Texas Politics

Crockett: Democrats Need to 'Punch' Opponents During Campaigns, Including Ted Cruz

Representative Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) spoke to the Dallas Morning News and said Democrats need to be more aggressive in their campaign strategies against Republicans. The White House's Rapid Response team called out Rep. Crockett for inciting violence as she said that Democrats need to "punch" more in their approach and extended the analogy to Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), saying he needs to be "knocked over the head."

"I think that you punch. I think you punch. I think you're okay with punching," Rep. Crockett said.

She then moved on to former Representative Colin Allred's (D-TX) campaign against Sen. Cruz, stating that he was not aggressive enough against a prominent incumbent such as Cruz.

"I think - and I love Colin - I think towards the end, he started to punch a little harder. But, like, it's Ted Cruz. I mean, like, this dude has to be knocked over the head, like hard, right? There are no niceties with him, like at all. Like, you go clean off on him," said Crockett.

It doesn't appear Rep. Crockett was calling for violence against political opponents but was attempting to say that Democrats should go on the offensive against their counterparts more often.

Alongside chastising her colleagues on the other side of the aisle, the Texas congresswoman recently called out an elected official from her party, Senator John Fetterman (D-PA).

After participating in a popular TikTok trend, Sen. Fetterman called it "bizarre" which prompted Crocket's response.

“He’s not the one to talk about anything,” Rep. Crockett remarked, adding, “This is a guy that doesn’t seemingly want to own a suit… but I don’t show up in hoodies when I’m going on the floor.”

Rep. Crockett also argued that the public should see the more human side of lawmakers, and that participating in the TikTok trend was an effort to do so.

Jackson Bakich

Jackson Bakich is based in Tallahassee. Born in Orlando but raised in Lake County, Florida, Jackson Bakich is a graduate of Florida State University. Growing up in the Sunshine State, Bakich co-hosted the political talk radio show "Lake County Roundtable" (WLBE) and was a frequent guest for "Lake County Sports Show" (WQBQ). Currently, he is the Sports Editor of the FSView and the co-host of "Tomahawk Talk" (WVFS), a sports talk radio program covering Florida State athletics in Tallahassee. Jackson's work has been cited in Newsmax, POLITICO and other media outlets.

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