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Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) is running for the Senate in Texas, to the dismay of many Democrats who see her as unelectable and think she is doing this as a giant ego trip. Things she has said in the past (e.g., about the police) are going to be used against the entire Democratic Party. Democratic strategist James Carville is still kicking around and sometimes still has interesting things to say: Last week he commented on Crockett, saying: "First of all, she seems like she's well-educated. Seems like she's got a lot of energy. But she, to me, she violates the first rule of politics and that is, in politics, you always make it about the voters and never about yourself. If you listen to her talk, it's a lot more about herself than it is about the voters." He also said that winning elections is about framing issues and understanding where people come from and Crockett is not good at that.
Mike Johnson kind of agreed, although from a different point of view. He said: "I'm absolutely delighted that Jasmine Crockett is running for Senate in Texas. I think it's one of the greatest things that's happened to the Republican Party in a long, long time." What he didn't say is that win or lose, she's out of the House and not his problem any more. Separately, Johnson and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said they will make her the face of the Democratic Party.
Donald Trump also piled on: "She's a low-IQ person. I can't imagine she wins. Maybe she'll get the Democratic nomination, but I think it's a gift to Republicans. I've watched her for the last two years. I can't even believe she's a politician, actually."
If she wins the Democratic primary, the blue team will write off Texas. If state Rep. James Talarico (D) wins it and Texas AG Ken Paxton (R) wins the Republican primary, the Democrats have an outside chance if there is a huge blue wave, although the Republicans will campaign against him as though he were Crockett and blame him for everything she ever said. (V)