Sports and news commentator Stephen A. Smith has taken to his SiriusXM show to analyze Texas Democratic Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett’s Senate Primary loss — claiming she “ran into similar issues” that blocked former Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential run against President Donald Trump.
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As we previously shared, on March 3, Texas Democratic Congressman James Talarico secured the nomination in Texas’ Democratic primary for U.S. Senate. While the race was super close, CNN reported that Talarico ultimately pulled off the win. He has now advanced to face either U.S. Senator John Cornyn or Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who are headed to a May 26 Republican runoff.
Prior to Crockett’s loss to Talarico, she foreshadowed possible cheating in her election. She then called out the Texas Supreme Court after it temporarily blocked a judge’s order to extend polling hours.
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Despite Jasmine Crockett first starting this race with name recognition, confidence, a long resume, and quick wit, Stephen A. Smith — someone who’s repeatedly talked about her — is again mentioning her and now claiming she, like Kamala Harris, fell victim to too much criticism of President Donald Trump. During the March 6 episode of his ‘Straight Shooter’ show, Smith said:
“While he positioned himself as a teacher in the Senate — injecting progressive Christianity and focusing on education, compromise, and building coalitions — she positioned herself as a street fighter who thrives on confrontation. Viral clashes with Trump and other Republicans, etc. She emphasized her national name recognition from Congressional fights and argued criticism of her was rooted in racism and sexism. No doubt it worked with a lot of Black voters. No doubt it worked with some women. But, in the end was it enough to beat the fellow Democrat who was a novice compared to her? For United States Senate seat representing 31 million people out of the great state of Texas? No, it was not. That is a fact. As I’ve said on many occasions, you don’t have to be extra when Trump gives you all the ammunition in the world. Just sit around, and you know, treat him like the Dallas Cowboys. Be patient, just wait for it. They won’t let you down. Some how, some way, Trump won’t let you down. I was saying this. I was saying this countless times. And in the end, what it comes down to is this: One could easily make the argument that Jasmine Crockett, and frankly Kamala Harris, ran into similar issues. Both leaning a lot—perhaps too heavily—into emotional arguments and outrage over Donald Trump.”
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