{"id":2651262,"date":"2026-08-28T15:40:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T19:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jasmine-crockett-not-planning-to-campaign-for-james-talarico\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T15:55:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T19:55:25","slug":"jasmine-crockett-not-planning-to-campaign-for-james-talarico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jasmine-crockett-not-planning-to-campaign-for-james-talarico\/","title":{"rendered":"Jasmine Crockett not planning to campaign for James Talarico"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fjasmine-crockett-not-planning-to-campaign-for-james-talarico%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=2651262&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>Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) has announced she will not campaign alongside her primary opponent,James Talarico,as he runs against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for the U.S. Senate. Crockett plans to focus her efforts on othre races in the state and emphasized the importance of motivating voters across Texas. she expressed concerns about a lack of excitement among Black voters this cycle and criticized the primary race as racially charged, following her recent loss to Talarico by six points. During a CNN interview,crockett highlighted the need to amplify underdog candidates and noted the Democrats&#8217; goal to win a Senate seat in Texas for the first time since 1988.Recent polls suggest Talarico leads Paxton, with voting patterns showing demographic splits, as Democrats aim to bolster their chances in the midterm elections.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep.<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jasmine-crockett\/\"> Jasmine Crockett<\/a> (D-TX) is not planning to hit the campaign trail for one-time primary opponent <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/james-talarico\/\">James Talarico<\/a> as he campaigns against Texas Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ken-paxton\/\">Ken Paxton<\/a> for the U.S. Senate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI will be campaigning downballot,\u201d Crockett said on CNN\u2019s <em>Laura Coates Live<\/em> when asked if she would appear with the Democratic state senator.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4704280\/jasmine-crockett-not-campaigning-james-talarico-texas-senate-race\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Jasmine Crockett not planning to campaign for James Talarico in Texas Senate race<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4704219\/john-cornyn-calls-ken-paxton-lazy-poor-campaigner-texas-campaign-trail-absence\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>John Cornyn calls Ken Paxton \u2018lazy\u2019 and a \u2018poor campaigner\u2019 in explanation of Texas campaign trail absence<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4704029\/susan-collins-bucks-trend-incumbent-more-debates\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Susan Collins bucks trend as an incumbent pushing for more debates<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During her CNN interview, Crockett emphasized the need for Democrats to motivate voters to show up across <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"253\">Texas<\/a> on Election Day. Crockett said she wanted to focus on \u201camplifying\u201d candidates who \u201cmaybe are getting overshadowed.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The congresswoman also said she didn\u2019t \u201cthink that there is excitement\u201d from black voters in Texas this cycle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Crockett lost to Talarico by 6 points in the Democratic Senate primary earlier this year. Since losing, Crockett has not been shy about voicing her belief that the primary between her and Talarico was a \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2026\/jul\/9\/jasmine-crockett-calls-texas-senate-primary-loss-racist-race\/?srsltid=AfmBOooQIL7Osqhlka4eIzzowR3pj-FkBpR9FcWzz0ES1DDvTUP4Y0yR\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2026\/jul\/9\/jasmine-crockett-calls-texas-senate-primary-loss-racist-race\/?srsltid=AfmBOooQIL7Osqhlka4eIzzowR3pj-FkBpR9FcWzz0ES1DDvTUP4Y0yR\">racist race<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4703558\/jamie-raskin-in-demand-democratic-surrogate-midterms\/\">JAMIE RASKIN EMERGES AS IN-DEMAND DEMOCRATIC SURROGATE ACROSS MIDTERM MAP <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/texaspublicopinionresearch.substack.com\/p\/new-poll-in-texas-general-election\">new poll<\/a> Thursday from the nonpartisan Texas Public Opinion Research had Talarico with a 6-point lead. While the poll showed Paxton leading among white voters and voters over 55, it had Talarico leading with black voters, Latino voters, younger voters, college-educated voters, and women.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All of this comes as Democrats are fighting to win a Senate seat in the Lone Star State for the first time since 1988.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jasmine Crockett won&#8217;t campaign for Talarico in Senate race<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3691,"featured_media":2651263,"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\/03\/AP26024778753012.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4087,59577,34125,5894,3694],"class_list":["post-2651262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-campaign","tag-james-talarico","tag-jasmine-crockett","tag-politics","tag-texas"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26024778753012.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2651262","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\/3691"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2651262"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2651262\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2651266,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2651262\/revisions\/2651266"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2651263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2651262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2651262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2651262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}