
Former Democratic Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke flashed a smile Tuesday when asked about the prospect of his fellow Texan, Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett, launching a Senate run.
O’Rourke, a previously failed candidate for the upper chamber, signaled that he might support Crockett’s candidacy if she chooses to enter the Senate race, calling the foe of President Donald Trump “fantastic,” according to a video exclusively obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. Crockett has not shut the door on entering her state’s 2026 Senate contest following the release of polling first reported by the DCNF that showed the left-wing firebrand would be the runaway frontrunner in the Democratic primary if she jumped into the mix.
“I think Jasmine Crockett is fantastic, so if that’s what she wants to do more power to her,” O’Rourke said when asked about whether he would support Crockett’s hypothetical candidacy. O’Rourke also mounted failed bids for president in 2020 and for governor in 2022, losing three major races within a span of four years.
Democrats are once again dreaming of flipping Texas blue during the 2026 midterms following a string of unsuccessful runs by O’Rourke and former Democratic Texas Rep. Colin Allred to defeat Republican incumbents. O’Rourke answered “I don’t know” when asked Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” if he plans to mount another Senate bid during the midterms.
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