Jasmine Crockett Takes Heat For Defeat Against James Talarico In Texas: 'Literally Had No Ground Game'

Rep. Jasmine Crockett is taking heat for her defeat in Texas' Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate against James Talarico.

Speaking to Politico, state Rep. Jolanda Jones, a fellow Democrat, said that "people who don't understand politics will be upset because Jasmine was their hero," but those who "understand politics" could see that she "literally had no ground game." "This L is on her," she added.

The outlet spoke with Black Democratic strategists, who voiced frustration about the way the campaign was conducted and listed a series of shortcomings, including a lack of focus and campaign structure, as well as a media strategy that relied too heavily on social media and too little on television ad buys.

Political strategist and social media influencer Tayhlor Coleman also raised concerns about Black voters potentially not going to vote as a result of Crockett's loss to a White man. "A lot of Black women who work in the Democratic Party, vote for Democrats, organize for Democrats, have always had a sense of this."

"It is a lot more apparent now: A lot of people in the Democratic Party want our labor, they do not want our leadership," Coleman added.

Former deputy campaign manager Karrol Rimal, a spokesperson for Crockett, rejected criticism, calling those who did "Monday morning quarterbacks."

"This was the most expensive Democratic primary ever in Texas with the overwhelming majority of those dollars being spent on attacks against the Congresswoman," she said.

"Despite being outspent, she held our own and excited an untapped base of support for Democrats with record numbers of first time primary voters. There was also the intentional voter suppression of voters in Dallas and Williamson counties. That can not be ignored."

Crockett conceded the election on Wednesday and said the party must "rally around our nominee." "I'm committed to doing my part and will continue working to elect Democrats up and down the ballot," Crockett added.

The Democratic candidate will face the winner between incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton after neither managed to get more than 50% of the vote in the Republican primary.