The “not electable” excuse Dems use to harm qualified Black candidates.
asmine Crockett lost the 2026 Democratic primary for U.S. Senate to James Talarico.
The demographic breakdown of the vote told an uncomfortable story.
Roughly 70 percent of white Democrats voted for Talarico. Sixty-two percent of Latino Democrats voted for him. Seventy-one percent of Asian Democrats voted for him.
The only group tracked by exit polling that overwhelmingly supported Crockett were Black voters, 93 percent of whom backed her.
Polling just weeks before the election showed Crockett leading by nearly ten points.
Then the Democratic narrative machine kicked in.
Not a debate about qualifications. Not a discussion of policy differences. Not a serious comparison of records.
Instead, Democratic media voices and party insiders began repeating the same tired line that has been deployed against Black candidates for decades.
She’s not electable.
Ah yes. The ol’ not electable line. Washington’s favorite political deodorant for covering up left-wing biases nobody wants to admit.
So, who exactly is Jasmine Crockett?
Jasmine Felicia Crockett, born in 1981, is an American attorney and politician who has served as the U.S. Representative for Texas’s 30th congressional district since January 2023. The district includes much of Dallas. Before entering Congress, she served in the Texas House of Representatives.
Crockett was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of a pastor and a postal worker. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in business administration from Rhodes College and later a Juris Doctor from the University of Houston Law Center.
After law school she worked as a public defender in Bowie County, Texas before founding her own law firm focused on civil rights, criminal defense, and personal injury cases.
As a lawyer she represented thousands of clients, including more than 400 protesters pro bono during demonstrations following the killing of George Floyd. That work helped establish her reputation as a civil rights advocate long before she ever ran for office.
In Congress, she serves on the House Judiciary Committee and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. She also has held leadership roles representing freshman Democrats.
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