{"id":2574558,"date":"2026-02-27T17:44:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T22:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-endorses-jasmine-crockett-for-texas-senate\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T17:46:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T22:46:27","slug":"kamala-harris-endorses-jasmine-crockett-for-texas-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-endorses-jasmine-crockett-for-texas-senate\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamala Harris endorses Jasmine Crockett for Texas Senate"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fkamala-harris-endorses-jasmine-crockett-for-texas-senate%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=2574558&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>Kamala harris recorded a robocall endorsing Jasmine Crockett in Texas\u2019s Democratic U.S. Senate primary, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-group-urges-sens-sinema-manchin-to-oppose-far-left-takeover\/\" title=\"GOP group urges Sens. Sinema, Manchin to oppose far...left takeover\">urging voters<\/a> to support Crockett as early voting winds down.Crockett is contesting the Democratic nomination against state Rep. James Talarico, with Harris saying Texas can send a fighter to the Senate who will hold Trump and his billionaire backers accountable. The endorsement comes as Texas voters face a competitive primary on both sides of the ballot; no Democrat has won statewide office in Texas since 1994, and the state\u2019s Senate race is viewed as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-loeffler-fires-back-after-ossoff-accuses-her-of-campaigning-with-kkk-member\/\" title=\"Sen. Loeffler Fires Back After Ossoff Accuses Her of ...ing with KKK Member\">high-stakes<\/a>. Harris, a former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to ... Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a> and current mentor to Crockett (who co-chaired Harris\u2019s 2024 presidential campaign), has offered this backing as part of a pattern of endorsements for allies of her campaign. The piece also notes the broader, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >multi-candidate primary context<\/a> in Texas, including Republicans like Ken Paxton and Wesley Hunt aiming to challenge incumbent John Cornyn, and mentions that Obama has praised Talarico without an official endorsement.  <\/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\">Kamala Harris records robocall for Jasmine Crockett in last-ditch effort ahead of Texas Senate primary<\/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_2518385\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"748\">Kamala Harris<\/a> is endorsing Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jasmine-crockett\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"9855\">Jasmine Crockett<\/a> (D-TX) by recording a robocall for the congresswoman, giving her a last-minute push ahead of a competitive Senate Democratic primary on March 3.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Texas has the chance to send a fighter like Jasmine Crockett to the United States Senate,&rdquo; Harris says in the call, per the<em> Texas Tribune<\/em>. &ldquo;Jasmine has the experience and record to hold <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> and his billionaire cronies accountable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4474158\/trump-heads-texas-ahead-of-heated-gop-primary-no-plans-endorse\/\">Trump arrives in Texas ahead of heated GOP primary with no plans to endorse<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4472014\/seth-moulton-ed-markey-massachusetts-senate-election-age-democrats-old\/\">Seth Moulton believes Massachusetts Democrats need a younger senator than Ed Markey<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4473754\/anna-paulina-luna-endorses-dan-crenshaw-freedom-caucus-rival\/\">Anna Paulina Luna endorses Dan Crenshaw after Freedom Caucus backs opponent<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Crockett is running against Texas state Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/james-talarico\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"17710\">James Talarico<\/a> for the Democratic nomination to the Senate, and the race is expected to be close as early voting wraps up on Friday. Republicans are also facing a competitive three-way primary, with Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/wesley-hunt\/\" type=\"mediapress_author\" id=\"13072\">Wesley Hunt<\/a> (R-TX) and Attorney General Ken Paxton looking to oust incumbent Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-cornyn\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"965\">John Cornyn<\/a> (R-TX).<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s time to turn Texas blue,&rdquo; Harris says at the end of the robocall. The former vice president encourages voters to cast an early ballot Friday or vote in person on election day.<\/p>\n<p>No Democrat has won statewide office in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"253\">Texas<\/a> since 1994. The last Democrat to represent Texas in the Senate was Bob Krueger. Former Democratic Rep. Beto O&rsquo;Rourke came the closest to winning a Senate seat in 2018, losing to incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) by 2.6 percentage points. <audio src=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Harris-Crockett-robocall-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/p>\n<p>Harris&rsquo;s endorsement of Crockett is not a surprise, given the congresswoman was a co-chair of Harris&rsquo;s 2024 presidential campaign. The former vice president also served in the Senate from 2017 until 2021. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saturdays-fun-fraud-facts-seven-unexplainable-results-that-reveal-democrats-didnt-even-try-to-hide-their-fraud\/\" title=\"Saturday&#039;s Fun Fraud Facts: Seven Unexplainable Results that Reveal Democrats Didn&#039;t Even Try to Hide Their Fraud\">wasn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t going to make this decision without having some real conversations with the vice president,&rdquo; Crockett said in a podcast <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/LPbFXENWZPI?t=825s\">interview<\/a> with Native Land Pod last December. &ldquo;And obviously, she didn&rsquo;t just run in one state, she&rsquo;s run in a lot of states, right? And to this day, she still remains a mentor and a friend and an auntie of sorts.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Talking to the vice president, it&rsquo;s tough because she looks at me like I am family,&rdquo; Crockett said. &ldquo;So there&rsquo;s been all the conversations.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4471349\/democrats-drive-historic-early-voting-numbers-texas-senate-primary\/\"><strong>DEMOCRATS DRIVE HISTORIC EARLY VOTING NUMBERS IN TEXAS SENATE PRIMARY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is the third endorsement Harris has given out since her 2024 race, all to those who supported her presidential bid. Harris supported New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno in her 2025 campaign and endorsed Dan Koh, a former White House aide in the Biden-Harris administration, in his campaign for Massachusetts&rsquo;s 6th District to replace Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA). Moulton is running for Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Other high-profile Democrats have waded into Texas&rsquo;s Senate primary. Former President Barack Obama hasn&rsquo;t made an official endorsement, but he praised Talarico as a &ldquo;really talented young man&rdquo; during a podcast interview last October.<\/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>Harris backs Crockett in TX Senate primary via robocall<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2574559,"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\/2026\/02\/image-collage-wszxfcv3b-1772228166537-e1772229197683.jpg?1772211192&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[21510,74085,5894,3694],"class_list":["post-2574558","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-endorsements","tag-jasmine-crockett-2","tag-politics","tag-texas"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-collage-wszxfcv3b-1772228166537-e1772229197683.jpg?1772211192&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2574558","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\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2574558"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2574558\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2574562,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2574558\/revisions\/2574562"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2574559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2574558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2574558"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2574558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}