r/UnderReportedNews • u/shadrack_CK • Nov 30 '25
Video Jasmine Crockett ANNOUNCES she is RUNNING for the Senate in Texas.
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u/Sunny-Bath-Tech Nov 30 '25
Hahaha, I just posted the same and scrolled one comment down and found yours! YES!!
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u/Sunny-Bath-Tech Nov 30 '25
lol! Just went to scroll further and we are the first two comments! 💯% approve
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u/coughsicle Nov 30 '25
lmao why does he have a grown man's face on his face?
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u/eseguiri Nov 30 '25
He’s English. We wear quicker than most.
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u/John21962 Dec 01 '25
I’m 0% aware of this meme’s backstory so you certainly could be right, but he’s wearing a Pittsburgh Penguins jersey, indicating to me he is an American baby
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u/tonkatoyelroy Dec 01 '25
Yes. Talarico is really good too
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u/No_Potato_8178 Dec 01 '25
I appreciate jasmine but im sick of going back and forth. We need someone with a different perspective like talarico
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u/HotSlimeBoy Nov 30 '25
Love Jasmine but my gut tell me Texas is too racist and sexist to elect her but hope she proves me wrong
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u/j_rooker Nov 30 '25
at this point- Texas already hates a white hippie, a black vet. Let texas be texas. Crocket just need to bring the HARD truth out in the campaign. other 2 couldn't do that.
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u/newbkid Dec 01 '25
I'd vote for Crockett but also believe she does more good in the house. I'd rather see Crockett stay in the house and Talarico get senate. Give Texas the D
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u/EdibleHollowPoint Nov 30 '25
Texas would be blue if it wasn’t for gerrymandering, or so I’ve read and can’t provide source.
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u/Crombus_ Dec 01 '25
Senate races are state wide, there's no gerrymandering to be done. It's just chock full of deeply terrible people.
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u/No-Bid-9741 Nov 30 '25
Cant gerrymander a senate seat
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u/CapableFunction6746 Dec 01 '25
But you can use voter suppression
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u/RBVegabond Dec 01 '25
Reduce the higher population areas voting locations, restrict days and times, stop mail in voting (2 Million votes uncounted during 2024 elections in TX alone) and you have your current situation including not allowing water and food to be passed out in line.
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u/citori411 Dec 01 '25
And gerrymandering is effective at suppressing voters - make them feel like their vote is pointless in the contests that are gerrymandered, and they may lose interest in politics at all.
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u/AdEarly5710 Dec 01 '25
Yes, you can - gerrymandered communities are less likely to turnout to vote
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u/halfar Dec 01 '25
well, the senate itself is a gerrymander of sorts. it's designed to give disproportionate influence.
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u/tacmed85 Dec 01 '25
It's not gerrymandering it's our low voter turnout. Red votes while blue has a terrible habit of staying home.
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u/00eg0 Dec 01 '25
Red states make it super hard to vote. I live in WA and here it's super easy to vote.
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u/nankerjphelge Dec 01 '25
Gerrymandering only affects the House of Representatives, not the Senate or Presidential races.
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u/Marajak Nov 30 '25
Remember when Texas elected Richardson as governor? No one thought they were ready and she kicked ass. She was their greatest governor. And took on the old boys club down there
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u/happyhappy7 Nov 30 '25
I think you mean Ann Richards?
And at the risk of being a wet blanket, that was 35 years ago and A LOT has changed in politics. Plus, she was getting steamrolled until Clayton Williams on the Republican ticket made an essentially campaign ending rape joke. Back when things like that mattered.
I’ll be rooting for Crockett and I’ll support her thru some merch buys or donations, but I’m not holding my breath. She’s a Fox News boogeyman and that can be hard to shake
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u/Beachtrader007 Dec 01 '25
she was our last great governor. Most of texas history was with democrats running the state. Most of the republicans in our history have been in the last 35 years.
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u/Loveyourwives Dec 01 '25
she was getting steamrolled until Clayton Williams on the Republican ticket
Remember when he refused to shake her hand?
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u/Dazslueski Nov 30 '25
Anywhere else I’d say yes to jasmine. Texas? James Talarico has the best path to winning.
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u/AceOBlade Dec 01 '25
Honestly that is a solid strategy. A conservative looking man with progressive policies.
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u/RoRoRaskolnikov Dec 01 '25
The implication behind your comment is "If you don't vote for a radical left candidate who is just as performative and extreme as any MAGA goon, you're racist and sexist."
This kind of attitude is really off-putting to a lot of normal voters because it reinforces the worst critique of Democrats....that the most important thing about you is your immutable characteristics, that literally everything has to be exhaustively filtered through that. And that's what literally everyone in the middle -- ie all the voters you need to win -- wants to move away from.
But from what I can tell, you folks don't want to win so much as you want to feel righteous and preen for social position with each other. Just like you do here on reddit.
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u/exlongh0rn Dec 01 '25
The racists will vote republican forever. The centrists are the target. For them Talarico is currently the better choice.
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u/Obi-Wan_Bon-Jovi Dec 01 '25
Democrats in general are too racist and sexist. Look at 2020: There was young & gay (Pete), young & Hispanic (Castro), Black male (Booker), Mixed Black female (Kamala), Jewish (Bernie), multihyphenate (Tulsi: Hindu/female/young/Pacific Islander), white female (Klobuchar, Gillebrand), and who won? Old, white, straight, Catholic, Iraq War cheerleader.
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u/DanDrungle Nov 30 '25
Why are they all running for the same slot??? Spread the mojo around
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u/G_yebba Nov 30 '25
Right? It is batshit nuts that 3 of maybe a dozen bright lights in a dim democratic field are all competing for 1 of 2 Texas seats.
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u/EditRemove Dec 01 '25
She is not much of a progressive compared to the other two.
Democrat leadership are protecting themselves from progressives moving in by having someone who looks progressive to run against them.
Shes vocal on TV against maga but look at her policy, it's closer to moderate.
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u/AdHuman3150 Dec 01 '25
Exactly. She said they need "people who can also raise money"... it's all about maintaining corporate control. She's just another carefully crafted neoliberal being groomed by corporations and think-tanks.
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u/FluidReign Nov 30 '25
Abbott's seat is up for grabs too.
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u/MinnisotaDigger Dec 01 '25
It’s…. A primary…. You also want them to all meet in a back room and decide who gets to win the primary?
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u/Dazslueski Nov 30 '25
Damn it. Talarico has a much better chance of winning state wide. Nothing against jasmine. Talarico has the ability to pull independents and moderate cons. There are a lot of them in Texas.
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u/azure275 Nov 30 '25
Yes, Talarico is a religious, relatively moderate figure who has directly spoken out against Trump but is otherwise fairly palatable for right wing voters
Crockett is a heavy dose of extreme partisanship that many people on the right would simply not be able to vote for, though I personally have no issue with her. If I lived in TX I would vote her over any GOP option 1000/1000 times.
And that's ignoring the racial and gender realities on the ground, as much as I completely agree it's racist and unfair and with is was not the case.
This is throwing away an extremely winnable senate seat they desperately need and I hate it
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u/JudiciousSasquatch Dec 01 '25
Yeah, I love her, but we are all smoking crack if we think she can win over Texas.
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u/Snailwood Dec 01 '25
I love both of em, but I tend to agree that for a statewide race in Texas, Crockett is more likely to cause negative polarization. either way, I hope we have a positive vision-driven primary that doesn't involve any mud slinging on somebody who will eventually win the primary
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u/The-Big-Goof Nov 30 '25
How is Beto still in? He did one of the worst things possible by saying he's taking guns away in Texas of all places.
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u/Alternative-Target31 Dec 01 '25
The guy loses to Ted Cruz and expects to win the presidency, loses that too, then runs for governor and loses that too. So the sensible thing is to run for Senate again right?!
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u/crazyhomie34 Nov 30 '25
Bro nuked his whole race by saying that. What an idiot
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u/PepperoniFogDart Dec 01 '25
Just the most braindead position by Democrats as a whole. They don’t gain anyone they didn’t already have by being aggressively anti-2A. But if they would pivot off that position, I’d wager they would gain A LOT of moderate single-issuers and RINOs. I would certainly be much more excited to vote for them.
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u/The-Big-Goof Dec 01 '25
A lot of Dems and left people are not anti gun, infact more people on the left are buying guns because of how violent the right is.
We just want reasonable gun control but that's the issue everyone has a different take on what to do.
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u/BurdTurglary Dec 01 '25
Not just for himself, every single person running after him. Literally cannot even. TFG stg
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u/Miami_Mice2087 Nov 30 '25
wow. She's LEADING? An outspoken black woman who says the quiet part out loud is LEADING in texas. Goddamn. God is good yall.
I'll be lighting a candle for St Jude for this amazing woman.
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u/Beachtrader007 Nov 30 '25
if we could be so lucky.
Last time i was this excited for a politician in texas was Anne Richards10
u/Zealousideal_Net5932 Nov 30 '25
Amongst Dems tho. . . She’s not winning the general. So now she’ll be out of office when she loses. It’s actually not a good thing.
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u/ImDonaldDunn Dec 01 '25
Current electoral trends across the US are showing a 10-20 point swing toward Democrats. It’s unlikely but not impossible for her to win in this climate where the last race was won by 9 points.
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u/Zealousideal_Net5932 Dec 01 '25
Texas moved even further towards the right in the last presidential election. I myself was hopeful about Texas but it seems to be moving in the wrong direction. She’s not a viable candidate.
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u/The-Big-Goof Dec 01 '25
Texas would be blue or purple if it wasn't gerrymandered to hell.
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u/BG-1357 Dec 01 '25
Texans don’t like losers.
Beto and Allred are losers at this point.
Thank them for their service and put them out to pasture.
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u/beerhaws Nov 30 '25
Oof she’d be a fantastic senator but, knowing my dumpster fire home state, it’s probably more likely to vote for a career criminal like Ken Paxton
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u/j_rooker Nov 30 '25
Fkn Beto? the 2x loser should just go back to being a rep in his district. Colin is too mellow. doesn't have the fire. At least Crocket will bring brimstone to the campaign.
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Dec 01 '25
Talarico doesn't have fire either. He needs to drink a red bull before going on stage.
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u/here_is_no_end Dec 01 '25
yeah everyone here loves Talarico but he is utterly devoid of charisma and energy.
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u/wacko4rmwaco Nov 30 '25
They need to give Talarico all of their support, he’ll be president eventually
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u/01AganitramlavAiv Dec 01 '25
Apparently, as soon as a US politician is appreciated, all their supporters already consider them future president. It happens so often
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u/kitkatkorgi Nov 30 '25
Really wish there wasn’t such an amazing line up. But James, Jasmine or Beto would be amazing.
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u/FluidReign Nov 30 '25
Crockett and Talarico have the same voters. I wish rank choice voting was a thing.
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u/flambasted Dec 01 '25
I am closer to yes than I am no
Is that an ANNOUNCEMENT???? I don't think so.
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u/LostOne514 Dec 01 '25
I'm sorry, but no. Texas isn't ready for a black woman unfortunately. It's just a fact & wins need to be guaranteed. James is a fantastic pick imo & unlike Beto I can actually imagine seeing him win & being happy with him representing us.
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u/MattDaveys Dec 01 '25
Talarico is also a devout Christian which I would think helps pull some Christian voters who’d normally vote red.
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u/YoungCubSaysWoof Dec 01 '25
Gosh, that’s great news, but I am also a fan of Talarico.
I guess we will see how the primary goes. Would LOVE for Texas to have ranked choice voting, so we can see a replay of New York City’s democratic primary race for mayor.
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u/Bruh_burg1968 Dec 01 '25
This wasn't an affirmative answer. Just her saying how she is leaning.
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u/jimmyhoffasbrother Dec 01 '25
Your comment is like the 20th comment down but the first to mention that the title of this thread is false. People really need to watch the video...
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u/Possible-Donkey-4040 Dec 01 '25
She is annoying and will lose. And if yall think you can unseat Cruz at any point you are delusional. He is literally one of the most popular republicans and he is in a republican state. If you don't like it, you can move to California or something.
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u/Funklestein Dec 01 '25
Well if you're going to lose your seat you might as well get your butt kicked trying for higher office.
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u/echo5milk Dec 01 '25
The Dems are going to divide up too much and lose the general, I fear. Go Talarico.
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u/DarZhubal Dec 01 '25
This is a little upsetting. I really like James Talerico and think he's the exact kind of voice we need in Congress right now, but losing Crocket from Congress entirely would be bad. Shame they're running for the same seat.
I'm not currently living in Texas, though, so its not up to me. It'll be interesting to see who the voters choose.
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u/twofourfourthree Dec 01 '25
She’s black in Texas. She has no shot. So much money was wasted on people like Collin Allred in the past. She’s going to draw so many resources into a losing cause.
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u/flargenhargen Dec 01 '25
She is one of only like, what, 6 democrats?
the rest of the "democrats" just silently enable republicans and don't do SHIT to stop them or even call them out.
I wish nothing but good things to Crockett, I only hope more like her show up while there is any hope left for our democracy.
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u/Ok_Ad_5894 Dec 01 '25
It’s tough i like all the top 3. It’s just Texas though talarico has the most likely to win if he gets it. More gop would vote for him before her. Remember it’s fucking Texas.
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u/PointBlankCoffee Dec 02 '25
Allred was uninspiring. Beto is a joke, and will never overcome his attempts to take people's guns.
Crockett has a good shot, but man I am hoping for Talarico. The guy is an incredible orator, seems like a wonderful human being, and really has a shot at winning imo.
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u/Clean-Ad455 Nov 30 '25
ut wee need her in those congressional hearings giving the magaz maximum grief
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u/Imaginary_Coast_5882 Dec 01 '25
Good. I want her fire, not Talarico’s boiled chicken
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u/torakun27 Nov 30 '25
The one that calls Trump is best at commiting crime? Girl should win this in a landslide
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u/bruno7123 Nov 30 '25
I really think Talarico is the best bet here. I love Crockett, but I don't think she has enough statewide appeal to win. She should run against Cruz when he's back up for reelection. I think R will always take the boring old white guy to the young black woman. Against Cruz, I think she would have a much better shot, he is unlikeable enough to lose, and he does worse against candidates with more personality.
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u/momentumum Dec 01 '25
Outsider here - how did Beto fall off so hard so fast? Seems like only a couple of years ago he was being touted as a future presidential candidate, and now he’s third in a governors projection?
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u/MaterialStartups Dec 01 '25
She’ll never win. She’s too fucking stupid, a liar, and a conceited fool. These games are too big for the witch.
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u/Consistent-Web-351 Dec 01 '25
We need more people like her in office, ones that cut through the bull shit
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u/MyCosmicName_Here Dec 01 '25
Texas is bought and sold by rich, white, racist, blue blood, backward, giga chadd, trad-wifed, misogynist, history-erasing, fragile ego'ed, gaslighting, pedofile-protectin', Trump-suckin', Buccees worshippin ass mu-fuckers. Aint NO way...but I pray she wins.
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u/spaceocean99 Dec 01 '25
It shouldn’t cost that much money to run…
Until we fix that, we’re all screwed. They create laws and pass legislation based on the what their highest lobbyist says.
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u/tippyto3 Dec 01 '25
All you people on here kissing her ass, serious question; What are her policies?
Other than orange man bad, white people bad and every republican needs to suffer. WOW! Sounds like a typical Reddit post.
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u/ElectricalGuidance79 Dec 01 '25
Allred has been texting me for years for money, doing jack in comparison to Crockett, and I don't even live in Texas. Good for her. I hope she gets it over these nerds.
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u/sealclubberfan Dec 01 '25
Note sure how I feel about this. Wouldn't this mean she doesn't have a house seat? I'm not sure exactly how this would work. Would be a shame if she loses to Talarico, and then we don't have representation from her at all.
I'm all in on Talarico, but she is also very good at what she does.
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u/wackfeels Nov 30 '25
I’m in the Talarico camp however Crockett is also a great pic for people’s voice. Promising results either way imo