Jasmine Crockett Claims Zohran Mamdani’s Win In Blue NYC Is Sign She Can Win Red Texas

Democratic Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett told MS NOW host Chris Hayes Tuesday that Democratic Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani of New York City’s election win was a sign that she could flip Texas.

Crockett announced her candidacy for the Senate seat held by Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas Tuesday, prompting former Democratic Rep. Colin Allred of Texas to run for a House seat instead. Crockett highlighted Mamdani’s labeling of President Donald Trump as a “fascist” when she laid out her logic.

“Mamdani has not backed down whatsoever from his rhetoric against the president in the Oval Office. He stood — he stood there and he said what he said about him being a fascist, yet he was able to win those voters,” Crockett claimed. “So Democrats that believe the only way that you can win is by being soft and sounding like a Republican, that is not true. What people are looking for are people that are tough and are fighters and are going to fight for them.”

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Mamdani defeated former Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York and Republican mayoral nominee Curtis Sliwa Nov. 4 in the race to replace outgoing independent Mayor Eric Adams. Mamdani campaigned on left-wing policies