From the Daily Caller: Republicans’ plan to push their preferred candidate, Democrat Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett, into running for senate has apparently worked.
The National Republican Senate Committee (NRSC) began including Crockett’s name in polling in July, the Daily Caller News Foundation first reported, and it showed her leading in a hypothetical Democratic primary race. Since then, the NRSC has been working behind the scenes to get Crockett to jump into the Senate Democratic primary, according to a Tuesday NOTUS report.
“When we saw the results, we were like, ‘OK, we got to disseminate this far and wide,’” a source familiar with the process told the outlet.
Crockett was considered the GOP’s “easiest opponent to beat” for incumbent Republican Sen. John Cornyn, who is seeking reelection while facing a contested primary against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Republican Rep. Wesley Hunt, according to NOTUS.
The well-organized effort reportedly included sending out text messages and robo calls to high-propensity voters and Democrats in Texas, urging them to push for Crockett to enter the race for the Senate seat.
Crockett herself had stated on a Politico podcast in October, “I’m going to be flat out with you and tell you that I don’t think that there’s a Democrat that can take out Cornyn.”
But, swayed by the favorable polls that she could win a Democrat primary, Crockett finally jumped into the race, forcing Democrat Colin Allred to step aside for her.
Deranged Jasmine Crockett said Hispanics who voted for President Trump in 2024 have “slave mentality.” Now, she says she will perform best with them in 2026.
CROCKETT: “I perform the best with Latinos.” pic.twitter.com/WrJn9WDwzo
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) December 10, 2025
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— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) December 10, 2025
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