Jasmine Crockett Trailing Democrat Primary Opponent Less Than 50 Days From Election Day: POLL

Democratic Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett is trailing her rival, Texas state legislator James Talarico, by nearly double digits, less than 50 days before the March 3 primary, according to new polling.

An Emerson College Polling/Nexstar Media survey released Thursday found that 47% of Democratic primary voters support Talarico, 38% back Crockett and 15% are undecided. The rival duo are vying to take on Republican Texas Sen. John Cornyn, who is himself facing a competitive three-way GOP primary against Attorney General Ken Paxton and Rep. Wesley Hunt.

Talarico, a seminary student who has previously argued “God is nonbinary,” has a 22-point advantage with men over Crockett while women are roughly evenly split between the duo, according to executive director of Emerson College Polling Spencer Kimball. Nearly 60% of Hispanic Democrats broke for Talarico while eight in ten black Democrats supported Crockett, according to the survey.

Crockett, a divisive figure within the Democratic Party, has come under recent scrutiny for claiming Latino voters have a “slave mentality” for supporting restrictive immigration policies in a 2024 interview with Vanity Fair. The Texas Democrats’ torrent of hostile comments toward President Donald Trump and prominent Republicans could also alienate