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Can Crockett hold her seat in the House? I hope so. (Original Post) OAITW r.2.0 Mar 3 OP
Filing deadline already passed I believe SSJVegeta Mar 3 #1
She's got a national future, regardless of how this works out. OAITW r.2.0 Mar 3 #6
I'm not so hopeful SSJVegeta Mar 3 #7
Yes, but in the media, and likely not elected politics. Celerity Mar 4 #30
I was wondering about that too! Enter stage left Mar 3 #2
No. She could only file for one race. She chose senate. Texas had a primary for every partisan seat yesterday. . LeftInTX Mar 4 #23
I thought you could run for two seats in texas...lloyd Benson was on for VP and senator JT45242 Mar 4 #39
Senators only run for office every six years. It's not unusual for them to run for higher office on off years. LeftInTX Mar 4 #46
In 1988 he was on the ballot for both Senate and VP (double checked) JT45242 Mar 4 #47
VP is an appointed position. LBJ did not participate in a 1960 presidential primary. LeftInTX Mar 4 #49
I wondered this too, especially after we lost Katie Porter Deuxcents Mar 3 #3
And I hate that we lost Katie and might lose Jasmine. Marie Marie Mar 4 #14
No. ananda Mar 3 #4
No, she forfeits her seat to run. Coventina Mar 3 #5
I want her to be Talarico's chief of staff. Frasier Balzov Mar 3 #8
That's not going to happen MichMan Mar 3 #9
I agree!!! LeftInTX Mar 4 #24
So she should go from being an elected member of Congress niyad Mar 4 #18
I mean if Talarico wins the nomination. Frasier Balzov Mar 4 #20
no way in hell is that going to happen Skittles Mar 4 #26
I just Hope the Very Best for Jasmine Crockett's Cha Mar 4 #37
I don't see that happening pinkstarburst Mar 4 #41
I think she was redistricted out. Orangepeel Mar 4 #10
Correct H2O Man Mar 4 #12
Perhaps she can run as an independent MichMan Mar 4 #11
No, Texas has a reasonable strong Sore Loser election law Brother Buzz Mar 4 #15
I wish every state did MichMan Mar 4 #16
I did not know this! LeftInTX Mar 4 #25
No spoilers, Democrats have no business being sore losers. Pisces Mar 4 #17
Absolutely not. Why in the world should the vote be divided in a state where Dems haven't won a senate seat in decades? themaguffin Mar 4 #42
Even if she ran as an Independent it would only split our vote and hand the seat to the GOP. Towlie Mar 4 #45
She's out. Re-districting took her seat. Melon Mar 4 #13
No, Crockett was gerrymandered out of her seat LetMyPeopleVote Mar 4 #19
No, the primary was today karynnj Mar 4 #21
That's it for Crockett Witnessof Trump Mar 4 #22
MS NOW contract inbound for January 2027.... Celerity Mar 4 #27
Yep Witnessof Trump Mar 4 #29
Candidate for President in 2028 or VP Pick ? thought crime Mar 4 #33
I doubt either. She may run for POTUS in 2028, but will have little chance (IMHO) of winning the Dem nomination. Celerity Mar 4 #36
Good analysis; you're probably right as usual. thought crime Mar 4 #43
IMHO Crockett should have run for re-election in either her current district (TX-30) or where her home is now drawn (TX- Celerity Mar 4 #44
I agree with you AZProgressive Mar 4 #50
I wouldn't bet on that. I doubt she's done with oasis Mar 4 #28
LOL Skittles Mar 4 #31
Bra.. Witnessof Trump Mar 4 #32
it would appear to be the GOP who LOST Skittles Mar 4 #34
Ok Witnessof Trump Mar 4 #35
Oh Jasmine Crockett Will BE Seen Again. Cha Mar 4 #38
Sounds serious Torchlight Mar 4 #48
She remains in her current seat through the end of the year. Wiz Imp Mar 4 #40

Celerity

(54,450 posts)
30. Yes, but in the media, and likely not elected politics.
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 03:04 AM
Mar 4

Now we need the christofash crim Paxton to win the Rethug run-off over Cornyn and we just might win the Senate seat (Talarico v Paxton was the ideal match-up before the voting started).

LeftInTX

(34,317 posts)
23. No. She could only file for one race. She chose senate. Texas had a primary for every partisan seat yesterday. .
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 02:49 AM
Mar 4

All of the congressional seats now have a general election candidate or are heading into a runoff.

JT45242

(4,049 posts)
39. I thought you could run for two seats in texas...lloyd Benson was on for VP and senator
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 06:27 AM
Mar 4

I remember that being a big deal. Or is that only for federal and state office?

Texas residents?

LeftInTX

(34,317 posts)
46. Senators only run for office every six years. It's not unusual for them to run for higher office on off years.
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 02:40 PM
Mar 4


Think of Ted Cruz 2016. Elected in 2012. Not up for re-election until 2018. Free to run for office in 2016

JT45242

(4,049 posts)
47. In 1988 he was on the ballot for both Senate and VP (double checked)
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 04:26 PM
Mar 4

Apparently LBJ pushed a law through in 1959 so he could run for Senate and VP in the same election in case JFK lost.

Apparently, according to an NPR article https://www.npr.org/sections/politicaljunkie/2009/04/on_this_day_in_1959_texas_pass.html

it is specific to Senate and either VP or President not two seats in the legislature.

LeftInTX

(34,317 posts)
49. VP is an appointed position. LBJ did not participate in a 1960 presidential primary.
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 06:43 PM
Mar 4
LBJ threw his hat in the ring at the Democratic convention. He lost. His official presidential campaign lasted one week!!! And the only people that voted for him were DNC delegates. He was then nominated for VP.



Johnson had already won his senate primary in May.

I don't know of another case, where this has occurred again in recent history and think it's moot. All states now have presidential primaries or caucuses. Keep in mind, this was also put to test when the DNC had a second presidential primary in July 2024 after Joe Biden withdrew. There are now much stricter rules/laws about who becomes the presidential nominee for a major party. Kamala's nomination required a second primary consisting of DNC delegates. . She had to win the primary in order to secure the nomination. In today's day and age, Johnson would not be allowed to throw his hat in the presidential ring at the convention.

Did someone who had won a primary in their respective race earlier in 2024 also participate in the DNC's second primary? Who knows? I would have to research.

Bentsen was appointed on the same ticket as Dukakis. Hence, he did not file in two primaries at the same time. Since VP is not on a primary ballot.

Same with Paul Ryan. He was not on a primary for VP.

Johnson could run on the same ticket at Kennedy because VP is not an elected position. If he had won the nominee, who knows what would have happened? But in today's day and age primaries matter. Johnson did not participate in a presidential primary in 1960, unless you call a nomination at the convention a presidential primary. He previously won his senate primary in May 1960.



All I know is that Texas did not participate in a 1960 presidential primary.



Back in the day, political parties were poorly regulated. Fast forward to the federal elections commission and all the filing rules, Johnson's campaign for president wouldn't fly.

I live in Texas. You can not file for two seats at the same time! We even have sore loser laws that prevent primary losers from running as independents.

Also Texas has all of their primaries on the same day. (Some state stagger their primaries, but Texas does not)


9. Can a candidate file an application for more than one office in the same election?
No. A candidate cannot file applications for two or more offices that will be voted on at one or more elections held on the same day. For example, a candidate could not file an application for city council and school board if those elections will be held on the same day. If a candidate files more than one application for a place on the ballot, each application filed subsequent to the first application is invalid. [Secs. 52.034, 141.033]
https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/candidates/guide/2026/faqs.shtml

Marie Marie

(11,322 posts)
14. And I hate that we lost Katie and might lose Jasmine.
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 12:12 AM
Mar 4

They both had such a way with simple language projecting a powerful message. We need them both back in Washington.

Frasier Balzov

(5,064 posts)
8. I want her to be Talarico's chief of staff.
Tue Mar 3, 2026, 11:47 PM
Mar 3

A senator's chief of staff's salary is almost as much as the senator's salary.

The two of them together could be a powerful joint force advancing legislative policy objectives if they see those objectives in essentially the same way.

Is this practical? Or do they hate each other's guts? I certainly hope not.

niyad

(132,516 posts)
18. So she should go from being an elected member of Congress
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 01:37 AM
Mar 4

with national visibility to being an invisible staffer? Do you have any idea how sexist and offensive that sounds, whatever your actual intentions with that post may be?

Frasier Balzov

(5,064 posts)
20. I mean if Talarico wins the nomination.
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 02:10 AM
Mar 4

If Crockett has lost, then what will be her visibility?

Will she campaign for him and be a media surrogate for him?

That would be great! But then what of her future after November?

If Talarico wins the seat, I think the offer should at least be made.

Whoever he might otherwise have in mind for the job can't possibly be as big help to him and the People of Texas as Jasmine Crockett would be.

Unless she litigates her primary loss and the two of them end up hating each other's guts.

Cha

(319,168 posts)
37. I just Hope the Very Best for Jasmine Crockett's
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 04:51 AM
Mar 4

Future...She's a Strong Voice For Our Democracy!

Brother Buzz

(39,917 posts)
15. No, Texas has a reasonable strong Sore Loser election law
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 12:20 AM
Mar 4
Texas Election Code - ELEC § 162.015. Restrictions on Candidacy in General Election by Candidate or Voter in Primary

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A person who voted at a primary election or who was a candidate for nomination in a primary is ineligible for a place on the ballot for the succeeding general election for state and county officers as:

(1) an independent candidate for an office for which a candidate was nominated in the primary; or

(2) the nominee of a political party other than the party holding the primary in which the person voted or was a candidate.

(b) A person who was a candidate for nomination in a primary election is ineligible for a place on the list of write-in candidates for the succeeding general election for state and county officers as a write-in candidate for the office sought by that candidate in the primary.

themaguffin

(5,226 posts)
42. Absolutely not. Why in the world should the vote be divided in a state where Dems haven't won a senate seat in decades?
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 10:32 AM
Mar 4

or for any reason. Let some right winger run as independent.

Towlie

(5,577 posts)
45. Even if she ran as an Independent it would only split our vote and hand the seat to the GOP.
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 01:49 PM
Mar 4

Voting with more than two choices is always flawed. A fictitious example:

Crockett (I), 30%
Talarico (D), 30%
Paxton (R) 40%

60% voted against Paxton in favor of a Democrat, yet Paxton wins.


LetMyPeopleVote

(179,958 posts)
19. No, Crockett was gerrymandered out of her seat
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 01:39 AM
Mar 4

Crockett ran for senate because she was gerrymandered out You can not run for two positions at the same time in Texas

Celerity

(54,450 posts)
36. I doubt either. She may run for POTUS in 2028, but will have little chance (IMHO) of winning the Dem nomination.
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 04:23 AM
Mar 4

I see very little chance we risk nominating a female POTUS candidate for the 3rd time in the last 4 cycles. The US is simply too misogynistic atm.

Also, the US deep racism and religious bias (against non Christians) needs to be taken into account. Same for homophobia (especially against gay men, as lesbians tend to have easier times getting elected now).

As for VP, she presents a chance to become a focal point of attacks from the right designed to scare off swing voters, moderates, centrists, white suburbanites, etc, which breaks the old rule number 1 for VP chosing (do no harm).

On election night 2024, when it was clear that Harris had lost, I predicted 2 white, straight, centre left Christian males as our 2028 ticket.

As a mixed race (genetic WWIII in a human body, lol: mum is a Bajan (Barbados) mixed race black/etc West Indian, plus white Swedish (my father is 100 per cent Swede), Han Chinese, Lebanese, Sephardic Portuguese Jewish, East Indian, etc), lesbian, atheist, social democratic (NOT democratic socialist) type progressive female, that prediction pains me, but I am nothing if not a realist and pragmatic when it comes to my predictions and what is needed to win in a fucked up Trumpian-inflected splintered national electoral ecosphere.

Crockett comes with more inherent risk than potential gain IMHO.

Same for AOC and a 2028 POTUS run. Hopefully she runs for Schumer's NY Senate seat in 2028, whether he runs for re-election again or not, as she is blocked from House leadership by the moderate/centrist/conservative Dem caucuses (with help as of late, sadly, from the retiring Pelosi). Some of groups (and individual members of them) detest AOC, like many in the extraordinarily problematic (on many issues and stances) No Labels-spawned Problem Solvers Caucus.

That all said, I absolutely respect a differing opinion in regards to my predictions.

Cheers,

Cel





thought crime

(1,578 posts)
43. Good analysis; you're probably right as usual.
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 12:36 PM
Mar 4

I'm just tired of Democrats being so risk-averse, to the point that it probably turns off some voters; especially young voters. I agree that AOC's best move is to run for Senate, but I would love to see Jasmine Crockett in the presidential primaries, partly to make them more exciting and draw viewers, but I also do think she is so bright and interesting that she could take off like a rocket in those debates.

My worst fear is that she would opt to be some panelist on a CNN show when we have such a need for better elected officials.

Celerity

(54,450 posts)
44. IMHO Crockett should have run for re-election in either her current district (TX-30) or where her home is now drawn (TX-
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 12:53 PM
Mar 4
33, which has parts of her old district in it now).

It is not like she is vastly geographically removed from the new TX-30, map, and there is no requirement at all to live within a boundary of a House district. Multiple Dems have lived outside of the House districts they represented or currently represent.

2 very well-known examples: Maxine Waters is one, and the now deceased John Conyers lived outside his old Detroit district for ages.

AZProgressive

(29,929 posts)
50. I agree with you
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 06:52 PM
Mar 4

I think the problem with the last 3 Presidential cycles we ran somewhat insincere politicians and even though Trump lies more than any other politician he comes across as "authentic".

I think Democrats need their own authenticity and if that happens to be a female Presidential candidate I'm in favor of that. I just think the problem with Clinton or Harris is they didn't come across as sincere.

Skittles

(171,745 posts)
34. it would appear to be the GOP who LOST
Wed Mar 4, 2026, 03:21 AM
Mar 4

they would very much have preferred Crockett so they could pull their usual racist, misogynist bullshit

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