Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) said she is “seriously weighing” a bit for the U.S. Senate in Texas, and has taken significant steps to bring her closer to a decision.
In an interview this week with Politico’s Dasha Burns on “The Conservation” podcast, Crockett said she is investing heavily in polling and has already met multiple times with a prospective campaign manager.
“I am seriously weighing it, to the extent that I’m about to spend a lot of money to get data,” Crockett said, when asked how close she is to making a decision about a potential Senate bid.
“I’m a data-driven person. I will tell you that I personally believe that Texas needs to do something different if they want a different result. That’s just the bottom line,” she continued.
A crowded field of Democrats have entered a primary for their party’s Senate bid in 2026.
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) is up for reelection, but he faces a competitive primary challenge from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, as well as Rep. Wesley Hunt.
If Paxton wins the primary, a number of Democrats and Republicans alike think there could be an even stronger chance for a Democrat to win the state. No Democrat has been elected to the Senate from Texas since 1988.
Paxton had been leading early polling, but recent surveys suggest Cornyn has closed the gap and the two Republicans appear virtually tied.
Crockett said her decision will be based not only on polling data against fellow Democrats but also looking ahead to the general election race.
She suggested a race against Cornyn could be unwinnable.
“Obviously, we are weighing who may be the nominee on the Republican side,” she said. “I’m going to be flat out with you and tell you that I don’t think that there’s a Democrat that can take out Cornyn. And I think NRSC [National Republican Senatorial Committee] knows that, which is why they are spending so much money in this primary to make sure that he is the nominee.”
“But for me, I would be making a very last-minute decision, because it’s not just about winning the primary. You got to win the general.”
