There is a tradition in Texas of people named Crockett making famous last stands.For Davey Crockett, it was at the Alamo, but the hill that Rep.
Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, seems inclined to die on is stopping James Talarico, who beat her in the primary, from winning his Senate race.The famously sassy Crockett told the Dallas Morning News this week that she has "no idea" when asked if she would support Talarico in November, saying she is focused on the down-ballot races.Crockett also declined an invitation to speak on Talarico’s behalf at the upcoming Texas Democratic Party Convention.In fact, she is just skipping the whole thing.Rep.
Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, left, pictured alongside James Talarico, right.(Mark Felix/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Gabriel V.
Cardenas/Bloomberg via Getty Images)On one hand, this refusal to play ball could just be the ire of a woman scorned, but even if that is so, there are a few reasons for Democrats to be worried about Crockett taking her endorsement and going home.RISING STAR TALARICO TOPPLES PROGRESSIVE FIREBRAND CROCKETT IN HIGH-STAKES TEXAS SENATE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARYThe first reason why Crockett's refusal to endorse Talarico would hurt is that it takes away an important political weapon, specifically, the fact that long-serving GOP Sen.John Cornyn, who lost his party's primary, is also refusing to endorse the man who beat him, Ken Paxton.Talarico would love to slap on a smug smile and tell Texas voters, "Even John Cornyn, who is as Republican as it gets, won’t back my extreme opponent," or whatever.
But if his own primary opponent, a sitting member of Congress, is snubbing him too, it just evens out.The deeper problem for the party that Crockett’s recalcitrance reveals is a growing worry among Black Democrats that their power in the party is being marginalized and diminished.TEXAS DEM SENATE PRIMARY FRACTURES OVER RACE RHETORIC AS ‘MEDIOCRE’ JAB, ‘OPPRESSOR’ REMARKS IGNITE BACKLASHIn our deep-blue cities, the Dem...