Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s post-Senate campaign announcement fundraising surge never materialized. She has been outspent nearly 19-to-1 on political ads this year and hadn’t run a single broadcast ad as of early February. And some Democrats in communication with her campaign aren’t sure who exactly is in charge of it.
Even by her own advisers’ admission, Crockett is not running a traditional campaign.
With three weeks until next month’s primary, Crockett is locked in a tight fight with state Rep. James Talarico, battling for the Democratic nomination for Senate in Texas. The primary is one of the most closely watched in the country, drawing interest for the implications it carries for November’s general election and the way it has highlighted intense internal divisions within the Democratic Party.