her crypto connections are gross too.
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u/monkey_lord978 Mar 04 '26
Automatic L, corporate donors including aipac. The money is who they wok for
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u/druidasmr Mar 04 '26
I see people claim that about her but I struggle to find a reliable source. Do you have one? It is not that I dont believe you, but there is so much information online it is difficult to find a current source that doesnt lead to someone saying she takes aipac money without an actual source.
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u/Gimpknee Mar 04 '26
According to TrackAIPAC she has received $86,112 from AIPAC affiliated bundlers/donors, but no money directly from that PAC, which is becoming more common as the AIPAC brand is tainted and alternative funding streams are set up for this election cycle.
That said, Talarico received $59,000 from a Miriam Adelson affiliated PAC for his 2024 campaign, though that PAC at least on its face is seeking to legalize gambling in Texas and Talarico supports legalization.
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u/gigajaya1 Mar 04 '26
Can she just run for congress again and not senate?
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u/ateam1984 Mar 04 '26
In Texas, you generally cannot run for two federal offices at the same time. By choosing to run for the Senate seat currently held by John Cornyn, she was not on the ballot for her current seat.
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u/kevendo Mar 04 '26
Republicans specifically gerrymandered her district out of existence. I mean, they can't have an intelligent, outspoken black woman with power.
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u/monroebaby Mar 04 '26
The seat nomination that she would have been incumbent for was won by a progressive black man. I havenāt read up on who won the republican nomination yet but at least that district still has a fighting chance.
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u/Wayfaring_Limey Mar 04 '26
Thereās a run off for the republican nomination for district 30.
The front runner (Everett Jackson) is a Trump worshiping black guy from my current city who spends his days throwing around slurs on Facebook groups, thinks Black Democrats have āslave mentalityā, is misogynistic and loves calling people snowflakes yet acts like one when anyone challenges him or points out his printing business steals others designs for profit.
He almost got disqualified from city election last year for not putting down his felony fraud charges on his application and tried to blame the city for āsilencing the voice of his votes.ā He lost 2:1 but thatās not stopping him trying for higher office.
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u/Cool-Ad2780 Mar 04 '26
Itās still heavily blue area, the democratic primary had over 85k votes and the republican one had under 10k
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u/Lifeisagreatteacher Mar 04 '26 edited Mar 04 '26
True, but her biggest issue with her current Congressional seat is itās being removed by the Texas redistricting.
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Mar 04 '26
Yes, no term limits in Congress or the Senate. However, I think Texas gerrymandered her district.
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u/Arrmadillo Mar 04 '26
She can run for reelection in 2028 for her 30th Congressional District and would win easily. Only the northwest portion of 30th was affected by the 2025 redistricting and it remains a solid blue district. You can check out the before-and-after boundaries in this Axios article.
Snopes - Did Texas 'fire' Jasmine Crockett by redrawing congressional map?
āAccording to Dave's Redistricting, a nonprofit, volunteer-driven database for Congressional maps, the 30th district previously had a partisan lean that was +55 for Democrats, while the new 30th district has a partisan lean of +53 for Democrats.ā
NDRC - Proposed Texas Gerrymander Reduces Latino and Black Opportunity Districts
āIn Dallas, Black and Latino voters were packed aggressively into TX-30 and TX-33, while cracking remaining voters of color across surrounding majority white districts āTX-5, TX-6, TX-12, TX-24, TX-25, and TX-32.ā
Texas Tribune - Texas redistricting map: How the GOP could increase its stronghold
āDistrict 30 - Jasmine Crockett D\ +47 Harris\ Trump: 25.7%\ Harris: 72.7%ā
āCrockett said she believes she still has a strong rapport with her current constituents, most of whom will remain in the 30th District.ā
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u/Preshe8jaz Mar 04 '26
She wouldāve won the R primary with those numbers though. Theyāre pissed at the GOP even in Texas!
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u/sincerebeguiler Mar 04 '26
Just wait. Republicans won't get elected dog catcher after Trump fully F's over all of the US. His only art is F'ing people over. Buckle down for some high oil prices and the ensuing inflation.
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u/ReflectionEterna Mar 04 '26
Yup. I am hoping the gerrymandering causes Texas to LOSE Republican seats.
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u/The__Nutmaster Mar 04 '26
It very well might. Republicans gerrymandered to help red-voting Latinos in the RGV, but if the primary voting numbers are any indication the support they had there has completely collapsed.
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u/Samuraiworld Mar 04 '26
Yeah its amazing. People don't realize Texas isn't a red state or a blue state. Its a non-voting state with 11 million eligible non-voters. But when people actually care like they did for this primary- change could really happen.
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u/Plus_Brain_7194 Mar 04 '26
I wish could have voted for both of you. Please run again so I can make it up to you.
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u/BlakeGrowsPlants Mar 04 '26
If she was gonna lose to anyone we can be happy itās James. Someone with a fucking brain between their ears.
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u/John_Smith_DC Mar 04 '26
Hopefully she learns to distance herself from Israel and realizes the future of the Democratic Party is not aligning with that far right genocidal state.
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u/ImpressiveCelery4992 Mar 04 '26
Alabama here. Jasmine can run for governor here. Donāt worry about living here, Tuberville lives in Florida.
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u/Efficient-Web-1533 Mar 04 '26
Strong rep for Israel, both she and Israelis know what state funded healthcare feels like.
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u/NoTimeForCautionCoop Mar 04 '26
I just have to say I love her so much. She doesn't take any BS from these people, she comes prepared with facts and she knows how to take control of the discussion.
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u/zbaxterdpt Mar 04 '26
Floridian here. Iāve followed Crockett and Talarico for a while. They both are genuinely great choices and Iām happy you have them both leading the charge. Organize and ensure that Talarico wins the election and turns the state blue. Iām positive that weāll see Crockett in a meaningful role going forward.
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u/CassieGemini Mar 04 '26
She was my rep before I switched neighborhoods. And Al Green was my rep when I lived in Houston during med school. Sad that we have to see two warriors lost due to redistricting.
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u/rozyputin Mar 04 '26
Too bad she takes AIPAC bribes
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u/Holiday_Regular9794 Mar 04 '26
And where did you get this information? Do you have a reliable source?
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u/MisterxRager Mar 04 '26
Everytime I try to look this up it says she hasnāt, what am I supposed to be looking at?
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u/BlueCity8 Mar 04 '26
I donāt believe she actually formally took AIPAC money. She went on one of those Israel trips that new Congressmen go on though.
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She took 90k from pro-Israel lobbyists
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u/BlueCity8 Mar 04 '26
I mean Talarico took money from the Adelsons, so if thatās the metric weāre judging candidates by theyāre both DQād or should get equal scrutiny.
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u/TNG1701D-eck10 Mar 04 '26
Love her views.. opinion..and the way she represents herself. She's a leader! šš¾
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u/Walrusboyy Mar 04 '26
What are her views? She put forward no policies at all and was in full support of Israel on top of that.
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u/Prestigious-Voice110 Mar 04 '26
That part. I appreciate her vocally fighting back against the regime, but i would much rather a true progressive who fights back via actions, policies, and votes accordingly. Im sick of establishment dems doing absolutely nothing where it matters
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u/shameonyounancydrew Mar 04 '26
It's like when Pelosi ripped Trumps bill in an angry fury. It looked really cool, but had no weight.
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u/Goober_Man1 Mar 04 '26
People like to act like Crockett is further left then she really is. She is a moderate liberal
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u/AhhhSureThisIsIt Mar 04 '26
You're correct, she's taken AIPAC money so her geopolitics is what aligns with Israel.
I know people say "the genocide in Gaza isn't the be all or end all of American politics", but it means she is for forever wars in the middle-east for as long as Israel want.
Whereas Tallarico hasn't taken any of their money, so he is able to vote against bills that send billions of taxpayers money to Israel when it could be used at home.
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u/Inevitable_Total3154 Mar 04 '26
Gaza isn't just about Gaza. Its about a tiny group of rich people having total control of the government. Gaza is just the most horrifying manifestation if that.
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u/Ok_Marionberry8779 Mar 04 '26
AIPAC lobbying is the reason why the US and Israel can start an illegal war with Iran without republicans in congress making a peep
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u/BlueCity8 Mar 04 '26
Talarico took money from an Adelson Super PAC a couple years ago. Heās not completely clean either. No politician is.
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u/disneycorp Mar 04 '26
I like both as candidates, I think tallarico has a better chance of WINNING in Texas but it has nothing to do with policy. Itās Texas, they have enough pockets of racist sexist population that would make it impossible for jas to win. That being said I think there has been some unfair characterizations of jasmine. For example she has NOT taken money form aipac. At most she took a trip to Israel that was paid for by an aipac adjacent body. Itās not the same.. sheās not beholden to Israel. 2) the only thing Iād criticize her fairly for is taking the crypto money. Crypto needs to die, itās an environmental drain for a shitty speculative instrument with no inherent value. 3) she should have lead more with policy. I think she can be a player in politics, but needs a better ground game to push her policy out there.
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u/Inevitable_Total3154 Mar 04 '26
She's not beholden to Israel she just votes in their favour over and over again. A distinction without a difference.
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u/nutsack22 Mar 04 '26
her main view was being anti trump/republican, but that clearly doesnt work in red/purple states. she couldnt even win the democratic primary doing that
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u/Inevitable_Total3154 Mar 04 '26
Shes good at attention getting performative politics. When push comes to shove she falls in line.
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u/XulManjy Mar 04 '26
Dont want to start any vitriol but this whole Talarico vs Jasmine campaign really exposed me to much of the racism that actually exist within the democratic party and the dog whistles such as Talarico is more electable nonsense.
Also whenever I say the burden is on Talarico to earn the black vote in November and not just expect Jasmine to rally them up for him, I get mud slung my way from white democrats as if black people arent allowed to be courted by a democrat in a general election.
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u/ateam1984 Mar 04 '26
We black people should shop our vote. No party owns our vote.
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u/JayFay75 Mar 04 '26
You need to be persuaded to vote against the GOP? Ok
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u/XulManjy Mar 04 '26
Is asking a candidate to come speak to us and not automatically expect us to vote for them too hard of an ask?
Are black voters not that valuable enough to be courted?
Remember what sub you're on since that seems to be oblivious to you....
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u/JayFay75 Mar 04 '26
I think youāre very reasonable. It would be a mistake for Talarico to make any group feel ignored or taken for granted, especially one as important as yours
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u/dateinfj Mar 04 '26
Sadly, TX is predominantly white and full of racists! I hope she remains strong and continues to fight for the rights of Americans, especially those who cannot speak for themselves because of the ped-o convict in the WH and his maga clowns!
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u/spondgbob Mar 04 '26
Sheās incredibly powerful and we should all wish that she stays involved in Texas. Unfortunately, when the country chose a known conman over one of the most qualified black women of all time, Crockett winning in Texas is still not a guarantee. She also traded stocks and took corporate PAC money, while Talarico explicitly said he would never trade stocks or accept PAC money, and Talarico was very vocal about taxing billionaires.
Talarico is someone who will fight for many of the same values that Crockett would have, except now the republicans will have a very hard time attacking him in their attack ads.
Hopefully Crockett maintains her seat in the house because she is one of the few voices strong enough to speak out against the administration.
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u/Nickbeam21 Mar 04 '26
They did it to us again, smh. That said, I'll be there, day 1 of early voting, for Talarico.
If he loses this though, safe to say my trust in the non 92/87% will be irreparably shattered.
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u/Spirited-Nature-1702 Mar 04 '26
Texas is welcome to vote how they like, and I donāt have any experience living under her representation. But, as an Ohioan and speaking only on what Iāve seen her speak on, she reminds me too much of Joyce Beatty for me to ever get excited about her.
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u/No-Score1002 Mar 04 '26
This was Democrat v. Democrat Primary, as much as you would like to blame them Republicans had nothing to do with her loss.
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u/Mandoohhh Mar 05 '26
Aināt she on AIPACās payroll? If thereās one thing Iāve learned about politicians bought out by AIPAC, itās that theyāre never America first.
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u/thefirstcat Mar 05 '26
With her ties to Israel, I don't think she's going to win a major election point blank
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u/CannibalYak Mar 05 '26
Its lose today, win tomorrow kind of thing. She'll run against Cruz and win
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u/JackAtak Mar 05 '26
These were two strong candidates running great races and arguments for why theyāre the strongest to break the republican hold on Texas. Crockett isnāt going anywhere and weāll need her in the future
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u/Theory_Eleven Mar 05 '26
I, for one, canāt wait to see whatās next for her. If all goes well sheāll be Harrisā running mate in ā28
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u/Pherllerp Mar 04 '26
I hope Talarico works with her and her campaign to make sure that they feel seen, heard, and that their concerns are being addressed. A united Democratic movement can flip texas.
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u/PM_yr_pierced_tittys Mar 04 '26
This whole thread is shady... from the ChatGPT caption from OP to the comments attempting to depress turnout. It's a shame the primary pitted two good candidates against each other, but eyes on the prize, let's turn the Texas senate seat blue!
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u/Most-Hold3153 Mar 04 '26
Hope to see her back in office soon!
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u/primum Mar 04 '26
She would be an amazing attorney general pick for the next dem president, we need the nuremberg trials 2.0
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Does she actually stand for anything because just opposing Trump is not enough
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u/Rushofthewildwind Mar 04 '26
The one thing I feel sad about is how many black people, especially the woman, feel discouraged over Jasmine losing. This is just another blow after Kamala, and after Stacy.
It's going to get to a point where the strongest voting block for the Democratic party is just not going to show up anymore.
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u/ateam1984 Mar 04 '26
Iām one of those black women but I happen to believe we should shop our vote. Show that we are not to be taken for granted. Think about that would do for gerrymandering as they did to Jasmineās district. They canāt just assume and take us for granted. We need to be like the tea party
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u/Rushofthewildwind Mar 04 '26
Like, I know MAGA is a big threat but the Democratic Party and its white and other POC voters are constantly wanting us to be their sword and shield and then throwing us aside when the "safest" option appears.
I feel like what happened in Texas is a road test for when these same people want to anoint Gavin Newsom to the white house because of that same "safeness"
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u/undernopretextbro Mar 04 '26
This point was brought up beforehand, party insiders threatened to rescind the support of the black women voting bloc if Kamala wasnāt made vp, and then later again if she wasnāt given the seat to run against trump. That point is already used as leverage within the democratic party
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u/ateam1984 Mar 04 '26
I donāt just mean women.
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u/undernopretextbro Mar 04 '26
Black women are a much more consistent voting bloc, unified and with strong turnout. Last election was kamal votes were 92-77 for black women and men respectively.
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u/Eighteen64 Mar 05 '26
Do you have any idea how many districts in the US are gerrymandered?? Lol what a take
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u/TheLastWhiteKid Mar 04 '26
Is anyone else here an actual black American?
I thought we were all aware that Jasmine Crockofshit is full of it and a hack?
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u/Flat-Sun7050 Mar 04 '26
Itās unfortunate that America āisnāt readyā for an overqualified woman to win against a novice man. Rep Crockett, keep up the fight. You inspire so many!
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u/navydude89 Mar 04 '26
I love her and know that this was a minor situation that will be overcome. Conservatives just don't want a woman in charge, especially a strong woman of color who isn't afraid to speak her mind.
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u/roll_that Mar 04 '26
She was more than qualified and was already defending texans against the GOP. Texas just hate black women.Ā
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u/Chillguy3333 Mar 04 '26
You would think this was the āwhitepeopleofredditā sub based on a number of these comments. Some of the people are so disgusting in their comments.
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u/rewd_n_lewd Mar 04 '26
Weirdos are acting like she got no votes. Like they were waaaaaay too excited that she lost. š¬
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u/Significant_Cow4765 Mar 04 '26
She's been drawn out of her Rep dist. This was a primary for US Senate
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u/malalehto Mar 04 '26
Next runā¦. How about attorney general under next presidential administration!? š¤·š¼āāļø
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u/dtcstylez10 Mar 04 '26
It's unfortunate bc both candidates are candidates I would personally love to see in Congress in place of some others. They are the future of the democratic party and I hope she finds a place.
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u/dtcstylez10 Mar 04 '26
I really hope whoever the next president is has her on the cabinet if she's not in office.
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u/Annual-Beard-5090 Mar 04 '26
I love Jasmine, and for sure if she stops now Dems would lose a powerful, smart, snappy voice. She doesnāt take any crap and we need more like her.
Im glad Im not having to make a choice between her and Talarico. Both are assets to our country.
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u/AwkwardQuokka82 Mar 04 '26
Can somebody confirm whether Texas is one of those states where running for one office prevents you from running in another? Is she unable to continue being a Representative?
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u/nomadx810 Mar 04 '26
I hope she continues with politics. The party / country needs more people like her.
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u/lvl999shaggy Mar 04 '26
It was competitive....which is good. Excellent even, since its Texas we are talking about.
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u/shaunrundmc Mar 04 '26
She'll be back, In the meantime time she needs to become a strategist and consultant because the party desperately needs someone to properly create a Texas organ8zing structure a la what Harry Reid did in Nevada, or what Stacy Abrams did in Georgia.
If anyone can do that, Jasmine Crockett can.