{"id":2519727,"date":"2025-12-10T15:31:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T20:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/it-appears-jasmine-crockett-just-fell-for-a-trap-set-by-the-republican-senatorial-committee\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T15:31:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T20:31:55","slug":"it-appears-jasmine-crockett-just-fell-for-a-trap-set-by-the-republican-senatorial-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/it-appears-jasmine-crockett-just-fell-for-a-trap-set-by-the-republican-senatorial-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"It Appears Jasmine Crockett Just Fell for a Trap Set by the Republican Senatorial Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fit-appears-jasmine-crockett-just-fell-for-a-trap-set-by-the-republican-senatorial-committee%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=2519727&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>The article discusses the unusual political strategy in Texas involving Democratic Representative Jasmine Crockett. the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) reportedly encouraged Crockett to enter the 2026 Texas Senate race, expecting that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-donor-harry-wilson-joins-new-york-governors-race-as-republican\/\" title=\"Democrat Donor Harry Wilson Joins New York Governor\u2019s ... as Republican\">eventual republican nominee<\/a> would easily defeat her. Crockett, known for her controversial rhetoric and strong opposition to former President donald Trump, surprisingly performed well in Democratic primary polling. The NRSC allegedly orchestrated a campaign to boost her profile and encourage her candidacy, aiming to manipulate the Democratic primary by sidelining other strong Democratic contenders like Colin Allred, who subsequently withdrew from the race.The article highlights the risks for Republicans in this strategy, noting Texas&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >recent election dynamics<\/a> and questioning whether without Trump on the ballot, GOP voters will turn out strong enough to secure a win against Crockett. Ultimately, the GOP&#8217;s plan is to prevent Crockett, described negatively in the article, from winning a Senate seat in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gabriella-hoffman-idaho-lawmakers-strongly-oppose-lava-ridge-wind-project\/\" title=\"Gabriella Hoffman: Idaho Lawmakers Strongly Oppose Lava Ridge Wind Project\">predominantly red state<\/a>.  <\/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><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>No one has ever mistaken Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas for an intelligent and humble public servant.<\/p>\n<p>When your opponents help orchestrate your political ascent, however, you might want to stop and rethink your plans.<\/p>\n<p>According to the nonprofit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.notus.org\/senate\/jasmine-crockett-nrsc-texas-senate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News of the United States<\/a> (NOTUS), the National Republican Senatorial Committee quietly pushed for Crockett to enter the 2026 Texas Senate race on the assumption that the eventual winner of a brutal GOP primary would easily defeat the vile congresswoman, who has built her political career largely on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kind-rhetoric-problem-crockett-compares-ice-slave-patrols-violence-escalates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">racism<\/a> and unhinged hatred of President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-jasmine-crocketts-utterly-bizarre-campaign-kickoff-video-nothing-trump-insulting-non-stop-45-seconds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In June, a group of Texas Democrats, including Colin Allred and James Talarico, met to discuss the Texas Senate seat currently held by Republican Sen. John Cornyn. Polls have shown Allred and Talarico as formidable challengers.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/senate\/republican-primary\/2026\/texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RealClear Polling<\/a>, Cornyn finds himself in a tight three-way Republican primary race. The latest polling aggregate shows Cornyn and 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> tied at 30 percent. Republican Rep. Wesley Hunt of Texas finds himself in striking distance at 21 percent.<\/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>Thus, eager to avoid Allred or Talarico, the NRSC conducted a Democrat primary poll in July that included Crockett&rsquo;s name.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When we saw the results, we were like, &lsquo;OK, we got to disseminate this far and wide,&#8217;&rdquo; a source told NOTUS.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, Crockett&rsquo;s brand of racist, Trump-hating politics appeals to Democrats&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/massive--liberals-fine-political-violence-new-poll-shows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unhinged<\/a> base. The congresswoman, therefore, performed well in the poll.<\/p>\n<p>Then, the NRSC helped &ldquo;orchestrate the pile on of these polling numbers to really drive that news cycle and that narrative that Jasmine Crockett was surging in Texas,&rdquo; the same source told NOTUS.<\/p>\n<p>But the Senate Republicans did not stop there. In fact, the NOTUS source described a lengthy campaign on Crockett&rsquo;s behalf.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That was really a sustained effort that we orchestrated across the ecosystem for several months,&rdquo; the source said. &ldquo;Not only was it getting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-proclaiming-the-opposite-medical-pros-quietly-admit-mutilating-trans-kids-doesnt-fix-depression\/\" title=\"After Proclaiming The Opposite, Medical Pros Quietly Admit Mutilating Trans Kids Doesn\u2019t Fix Depression\">positive news coverage<\/a>, but her office was directly having traffic driven to it in terms of phone calls urging her to run.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sure enough, on Monday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-jasmine-crockett-officially-launches-senate-campaign-targets-republican-john-cornyns-seat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crockett<\/a> announced her Senate candidacy.<\/p>\n<p>For the cherry on top of the Texas GOP&rsquo;s subterfuge sundae, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/top-dem-drops-texas-senate-race-day-jasmine-crockett-expected-announce-candidacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Allred<\/a> withdrew from the race that same day.<\/p>\n<p>Having pulled off their coup, Texas Republicans now must utter those famous last words: What could go wrong?<\/p>\n<p>In the 2024 election, Trump defeated then-Vice President Kamala Harris by 1.5 million votes and 14 percentage points in Texas. Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, however, defeated Allred by only nine points, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/projects\/election-results-2024\/texas\/?r=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That could mean, of course, that Texas voters regarded Allred as a better candidate than Harris. In that case, it made sense to squeeze Allred out of the race by promoting the loathsome <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democratic-rep-jasmine-crockett-screams-anti-white-rant-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crockett<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, what if the real enthusiasm gap was the one between Trump and Cruz? What if the president actually helps drag otherwise unpopular Republicans across the finish line? And what if, without Trump on the 2026 ballot, GOP voters fail to turn out?<\/p>\n<p>In short, the Texas strategy still seems like a good one. But now the GOP <em>must<\/em> win to prevent one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-scott-jennings-refuses-let-jasmine-crockett-get-away-malicious-smear-charlie-kirk-cnn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">worst human beings<\/a> ever to sit in the U.S. Congress from winning a six-year Senate term in a deep-red state.<\/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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However, when your political rise is aided by your opponents, it might be time to reconsider your strategy. The nonprofit News of the United States (NOTUS) reports that the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) quietly encouraged Crockett to run in the 2026 Texas Senate race, believing that whoever wins a tough GOP primary would easily defeat her. Crockett&#8217;s career has largely been built on racism and intense opposition to former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>In June, several Texas Democrats-including Colin Allred and James Talarico-discussed challenging Republican Senator John Cornyn for his seat. Polls show Allred and Talarico as strong contenders, while Cornyn faces a close three-way GOP primary battle with Attorney General Ken Paxton and Representative Wesley Hunt.<\/p>\n<p>To avoid facing Allred or Talarico in the general election, the NRSC conducted a Democratic primary poll in July including Crockett&#8217;s name. When results showed she performed well among Democrats&#8217; more extreme base due to her divisive politics, they widely promoted these findings to create buzz around her candidacy. The NRSC then launched an extended campaign supporting Crockett by generating positive media coverage and encouraging calls urging her to run.<\/p>\n<p>Crockett officially announced her Senate bid on Monday-the same day Allred withdrew from the race-marking what some see as a strategic move by Texas Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, Trump won Texas decisively over Kamala Harris by 14 points; however, Cruz only beat Allred by nine points in his Senate race. This suggests voters may have preferred Allred over Harris but still supported Cruz possibly due to Trump&#8217;s influence. Without Trump on the ballot in 2026, there is uncertainty whether GOP voters will turn out strongly enough for their candidate.<\/p>\n<p>While this tactic seems clever for now, Republicans must win if they want to prevent one of Congress&#8217;s most controversial figures from securing a six-year Senate term in this deeply red state<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2519728,"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\/Election_2026_Senate_Texas_25343044912458.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[34125,68593,68592],"class_list":["post-2519727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-jasmine-crockett","tag-political-trap","tag-republican-senatorial-committee"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Election_2026_Senate_Texas_25343044912458.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519727","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=2519727"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519727\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2519731,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519727\/revisions\/2519731"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2519728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2519727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2519727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2519727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}