AMARILLO, Texas \u2014 Jasmine Crockett has opened the Texas Democratic U.S. Senate primary with a commanding early advantage, according to new internal polling released by her campaign.<\/p>\n
The poll, conducted by HIT Strategies, surveyed 1,005 likely Democratic primary voters across Texas and shows Crockett leading her closest opponent by 13 percentage points. The survey carries a margin of error of \u00b13.21 percent and indicates that Crockett is approaching the 50 percent threshold needed to secure the nomination outright.<\/p>\n
According to the campaign, Crockett leads across every major demographic group and in all regions of the state, positioning her as the early frontrunner in the race.<\/p>\n
Terrance Woodbury, principal at HIT Strategies, said the results align with previous public polling and reflect a broad-based coalition of support.<\/p>\n
\u201cHIT Strategies used a gold-standard methodology, so there is no doubt about who is leading this race,\u201d Woodbury said. \u201cAcross every key demographic and in every region of Texas, Jasmine Crockett is leading with just under the 50 percent of the vote she will need to win this Democratic primary. This poll confirms what nearly every public poll has shown\u2014that she is the best-positioned candidate to both win the primary and rebuild and expand the Democratic electorate needed to capture this U.S. Senate seat.\u201d<\/p>\n
Crockett, who has been in the race just over a month, emphasized her aggressive early campaign schedule while continuing her duties in Congress.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been in this race for a little over a month while still showing up for my district in Washington,\u201d Crockett said. \u201cOn the weekends, I\u2019ve been pounding the pavement every chance I get\u2014we\u2019ve already done more than 30 events in over 15 cities, and that\u2019s just over the last two weekends alone.\u201d<\/p>\n
She added that the campaign has already mobilized volunteers across the state, including participation in nearly two dozen Martin Luther King Jr. Day parades.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis campaign will show up all across Texas\u2014urban, suburban, and rural\u2014because this coalition is for everyone who\u2019s had enough,\u201d Crockett said. \u201cThe system is broken. We see middle-class families paying more in taxes than billionaires, communities struggling to access healthcare and basic benefits, and working people being told there\u2019s \u2018not enough\u2019 while the wealthy continue to profit.\u201d<\/p>\n
Crockett framed her candidacy as a departure from traditional political norms, positioning herself as a fighter voters can trust.<\/p>\n
\u201cI refuse to accept politics as usual,\u201d she said. \u201cVoters are looking for leaders they know and fighters they trust in this moment. That cuts across every demographic, because we\u2019re all in this together. Texans know I\u2019m Texas tough\u2014and we\u2019re going to win this together.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dallas Weekly will continue to follow the Texas U.S. Senate race as the Democratic primary unfolds.<\/p>\n
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