"According to NOTUS's Reese Gorman, Republicans' Senate campaign arm has actively worked behind the scenes to encourage Rep. Jasmine Crockett to jump into the Senate Democratic primary in Texas, believing she will be the easiest opponent to beat. The GOP, per Gorman, viewed both declared Democrats already competing for their party's nomination, Colin Allred and James Talarico, as formidable. Republican insiders don't share the same view of Crockett."
"The National Republican Senatorial Committee put out a poll in July with Crockett's name included, which showed her as the leading Democrat in a hypothetical matchup. When we saw the results, we were like, OK, we got to disseminate this far and wide,' a source familiar with the process told NOTUS. The fact that Crockett was included in the poll was no accident."
The NRSC worked to encourage Rep. Jasmine Crockett to enter Texas's 2026 Senate race, viewing her as a weaker Democratic nominee compared with Colin Allred and James Talarico. The committee commissioned a July poll that included Crockett and showed her leading in a hypothetical matchup, then circulated those results broadly. Additional surveys began to include Crockett and showed similar surges, amplifying momentum around her candidacy. NRSC operatives took credit for orchestrating the polling narrative. Prominent Republicans, including Karl Rove and Senator John Cornyn, publicly celebrated Crockett's emergence.
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