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Jasmine Crockett: “The best that my opponent...was doing was tying with Kim…”

Featuring: Jasmine Crockett, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 30

Jasmine Crockett discusses her campaign for U.S. Senate, compares ICE operations to "slave patrols"

Published January 27, 2026 | Video Starts at 08:31

… poll was skewed against me, yet I was actually still beating Ken Paxton in that poll. The best that my opponent, who's been in this race for some months now, The best that my opponent...was doing was tying with Kim Paxton. And that is still not considering all the people that typically don't vote. One of the things that we've got to do is we've got to figure out who can excite the base. (08:31–08:40)

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Asserts that Jasmine Crockett's opponent was only tying with Ken Paxton in the same poll.

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“They put 25% of the Democratic primary as independents.”
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“African Americans overwhelmingly support me.”
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“I'm still in the lead with Latinos.”
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“I'm the only person in this race that has ever polled ahead of any Republican.”
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“I do have a Clear ID Act, a bill that I filed a while ago.”
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