{"id":2518953,"date":"2025-12-08T19:57:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T00:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-jasmine-crockett-officially-launches-senate-campaign-targets-republican-john-cornyns-seat\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T19:57:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T00:57:26","slug":"breaking-jasmine-crockett-officially-launches-senate-campaign-targets-republican-john-cornyns-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-jasmine-crockett-officially-launches-senate-campaign-targets-republican-john-cornyns-seat\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Jasmine Crockett Officially Launches Senate Campaign, Targets Republican John Cornyn&#8217;s Seat"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fbreaking-jasmine-crockett-officially-launches-senate-campaign-targets-republican-john-cornyns-seat%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=2518953&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>Democratic Representative Jasmine Crockett of Texas has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/im-not-a-part-of-this-woke-cancel-culture-aaron-rodgers-speaks-after-legendary-trash-talk-moment\/\" title=\"\u2018I\u2019m Not A Part Of This Woke, Cancel Culture\u2019: Aaron Rodgers Speaks After Legendary Trash Talk Moment\">officially entered<\/a> the race for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Republican John Cornyn.Cornyn is seeking re-election but faces a primary challenge from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and U.S. Representative Wesley Hunt.Crockett, who currently represents the 30th congressional district in Dallas-a district that remains Democratic-leaning despite recent redistricting-is gaining momentum. An October poll by the University of Houston and Texas Southern University showed Crockett leading among Democratic Senate contenders with 31% support. Former Congressman Colin Allred recently withdrew from the Senate race, reportedly at Crockett&#8217;s request, too pursue a House seat instead.On the Republican side, Paxton holds a slight lead over Cornyn in the primary race. For Democrats to regain control of the senate in the upcoming election, they need to net four seats, making this Texas race particularly meaningful.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Democrat Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas filed Monday to run for the U.S. Senate.<\/p>\n<p>She is running for the seat currently held by Republican John Cornyn. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-vowed-to-elect-more-women-they-did-just-that\/\" title=\"...ublicans Vowed To Elect More Women...They Did Just That\">incumbent<\/a> is seeking re-election, but must first win the GOP primary against Texas Attorney General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/late-breaking-tx-ag-ken-paxton-taking-action-male-awarded-female-weight-lifting-championship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ken Paxton<\/a> and U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt.<\/p>\n<p>Crockett currently represents the 30th congressional district, which includes part of Dallas. That district has been redrawn under a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/facing-loss-nearly-half-house-seats-texas-dem-lawmakers-literally-flee-state-stop-gop-redistricting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new map<\/a> adopted by the Texas legislature in August, though it still <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/texas\/news\/texas-rep-jasmine-crockett-considering-running-for-different-congressional-district-redistricting-map-house-democrats-battle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">leans Democrat<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett launches a bid for US Senate in hopes of flipping the Texas seat currently held by Republican John Cornyn <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5kmx46lowU\">https:\/\/t.co\/5kmx46lowU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dcJN9e8Ap3\">pic.twitter.com\/dcJN9e8Ap3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CNN (@CNN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNN\/status\/1998140677322895647?\">December 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>An October University of Houston-Texas Southern University <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uh.edu\/hobby\/txtrends\/2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">poll<\/a> found Crockett ahead in the race of current and potential Democratic Senate candidates with 31 percent support, followed by state Rep. James Talarico and former U.S. Rep. Beto O&rsquo;Rourke each at 25 percent, while former Congressman Colin Allred garnered 13 percent backing.<\/p>\n<p>Allred <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/top-dem-drops-texas-senate-race-day-jasmine-crockett-expected-announce-candidacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> Monday that he is dropping out of the Senate race and will seek a House seat instead.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Collin Allred explains why he stepped out of the TX Senate race for Jasmine Crockett:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve always tried to take my ego out of how I <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >approach public service<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Translation: The party told me to get the hell out of the way. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xNXaMzRtxs\">pic.twitter.com\/xNXaMzRtxs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WesternLensman\/status\/1998105637239259295?\">December 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/12\/08\/politics\/jasmine-crockett-colin-allred?Date=20251208&amp;Profile=CNN&amp;utm_content=1765228826&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> reported that Crockett asked &ldquo;Allred to drop out of the race, and has cited a poll in some conversations that shows her in strong shape.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Allred challenged incumbent GOP Sen. Ted Cruz last year, but <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/United_States_Senate_election_in_Texas,_2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lost<\/a> by nearly 9 percentage points.<\/p>\n<p>On the Republican side this time, Paxton is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/f9-crashes-at-the-chinese-box-office-despite-apology-from-john-cena\/\" title=\"\u2018F9\u2019 Crashes At The Chinese Box Office Despite Apology From John Cena\">slightly ahead<\/a> in the race, with 34 percent, followed by Cornyn at 33 percent and Hunt at 22 percent, with 11 percent undecided, according to the University of Houston survey.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats must pick up a net four seats next November to regain control of the Senate.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Cornyn is running for re-election but faces a primary challenge from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and U.S. Representative Wesley Hunt. Crockett currently serves the 30th congressional district, which covers part of Dallas and remains Democratic-leaning despite recent redistricting by the Texas legislature<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2518954,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2025-12-08T172730.014.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32431,34125,45064,52240,37104],"class_list":["post-2518953","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-2024-election","tag-jasmine-crockett","tag-john-cornyn","tag-senate-campaign","tag-texas-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2025-12-08T172730.014.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2518953","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2518953"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2518953\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2518957,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2518953\/revisions\/2518957"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2518954"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2518953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2518953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2518953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}