I have such mixed feelings about Talarico's win over Crockett

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8. Talarico started his campaign THREE months BEFORE

Crockett entered the race.

Talarico entered the Senate race on September 9th.

Crockett entered to Senate race on December 8th. That's three months after Talarico launched his campaign. Crockett entered the race literally on the date of the filing deadline.

So no, he didn't "topple one of our fiercest warriors." He was already running for senate and was picking up lots of support among Texans. Non-Texans on this board might not be aware of that because they don't follow Texas politics as closely. Then Jasmine decided to enter the race, and did so knowing there was already a candidate in the mix who was well liked. She *could* have run for her House seat again. She took a gamble, and she lost. I am disappointed and happy because I love Talarico but I also love Jasmine. I was sad the day she announced she was running for the same senate seat as him because I desperately wanted a way to keep both of them. I hope she can find a way to keep serving going forward.

This Texan is very excited to support Talarico as he takes on Cornyn or Paxton in November and hopes everyone else at DU will be behind him, too!