Crockett was supposed to make her decision on running for the Texas senate seat before Thanksgiving… Now we are in December, and she still hasn’t decided.. But Crockett is “closer to yes than no” about running for that seat.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) believes that “black and brown voters” would help her take over Sen. John Cornyn’s (R-TX) Senate seat in the 2026 midterm elections, saying she is “closer to yes than I am no” in running for his office.
The left-wing congresswoman indicated her intentions to MS NOW over the weekend after her self-imposed deadline to decide whether or not she would run passed over Thanksgiving.
When co-host Eugene Daniels asked Crockett for a post-Thanksgiving update, she said, “The data says that I can win.”
“Here is the deal, though — data is only one part of the equation. You have to be able to execute. The state is 30 million people; it’s a $100 million race,” she explained, before stating that she needs a “strong slate” of other Democrats on the midterm ticket who can raise money.
“So, it’s more so logistical than anything at this point in time,” Crockett continued, before citing the “coalition of black and brown folk” who showed up for Democrats during the November elections in New Jersey and Virginia. “I am the leading candidate when it comes to those two specific constituencies, so it does make it to where I am very formidable, regardless of kind of what people want to put out into the atmosphere.”
When Daniels said it seemed like she was closer to running for Senate than not, the congresswoman stated that she is “closer to yes than I am no — I will tell you that.”