Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett acknowledged that her firebrand style doesn't make her a "traditional candidate," but highlighted that is one of the reasons why she believes she will win the Texas Senate race this year.
An article by The Washington Post noted that Crockett argues that she can attract some people who voted for Trump in the last election, including young people and Black men. Moreover, she will focus on convincing infrequent voters to go to the polls.
"My theory of the case is this: If you believe we're going to lose anyway then what difference does it make if it's me or anybody else?" she noted. "If you think it's a losing cause, then who cares? But at least you could say we tried something new and we learned something from this experience."
However, Republicans are celebrating her throwing her hat in the ring. In fact, a report published shortly after she announced her candidacy noted that the party's campaign arm in the Senate executed a coordinated plan to have her run for the Upper House.
Republicans included Crockett in a July poll showing her as the leading Democrat should she run, NOTUS reported. "When we saw the results, we were like, 'OK, we got to disseminate this far and wide,'" a source familiar with the planning told the outlet.
NOTUS added that the National Republican Senatorial Committee then worked to amplify the poll and is now taking credit for launching Crockett to the top of the political conversation in the state.
In fact, Crockett said she was encouraged to throw her hat in the ring following favorable polling. "The more I saw the poll results, I couldn't ignore the trends that were clear," she said.
Now, after Crockett announced her run, Republicans are openly expressing joy at the scenario. "Am I hiding my glee? I'll try to wipe the smile off my face, I would say it's a gift," incumbent Republican Senator John Cornyn told Semafor.
"Colin, obviously, he wasn't successful before, but he was what I would call closer to a normal Democrat than Jasmine. (She) is something else," Cornyn added in reference to former Rep. Colin Allred, who dropped out of the race on Monday as Crockett was gearing up to announce her run.
Prominent Democrats in the state are not weighing in on Crockett's chances, saying either she or State Rep. James Talarico could win the general race. "I really don't think we have a bad outcome out of this primary," said 2018 candidate Beto O'Rourke.
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