Jasmine Crockett Doesn't Rule Out Running For The Texas Senate In The Midterms: 'We'll Determine If There's Something To Actually Consider'

Rep. Jasmine Crockett didn't rule out running in the Texas Democratic Senate primary next year, saying that she has not formally taken steps to that end but that she will make a decision "depending on how many people reach out."

Crockett addressed the possibility in an Instagram post after the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) published a survey that has her leading the party's field in a hypothetical primary. Concretely, she leads the pack with 35% of the support, compared to former Senate candidate Colin Allred's 20%.

High-profile Texas Democrats Beto O'Rourke and Rep. Joaquin Castro both come in third with 13% of the votes, while an additional 18% chose not to pick a candidate. The survey was conducted among 566 likely Democratic primary voters and has a margin of error of +/- 3.03%.

"Allegedly it has me topping the field. I have been so busy in the House. That's been my focus. Depending on how many people reach out we'll determine if there's something to actually consider," Crockett said.

In another passage of the video, she added that "if there's a change of heart at any point in time on my end it will only be because I truly believe we collectively can get this done." "It means collecting a lot of money, traversing a very large state. It means connecting and meeting people where they are in a very short amount of time."

Allred has already launched his campaign. On July 1 he released a video claiming that the Trump administration has been increasing costs for Texans and blaming Cornyn for his role in enabling the scenario. "Texans are working harder than ever, not getting as much time with their kids, missing those special moments, all to be able to afford less," Allred says in a passage of the video.

"And the people that we elected to help, politicians like John Cornyn and Ken Paxton, are too corrupt to care about us and too weak to fight for us," Allred adds, acknowledging that he could end up running against the Texas attorney general.

In fact, a June poll shows Cornyn is trailing Paxton by 22 points in a race pitting two factions of MAGA Republicans against each other. The study, released by the Educational Freedom Institute and conducted by pollster Robert Blizzard, showed Paxton leading Cornyn 50% to 28% among Republican primary voters.