The U.S. Senate race for Texas had a last minute change with the emergence of Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett as the new Democratic candidate. After his nomination, which came just before the voter rolls closed, Republican leaders and commentators openly mocked his move in competition. It is that it has one historic rivalry he once had with Gov. Greg Abbott called “Governor Hot Wheels”.
Crockett’s announcement came after months of speculation and Hours after former Democratic Rep. Colin Allred’s resignation of the race. As reported Fox NewsThe politician justified his departure by saying he wanted to avoid a primary election that would split the blue party.
Allred’s decision paved the way for Crockett, who made his candidacy official at an event in Dallas. From then on he assured that entered the fight to confront each other to President Donald Trumpwhich he described as a direct threat to the United States.
The legislator explained this in her presentation “The American Dream lay in intensive care while Trump tried to destroy it”.
On the other hand, he pointed out that his late start to the race was not due to personal reasons, but rather to the signs he observed the polls. With that in mind, he thought about it The data showed positive outlook for his name in both the primary and general elections.
Greg Abbott led the decisive offensive from his account on X. There he claimed that it was Crockett “I will learn the hard way that most Texans differ greatly from their district, their base and their values.”.
According to the Republican governor, the congresswoman is being “beaten down” by her progressive agenda and assured this The “Texas political graveyard is full of posers like you.”.
In this context Various conservative leaders joined in to the attacks. A post from the official Republican Party account in X He directly referred to her as “low IQ Jasmine Crockett.”
The popular one for its part user End wakefulnessone of the conservative leaders, shared Crockett’s campaign video, albeit with the voice out of from Trump. You can hear several in the sound Presidential disqualifications of Texas congresswomanwhich he defined as “a person with low IQ.” “I’m dying of laughter”he wrote in the publication.
Aside from that, Fox News emphasized that several Conservative analysts interpreted his nomination as a “gift” for Republicansconvinced that she would be a weaker candidate than other Democratic figures.
Despite the strong reaction from the opposition Crockett received strong support in the progressive wing of the Democratic Party.as stated Fox News. Ayanna Pressleya reference for the leftmost bloc in the US House of Representatives, He described her as a “brilliant mind.” and an “authentic, courageous and effective” leader.
On the same line, Kendall ScudderChairman of the Texas Democratic Party said previously Fox News The Republicans were “trembling” at the possibility of losing ground in the state. Additionally, he added that a competitive primary demonstrates “partisan health” and that the number of Democratic candidates is a “luxury” compared to the Republican scenario.
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