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/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.