According to recent polling data, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) is the favored candidate among voters in her state for a Senate run in 2026. The controversial congresswoman currently leads a hypothetical group of candidates with 35 percent support. Following her is Rep. Colin Allred with 20 percent, while both failed presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke and Rep. Joaquin Castro are tied at 13 percent.
Only 18 percent of voters indicated they were uncertain about whom they would prefer to face against the winner of the GOP’s fiercely contested primary race. Senator John Cornyn, who is pursuing his fifth term, is encountering a challenge from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
The polling was carried out by the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which serves as the campaign arm for Senate Republicans.
“The multimodal survey of 566 likely Democratic primary voters was conducted between July 4 and 7. Although Crockett is leading the field well beyond the poll’s margin of error of plus or minus 3.03%, the liberal firebrand has not indicated that she is contemplating a run for the upper chamber,” reported The Daily Caller. “Crockett has emerged as one of the prominent voices in the party as Democrats contend over the most effective strategy to regain power. She often attracts controversy through her provocative statements and has labeled Trump supporters as mentally ill.”
Allred is currently the only prominent candidate in the race. However, he is burdened by his unsuccessful attempt to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) last year, ultimately squandering tens of millions of dollars on that endeavor.
Spokespersons for both Crockett and Allred did not respond to requests for comments regarding the poll.
While nothing has been officially announced, both Castro and O’Rourke, who have previously failed in political pursuits, are currently considering their candidacies. The deadline to enter the primary is the first week of December.
One of the objectives of the poll, which is part of a larger initiative encompassing five battleground states, is to assess whether Senate Republicans can maintain and potentially increase their 53-seat majority during the upcoming midterm elections next year.
Although the primary field in these five states has not yet been finalized, several of the most extreme left-wing candidates within the Democratic Party are either leading or are in close proximity to the frontrunner for their party.
Alarmingly, the survey also revealed that nearly 25% of likely Democratic primary voters expressed the belief that the Constitution ought to be “replaced or fundamentally altered.”