In fiercely competitive Democratic Senate race, social media influencers increasingly drive the conversation

To some in Crockett’s camp, much of the discourse read as unfair attacks on the Dallas congresswoman rooted in misogyny and racism and coded in concerns about “electability.” At the same time, some of Crockett’s supporters saw little evidence that commentators and Talarico fans were applying the same scrutiny to his candidacy.

“Why is he the ‘best chance’? Because he’s white? Because he says ‘God’ a lot?” Christopher Bouzy, a Crockett booster with over 300,000 followers on X, said on social media. “A white Democrat hasn’t won a Texas Senate seat in 30+ years. James won’t be different, and he won’t turn out the largest number of registered Black voters in the country.”