As the Democrats pin their hopes on winning back the Senate in the 2026 midterms this November - and clawing power from a dominating Donald Trump and Republican party - one the party’s best long-shot routes comes from flipping a long-held GOP Senate seat in Texas.
But a Democratic candidate running for that seat, current House Representative Jasmine Crockett, has sparked serious concerns among some colleagues about her ability to win, based on past remarks she has made about Latinos and immigrants. Roughly 40 percent of the state of Texas, which shares a border with Mexico, is Hispanic.
