Crockett was reportedly the GOP’s preferred opponent in the 2026 Senate elections in Texas, but had not been considered as a potential contender in the race by her own party

The Republican Party allegedly promoted favorable polls about Representative Jasmine Crockett as part of a plan to goad the outspoken Democrat into running for the Senate.

Crockett was reportedly the GOP’s preferred opponent in the 2026 race in Texas, but had not been considered as a potential contender in the race by her fellow Democrats.

That prompted Senate Republicans to disseminate a poll in July suggesting that she would be the frontrunner in the Democratic primary.

“When we saw the results, we were like, ‘OK, we got to disseminate this far and wide,’” a source familiar with the plan told NOTUS.

  • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
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    The First Rule of Politics is Get Elected, and while I like Crockett, and I instinctively don’t trust any religious candidate, I recognize that a white Christian preacher man is much more likely to get elected in Texas than a loud black lady.

    We need those Republican Senate seats to flip, even if they go to a Fetterman-type DINO. At least they’re Dems, and count toward a Dem majority.

    That was always the only positive about Manchin. He was practically a Republican, but he gave the Dems a slim majority, and that’s incredibly important.

    Talarico sounds pretty progressive, although as a religious freak, he will ultimately side with his mythology over the Constitution.

    But we’ll cross that bridge when we come to it. Right now we have to crush and purge MAGA from our government and our society, and we need to take over both chambers of Congress to start, and he stands a pretty good chance at it.

    Plus, I want to see Trump’s head explode when a Dem wins a Texas Senate Seat.