Back in December, when Texas Representative Jasmine Crockett announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Senate in 2026, you could almost hear the faint echo of Texas Republican campaign professionals whooping “YEE-HAW!” and tossing their Stetson hats in the air.

Republicans have long been on a high state of alert in the Lone Star State, given the likelihood of incumbent Senator John Cornyn losing his primary to the (intensely divisive and demonstrably corrupt) MAGA state attorney general, Ken Paxton. Trump’s approval numbers in Texas are currently hovering in the mid-40s — not much better than his national average — and ...

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