Texas Dem Senate primary fractures over race rhetoric as ‘mediocre’ jab, ‘oppressor’ remarks ignite backlash
What's the endgame here?
Heated racial rhetoric in Texas is flaring this primary season, as Democratic contenders lean into identity-focused messaging that Republicans say is divisive and a clinic in "wokeness at its worst."
Texas Democrats are heading into primary season with an intraparty fight that is increasingly spilling into race and identity. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, who is running for the Senate, has suggested racism would be to blame if she loses, while former Rep. Colin Allred accused Crockett rival and Austin state Rep. James Talarico of calling him "a mediocre Black man" in a political spat affecting races in the Senate and House.
"These disgusting comments are wokeness at its worst and the silence is deafening from Democrats," RNC spokesman Zach Kraft said of the recent rhetoric out of Texas in recent months.
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Crockett, who is running for the Senate to replace Republican Sen. John Cornyn, offered a fiery response.
"You think I didn't know I was a black woman when I woke up and decided that I was going to run for the U.S. Senate? You think I didn't factor in and make sure we had enough room to account for that?"
Racially focused flare-ups have broken out in recent weeks as Democrats eye high-profile races and try to energize blue voters in the red state.
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"Look no further than the Senate primary to see how the woke mind virus has spread like wildfire among the ranks of Texas Democrats. James Talarico spent last week apologizing for his ‘white privilege,’ and Jasmine Crockett is taking a page out of Kamala Harris' playbook by preemptively blaming racism and sexism for why she will lose," Kraft told Fox News Digital.
Just this month, Texas Democratic state Rep. Gene Wu, the minority leader of the Texas House, drew backlash over a resurfaced clip from a 2024 interview in which he described white Americans as "oppressors" of "non-whites."
"That there is a sense of, ‘America really just belongs to White people,’ that this was that a lot of people believe that God gave America to White people to rule, and that any time that immigrants, minorities make progress in this country, that that is seen as a slight against them," Wu, of Houston, said in 2024 on "Define American" podcast with Antonio Vargas.
Wu, who was born in Guangzhou, China, added that Latinos, Asians and Black Americans — "everybody" — are kept divided because powerful forces have spent time and money ensuring they do not unite. …
What's the endgame here?
Heated racial rhetoric in Texas is flaring this primary season, as Democratic contenders lean into identity-focused messaging that Republicans say is divisive and a clinic in "wokeness at its worst."
Texas Democrats are heading into primary season with an intraparty fight that is increasingly spilling into race and identity. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, who is running for the Senate, has suggested racism would be to blame if she loses, while former Rep. Colin Allred accused Crockett rival and Austin state Rep. James Talarico of calling him "a mediocre Black man" in a political spat affecting races in the Senate and House.
"These disgusting comments are wokeness at its worst and the silence is deafening from Democrats," RNC spokesman Zach Kraft said of the recent rhetoric out of Texas in recent months.
SPEAKER JOHNSON LAUGHS OFF JASMINE CROCKETT SENATE BID: ‘ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTED’ SHE IS RUNNING
Crockett, who is running for the Senate to replace Republican Sen. John Cornyn, offered a fiery response.
"You think I didn't know I was a black woman when I woke up and decided that I was going to run for the U.S. Senate? You think I didn't factor in and make sure we had enough room to account for that?"
Racially focused flare-ups have broken out in recent weeks as Democrats eye high-profile races and try to energize blue voters in the red state.
JASMINE CROCKETT CLAIMS ALLIES HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERN FOR HER SAFETY WHILE RUNNING FOR SENATE
"Look no further than the Senate primary to see how the woke mind virus has spread like wildfire among the ranks of Texas Democrats. James Talarico spent last week apologizing for his ‘white privilege,’ and Jasmine Crockett is taking a page out of Kamala Harris' playbook by preemptively blaming racism and sexism for why she will lose," Kraft told Fox News Digital.
Just this month, Texas Democratic state Rep. Gene Wu, the minority leader of the Texas House, drew backlash over a resurfaced clip from a 2024 interview in which he described white Americans as "oppressors" of "non-whites."
"That there is a sense of, ‘America really just belongs to White people,’ that this was that a lot of people believe that God gave America to White people to rule, and that any time that immigrants, minorities make progress in this country, that that is seen as a slight against them," Wu, of Houston, said in 2024 on "Define American" podcast with Antonio Vargas.
Wu, who was born in Guangzhou, China, added that Latinos, Asians and Black Americans — "everybody" — are kept divided because powerful forces have spent time and money ensuring they do not unite. …
Texas Dem Senate primary fractures over race rhetoric as ‘mediocre’ jab, ‘oppressor’ remarks ignite backlash
What's the endgame here?
Heated racial rhetoric in Texas is flaring this primary season, as Democratic contenders lean into identity-focused messaging that Republicans say is divisive and a clinic in "wokeness at its worst."
Texas Democrats are heading into primary season with an intraparty fight that is increasingly spilling into race and identity. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, who is running for the Senate, has suggested racism would be to blame if she loses, while former Rep. Colin Allred accused Crockett rival and Austin state Rep. James Talarico of calling him "a mediocre Black man" in a political spat affecting races in the Senate and House.
"These disgusting comments are wokeness at its worst and the silence is deafening from Democrats," RNC spokesman Zach Kraft said of the recent rhetoric out of Texas in recent months.
SPEAKER JOHNSON LAUGHS OFF JASMINE CROCKETT SENATE BID: ‘ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTED’ SHE IS RUNNING
Crockett, who is running for the Senate to replace Republican Sen. John Cornyn, offered a fiery response.
"You think I didn't know I was a black woman when I woke up and decided that I was going to run for the U.S. Senate? You think I didn't factor in and make sure we had enough room to account for that?"
Racially focused flare-ups have broken out in recent weeks as Democrats eye high-profile races and try to energize blue voters in the red state.
JASMINE CROCKETT CLAIMS ALLIES HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERN FOR HER SAFETY WHILE RUNNING FOR SENATE
"Look no further than the Senate primary to see how the woke mind virus has spread like wildfire among the ranks of Texas Democrats. James Talarico spent last week apologizing for his ‘white privilege,’ and Jasmine Crockett is taking a page out of Kamala Harris' playbook by preemptively blaming racism and sexism for why she will lose," Kraft told Fox News Digital.
Just this month, Texas Democratic state Rep. Gene Wu, the minority leader of the Texas House, drew backlash over a resurfaced clip from a 2024 interview in which he described white Americans as "oppressors" of "non-whites."
"That there is a sense of, ‘America really just belongs to White people,’ that this was that a lot of people believe that God gave America to White people to rule, and that any time that immigrants, minorities make progress in this country, that that is seen as a slight against them," Wu, of Houston, said in 2024 on "Define American" podcast with Antonio Vargas.
Wu, who was born in Guangzhou, China, added that Latinos, Asians and Black Americans — "everybody" — are kept divided because powerful forces have spent time and money ensuring they do not unite. …
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