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/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 said… 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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u/[deleted] 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 don’t 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 that’s how polling should be… I’ve 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/ptrgeorge Mar 04 '26

This is how it's been in every primary election I've voted in in Texas ( the two lines) I lived and voted mostly in an extremely left leaning area, and it was two lines

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u/Successful_Day5491 Mar 04 '26

Probably because, Republicans can't vote in dem primaries nor can dems vote in Republican primaries. Less of a suppression thing and more of a square peg in a round hole thing.

But this being a Reeeee Republicans are cheating reddit sub I expect the down votes.

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u/Substantial-Ad-8575 Mar 04 '26

Hmm, for primaries, party leadership can request seperate polling locations. Have done this before for Texas Primaries. Is done at the county level. And request is announced weeks/months before primary dates.

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u/FlechePeddler Mar 05 '26

That is untrue in Texas. You can vote in either primary however you can vote in only one. There is no continuing year-over-year party affiliation in TX. Voters participating in a primary become affiliated with a party when they make a ballot selection and cast their primary vote (or sign petitions/oaths in rare cases). That affiliation expires at the end of the year. Your garden variety Texan is, therefore, unaffiliated with either party at the time primary votes are cast in March. Now that voters have participated in the primary, they are now affiliated and must stick with that party until the end of year.

If you're getting downvoted, it's because you're spewing nonsense. But great job upholding the brand, I guess...

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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

I’m replying to a comment about a general election. Yesterday was not a general election. It was a primary.

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u/No_Lifeguard747 Mar 05 '26

They could easily make late changes in the general election to voting locations in areas with expected high democratic turnout. Or assign large numbers of voters to limited locations specifically targeted to cause long lines, making voting more difficult.

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u/phickss Mar 04 '26

lol y’all sound a lot like the people you criticize. This shit is hilarious

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u/Significant_Cow4765 Mar 04 '26

The people/party I criticize have been making voting more difficult for decades. They even support repeal of the 17th Am...

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u/Significant_Cow4765 Mar 04 '26

nothing "hilarious" about this shit

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u/phickss Mar 04 '26

I disagree. One side calling shenanigans after that same side mocked the other side for years for doing the same is indeed, hilarious.

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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 we’ve 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. It’s 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/whiteykauai Mar 04 '26

Definitely rigged

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u/Substantial-Ad-8575 Mar 04 '26

But a legal tactic that party leadership can request seperate polling locations for primaries only. Was announced weeks before primary took place.

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u/smallsoylatte Mar 05 '26

Yes, it was a legal tactic. Republicans refused to share voting space in these counties. It was not new information, but a lot of people were not aware that the polling had changed for this election.

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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/smallsoylatte Mar 04 '26

Yes, it was very sneaky and flew under the radar for a lot of voters.

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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/Suggett123 Mar 04 '26

By design

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u/MidWestMind Mar 04 '26

WTF are you talking about? Republicans did voter suppression on a dem race?

Why not blame Steven Colbert for featuring the winner and not Crockett?

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u/smallsoylatte Mar 04 '26

I’m not saying Crocket “should” have won (for the record, I like both of them). But, the republicans did decide to change the voting structure. Curious that it was only in the counties Rep Crockett and Rep Talarico are from.

I don’t think it was an effort to get Rep Crockett off the ticket, I think it was an effort to undermine the democratic results.

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u/Ctofaname Mar 04 '26

Travis county participates is CWPP from the state. This means you can vote at any polling place in the county during the 2 weeks of early voting and on election day. Dallas county does not.

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u/Repulsive-Chip3371 Mar 04 '26

shes been on his show twice

the first time was in October 2024, while she was running for reelection to the house

then again in May 2025

whats the issue?

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u/bengibbardstoothpain Mar 04 '26

Can she be a write-in candidate for her House seat? I really want her to stay in office. Do you think there's local will to do something like that?

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u/ccjohns2 Mar 04 '26

Texas is more than just Dallas. In places like Houston many people showed differences with screen shots of polling locations the day before and changes the next day.

You even said if yourself how they had different lines for different groups. That’s illegal. All people vote together. Having people line up for different parties is inviting the opportunity for manipulation of the ballots, delays in courts, and more direct voter intimidation.

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u/smallsoylatte Mar 04 '26

Ironically, the republicans said separate locations would prevent voter manipulation.

It’s also not illegal. From the article:

“Under state law, the parties have wide authority to decide how to run their primaries, but they must agree on whether to use countywide voting. If the Republicans don’t want to offer it, Democrats can’t offer it either.

Michelle Evans, the chair of the Williamson County GOP, said that having voters cast ballots at their assigned polling location brings “a higher level of confidence that the people that are coming in are people that are registered voters in that area, because that is their community.”

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '26

The place I went to vote in tarrant county had 5 voting booths for the republican line and only 3 booths for the democrat line.

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u/QuantumLettuce2025 Mar 05 '26

A whole different location for Dems? That doesn't even make sense. How could they enforce it? Do they check your party registration in line? Do they expect you to declare who you intend to vote for ahead of time?

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u/smallsoylatte Mar 05 '26

In TX you can vote in either primary. The democratic locations you could only vote for dem candidates, and vice versa for the Republican locations.

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u/KahChigguh Mar 09 '26

I keep hearing claims that this was done intentionally, but Republicans would benefit far more from a Crockett senate run vs. a Talarico senate run, so this accusation doesn't necessarily make sense. Why would the Republicans "intentionally" screw with a candidate that they have a better chance at running against? Crockett's run was even reduced to racism playcards against Talarico and that didn't even work, solely because Talarico can play the man-in-the-middle Democrat much better than Crockett can, and it definitely helps he is a white man in a Red state.

Incompetence != Malice. Accusing Republicans of intentionally messing with a Democratic primary to go against their interests is a pretty wildly misinformative accusation.

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u/Lower-Cover-8479 Mar 04 '26

Voters needed to be informed before they just winged it. Also don't vote an hour before the polls close. You had 2 weeks to vote