Texas shake-up: Jasmine Crockett enters Senate battle — is Trump critic the right pick for Democrats?

Democratic Representative Jasmine Crockett on Monday formally launched her bid for a Texas Senate seat at an event in Dallas, ending months of speculation. She will face state lawmaker James Talarico in the Democratic primary, whose fundraising and faith-first message have turned heads in the party. Crockett announced her Senate campaign at the Dallas event, drawing parallels between her effort and Barack Obama’s upstart 2008 presidential campaign. Her campaign played a video at the event