{"id":2518583,"date":"2025-12-08T00:07:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T05:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abbott-predicts-doom-for-crockett-if-she-enters-texas-senate-race\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T00:08:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T05:08:58","slug":"abbott-predicts-doom-for-crockett-if-she-enters-texas-senate-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abbott-predicts-doom-for-crockett-if-she-enters-texas-senate-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Abbott predicts doom for Crockett if she enters Texas Senate race"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fabbott-predicts-doom-for-crockett-if-she-enters-texas-senate-race%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2518583&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Texas Governor greg Abbott has predicted a tough outcome for Representative Jasmine Crockett if she decides to run for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Senator John Cornyn in 2026. Abbott expressed confidence that Crockett, a Democrat who has been in the House for only two years, would be &#8220;pummeled&#8221; by the eventual Republican nominee, suggesting her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hours-after-mass-shooting-philly-da-downplayed-crime-spike-to-liberal-celebrities\/\" title=\"Hours After Mass Shooting, Philly DA Downplayed Crime Spike to Liberal Celebrities\">progressive platform<\/a> would not resonate statewide. Despite Abbott&#8217;s warnings, crockett is seriously considering entering the crowded Democratic primary, which also includes former Representative Colin Allred and state Representative James Talarico. Recent polls show Crockett leading in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twice-failed-candidate-beto-orourke-considering-run-for-texas-governor\/\" title=\"Twice-Failed Candidate Beto O\u2019Rourke Considering ... For Texas Governor\">democratic primary<\/a>, though the general senate race could pit her against Cornyn, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, or Representative Wesley Hunt. Abbott&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >comments reflect high stakes<\/a> and intense competition as both parties prepare for the pivotal 2026 Texas Senate race.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Abbott predicts doom for Crockett if she enters crowded Texas Senate race<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2424693\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/greg-abbott\">Greg Abbott<\/a> (R-TX) all but encouraged Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Jasmine-Crockett\">Jasmine Crockett<\/a> (D-TX) to enter the race for a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\">Texas<\/a> Senate seat up for grabs in 2026, predicting she&rsquo;ll get &ldquo;pummeled&rdquo; by whoever manages to secure the Republican nomination.<\/p>\n<p>Crockett, who just entered the House two years ago, has been weighing a last-minute run for a seat currently held by Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX). The deadline is Monday, and she recently <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/12\/07\/politics\/jasmine-crockett-texas-senate\">told<\/a> CNN she&rsquo;ll make her decision at an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jon-tester-quietly-praised-pearl-jam-poster-depicting-trump-dead-records-show-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Jon Tester quietly praised Pearl Jam poster depicting Trump dead, records show - Washington Examiner\">event &#038;ldquo<\/a>;early that day.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3910069\/mtg-zero-plans-for-political-future-after-resignation\/\">MTG says she has &#8216;zero plans&#8217; for political future after House resignation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3910048\/ndaa-text-final-house-senate-2026\/\">NDAA text neglects IVF expansion, housing but includes China restrictions and war authorization repeals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3910027\/clyburn-us-not-ready-female-president\/\">Clyburn agrees with Michelle Obama: US &#8216;not ready&#8217; for female president<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Should she jump into the race, it would land her in a tough Democratic primary that includes former Rep. Colin Allred, who lost a Senate bid to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) in 2024, and state Rep. James Talarico. <\/p>\n<p>But amid the speculation, Abbott is hoping Crockett enters the race and wins the primary, suggesting on Sunday it would ensure the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-days-later-pennsylvania-gop-senate-race-is-still-too-close-to-call-but-trump-wants-oz-to-declare-victory\/\" title=\"Two Days Later, Pennsylvania GOP ... ... Is Still Too Close To Call \u2014 But Trump Wants Oz To Declare Victory\">seat remains<\/a> in Republican hands and mark the end of her political career.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Jasmine Crockett about to learn the hard way that most Texans are very different from her district, her base &amp; her values. She&rsquo;ll be pummeled for her progressive socialist agenda &amp; get crushed by the Republican nominee for Senate. The Texas political cemetery is filled with blow hards like her who have no idea what it&rsquo;s like to run statewide. Looking forward to watching the circus &mdash; and KEEPING the US Senate seat red. On the bright side for her, maybe she&rsquo;ll end up with a job on The View,&rdquo; the Texas governor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GregAbbott_TX\/status\/1997767403275448507\">posted<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p>Crockett, whose viral comments and near-constant media presence have made her a well-known name in the House, is betting otherwise, insisting a potential Senate run isn&rsquo;t unthinkable.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not crazy. It&rsquo;s weird that people believe that I could win the races that I won and I&rsquo;m just like out here willy-nilly. But OK. I am very self-aware, right? Even when I go in to help candidates in other states, I ask them, have you polled for me?&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>A <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/elections\/senate\/2026\/texas\">poll<\/a> taken in October had Crockett leading in a hypothetical primary by 6 percentage points over Talarico, and as many as 18 points over Allred.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3909057\/democrats-2026-momentum-republican-sabotage\/\">DEMOCRATS HEAD INTO 2026 WITH WIND IN THEIR SAILS AS REPUBLICANS CAN&rsquo;T GET OUT THEIR OWN WAY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If she did win out, she could face Cornyn, who is running for reelection, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, or Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX).<\/p>\n<p>A <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/elections\/senate\/2026\/texas\">polling average<\/a> from <em>RealClearPolitics<\/em> shows a razor-tight Republican primary between those three, with Cornyn holding a 0.3 percentage point lead over Paxton and a nearly 10 point lead over Hunt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abbott warns Crockett will lose in crowded Texas Senate race<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2518584,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-collage-zff5rt363-1765168196193.jpg?1765150414&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3697,47563,3728,44928],"class_list":["post-2518583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-abbott","tag-crockett","tag-election","tag-texas-senate"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-collage-zff5rt363-1765168196193.jpg?1765150414&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2518583","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2518583"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2518583\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2518587,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2518583\/revisions\/2518587"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2518584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2518583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2518583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2518583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}