Texas Democrat Senate Primary Descends Into Establishment Chaos as Kamala-Backed Crockett Crushes Obama’s Pick

Rep. Jasmine Crockett is annihilating Rep. James Talarico in the latest Texas Democrat Senate primary polling—crushing him by 18 points in a race that’s become a proxy war between the party’s failed 2024 presidential ticket and the washed-up Obama machine.

The University of Texas at Tyler poll, conducted February 13-22 among 1,117 registered voters and 959 likely voters, shows Crockett dominating with 55 percent support compared to Talarico’s anemic 37 percent. That’s well beyond the poll’s 3.2-point margin of error, signaling a potential blowout.

This isn’t just another primary. It’s a death match between the Democrat Party’s competing power centers—and neither side can afford to lose.

The Kamala Connection

Kamala Harris has gone all-in for Crockett, deploying robocalls across Dallas that drip with the same desperate rhetoric that cost Democrats the White House.

“Texas has the chance to send a fighter like Jasmine Crockett to the United States Senate,” Harris’s robocall proclaims. “Jasmine has the experience and record to hold Donald Trump and his billionaire cronies accountable.”

The call concludes with Harris’s delusional promise to “turn Texas blue”—the same fantasy Democrats have been peddling for two decades while Republicans continue winning statewide races by comfortable margins.

Obama’s Struggling Candidate

Meanwhile, Barack Obama threw his weight behind Talarico last October, calling him “a really talented young man” during a podcast interview. Talarico’s campaign has been recycling that tepid endorsement ever since—a telling sign of desperation.

The Democrat establishment clearly wants Talarico to prevail. They believe the Austin representative stands a better chance against either incumbent Sen. John Cornyn or Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who leads most GOP primary polls and would be a formidable general election opponent.

But their hand-picked candidate is getting walloped.

Polling Volatility Reveals Democrat Disarray

The primary election arrives Tuesday, March 3, and the polling landscape resembles a roller coaster designed by a committee of blind engineers.

Late January polling from the University of Houston showed Crockett ahead by eight points. But another January survey had Talarico up nine points. A poll conducted just last week gave Talarico a twelve-point advantage.

This wild inconsistency exposes the fundamental problem plaguing Democrats nationwide: They cannot unify around a coherent message or candidate. Their base remains fractured between the woke identity politics wing represented by Crockett and the establishment-approved progressive lite faction backing Talarico.

Colbert’s Pathetic Propaganda Stunt

The desperation to prop up Talarico reached absurd heights when Stephen Colbert—the basement-rated late-night hack bleeding CBS $40 million annually—manufactured a censorship controversy to boost his preferred candidate.

Earlier this month, Colbert falsely claimed CBS prohibited him from hosting Talarico on his failing Late Show. The truth? CBS simply reminded him of the FCC’s longstanding “equal time” rule, which would require him to also host Crockett given the proximity to the primary election.

Rather than extend equal time to both candidates like a legitimate journalist, Colbert invented a censorship narrative and posted his Talarico interview on YouTube. The manufactured outrage generated millions in contributions for Talarico and allowed Colbert to cosplay as a martyr while his show continues its ratings death spiral.

This transparent propaganda operation reveals how deeply the establishment fears a Crockett victory. When your best hope requires a late-night comedian to lie about corporate censorship, your campaign is already on life support.

What This Means for Republicans

Regardless of who emerges from this Democrat demolition derby, Republicans maintain a commanding position in Texas.

If Crockett wins, she brings all of Kamala Harris’s baggage—the border crisis architect backing a candidate who will inevitably defend the open-border policies that have devastated Texas communities. She’ll be tied to every failed Biden-Harris initiative, from inflation to the Afghanistan withdrawal.

If Talarico somehow stages a comeback, he enters the general election weakened, having burned through resources and exposed his complete dependence on out-of-touch establishment figures like Obama and Colbert.

Either way, whether facing Cornyn’s incumbency advantage or Paxton’s aggressive conservative credentials, Democrats are heading toward another expensive statewide loss in Texas.

The Bigger Picture

This primary fight illuminates the Democrat Party’s fundamental crisis heading into 2026 and beyond. Their coalition is splintering along the same fault lines that produced their 2024 catastrophe.

The Kamala wing demands ideological purity and identity politics. The Obama faction wants electable moderates who can win purple states. Neither side trusts the other, and both are fielding deeply flawed candidates.

Texas Democrats can dream about turning the state blue all they want. But when your primary becomes a proxy war between the worst presidential candidate in modern history and a former president whose political capital expired years ago, you’re not building a winning coalition.

You’re rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic while Republicans steer the ship.

The March 3 primary will determine which flavor of failure Democrats serve up in November. But the outcome remains unchanged—another Republican victory in the Lone Star State, another expensive lesson that woke politics and establishment manipulation cannot overcome conservative principles and competent governance.