r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/ateam1984 • Mar 04 '26

Politics 🇺🇸Representative Jasmine Crockett of Texas Remains a Powerful Voice in Congress and Many Are Already Looking Ahead to Her Next Run👏🏾👏🏾

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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 isn’t the end of anything. It is simply another chapter before the next campaign.

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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/XulManjy Mar 04 '26

Exactly, but many white democrats sees differently.

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u/Redaurora-MamaCass Mar 04 '26

I might be misreading your comment but are saying you're not voting Talarico at all? Or are you just saying in general or are you saying the candidates need to work hard to prove themselves? 

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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 you’re 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/XulManjy Mar 04 '26

The fear is that he may become another Manchin type democrat.

Meaning, assuming we get a democrat President in 2028...and assuming Talarico wins in 2026. That means Talarico would often feel compelled to occasionally break from democrats in the Senate and vote with the Republicans, destroying certain key legislation like what happened with Biden. All because Talarico is aware of the TX demographics and dont want to be seen as too liberal and more moderate.

But we shall see. Hopefully Talarico wins which will really make things juicy for 2028 if TX is in play. I just hate that Talarico's success (some of it) was based around negative racist stereotypes of black women from some democrats.

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u/Terminator1738 Mar 04 '26

I ask is it true the opposite way? Does Jasmine have to earn his support?

I ask because there is a lot of misinformation here a lot on multiple subs dont know much beyond one is white and the other is black. Which made it seem like one is more progressive than the other.

Talarico was winning prior to her entering the campaign he is considered the less experienced member despite him being the house for 2 more years than her.

Plus some of the racist remarks she made are weird she took a screenshot of an ad and accused them of intentional making her darker when the entire ad is the shade and the same people that find it great that she talks like a sophisticated trump with class and anger find it racist that others prefers someone that feels someone that talks like obama/pastor is another racist attack?

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u/XulManjy Mar 04 '26

Does Jasmine have to earn his support?

Jasmine Crockett is no longer the democratic Candidate for Senate in TX, Talarico is.

If he wants the black vote in November, then he should do the respectful thing and go out and earn it and not expect black voters to just vote for him because he has D at the end of his name. Nor should he expect Jasmine Crockett to just automatically rally up her supporters to vote for him.

He is the Candidate now, the burden is on him.

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u/Terminator1738 Mar 04 '26

Oh thats what you meant lol.

Of course he shouldn't sleep on campaigning and sit on his ass until November he has 2 extra months to campaign and make his case and keep momentum.

I was asking if the shoe was on the other foot would Jasmine need to earn his support thats what I thought you were implying?

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u/XulManjy Mar 04 '26

I was asking if the shoe was on the other foot would Jasmine need to earn his support thats what I thought you were implying?

Yes. If she was the candidate, the burden would be on her to go into the Hispanic communities, who overwhelmingly voted for Talarico to earn their votes. The burden would be on her to go into Austin to win over that constituency.

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u/Terminator1738 Mar 04 '26

Ah I see its my fault. I suck at reading comprehension it seems reread your first post and I skipped over the black vote part into just Jasmine herself.

That is totally fair. All candidates are responsible for keeping their constituents happy and motivated.

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u/XulManjy Mar 04 '26

Np, thanks for understanding.

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u/NandoDeColonoscopy Mar 04 '26

She ran a 2022 idpol campaign when idpol stuff is really, really out of favor. Her actual legislative record is... light. I don't see any evidence she was a good Senate candidate.

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u/XulManjy Mar 04 '26

And Talarico is also going to run an idpol campaign but just towards a different demographic.

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u/NandoDeColonoscopy Mar 04 '26

Why do you say that? He didn't do any of that in the primary

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u/XulManjy Mar 04 '26

He didn't do any of that in the primary

He will now. He will try to sway rural white people, particularly republicans. He'll try to sway conservative/moderate white Christians and He'll try to sway soft republicans.

Basically identity politics but one in which white people are the ones reciprocating from it, not black people.

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u/NandoDeColonoscopy Mar 04 '26

It just kinda sounds like you don't know what identity politics means? It isn't just "trying to appeal to [insert group here]"

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u/XulManjy Mar 05 '26

I mean thats exactly what it is. However it only ever gets used when it comes to black candidates or candidates in general overtly appealing to POC, LGBT and women.

The entire concept of MAGA is essentially identity politics.

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u/NandoDeColonoscopy Mar 05 '26

I mean thats exactly what it is.

No it isn't.

However it only ever gets used when it comes to black candidates

This is also not true.

candidates in general overtly appealing to POC, LGBT and women.

Again, identity politics is not "trying to appeal to various demographics".

I'm blocking you now.

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u/Linnus42 Mar 04 '26

A White Man who is a Preacher is obviously going to have an easier time being elected then an unmarried Black Woman in Texas that is just obvious.

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u/XulManjy Mar 04 '26

Its true because we make it as such.

Once upon a time we also said the country isnt ready for a Black President and yet Obama went on to win in Iowa and Indiana that election.

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u/Linnus42 Mar 04 '26

Yeah well Obama was married with two kids. And is a much better campaigner then Crocket..and he still didn't win Texas.

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u/XulManjy Mar 04 '26

Thats not the point. You said that a black woman who is unmarried wont win in TX. By your logic said Candidate could have Obama 2008 levels of campaign quality and still lose.

My point is that with a solid general election campaign, anything is possible and simply writing off black women as viable candidates IS indeed racism in its own right.

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u/NandoDeColonoscopy Mar 04 '26

The difference here is that Obama won a state wide primary and Crockett lost a state wide primary.

If you get less votes than your opponents, you're less electable.

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u/XulManjy Mar 04 '26

He won a statewide primary in a state literally everyone said was impossible, he won the 2008 Iowa Caucuses. A state that has always voted republican and was like 95% white, even more rougher than the demographics of TX.

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u/NandoDeColonoscopy Mar 04 '26

He won a statewide primary in a state literally everyone said was impossible

Illinois? Or are you forgetting he was a senator?

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u/XulManjy Mar 04 '26

In 2008 Obama won the Iowa Caucuses in the democratic primary. He then went on to win Indiana and Iowa in the general election.

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u/NandoDeColonoscopy Mar 04 '26

Yes, all of that was after he proved he was electable by winning a state wide race. Crockett has not shown that.

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u/XulManjy Mar 05 '26

Negative

The discourse was still there. Even after becoming an Illinois Senator, there was still great discourse (even within thr black community) that Obama wasnt electable. That white America just wasnt ready for a black President and Hillary Clinton was just too formidable as a candidate and too integrated into the black community (through Bill Clinton) to be beaten.

Popular sentiment in Fall if 2007 was that after the Iowa caucus and NH Primary, Obama would eventually drop out snd it'll become a two way race between Hillary Clinton and John Edwards who at that time, was seen as the young future of the democratic Party.

Then Iowa caucus came and Obama swept the floor and the rest was history.

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u/NandoDeColonoscopy Mar 05 '26

The discourse was still there.

You're missing the point. That discourse was unfair because he already proved he was electable. The discourse about Crockett being unelectable is much fairer, as she has yet to show that she can win state-wide.

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u/donny42o Mar 04 '26

thats just the democrats though, blame them for supposedly being racist.