Jasmine Crockett says she will focus on down-ballot campaigning after Senate primary loss

Democratic U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett says she will campaign “down ballot” rather than alongside the party’s Senate nominee, after she loses the Democratic primary to state Rep. James Talarico. Crockett, who represents Texas’s 30th Congressional District, made the remarks in the context of questions about whether she would support Talarico in the general election.

Both outlets report that Crockett does not name Talarico directly, but her comments are widely understood as a suggestion that she will not campaign with him. The accounts describe Crockett emphasizing the impact of local and congressional races on turnout, and contrasting it with speculation about whether Talarico would benefit from high-profile political support.

In context, Crockett’s statement follows the outcome of the Democratic primary for the state’s Senate contest, which Talarico wins. The differing angles across outlets are mainly in framing and phrasing—one report highlights her explicit focus on down-ballot activity, while the other describes it as a direct implication about not campaigning with Talarico—while both describe the same underlying sequence: her primary defeat and subsequent campaign approach.