General Discussion

This is not how voting works in Texas. You can vote in the democratic primary OR the republican primary. You cannot vote in both. Where it is possible to cross over is that they do not care how I voted in previous elections. So I have voted democrat for 30 years. But I could choose to vote in the republican primary this year, rather than the democratic primary. But not both. Then in two years, I could go back to voting in the democratic primary. That's why we have a problem. Some voters cross over to try to get the candidate that will be easiest to beat (Crockett, in this instance) through to the general so that their side will win, especially if they don't particularly care about the outcome of their own race.

Personally, I think both Cornyn and Paxton are awful. Paxton is worse because he's an adulterer and a crook, but if I were a republican, maybe I would be thinking that I didn't really like or dislike either of them more than the other and it was most important to make sure SOME republican won in November, so use my primary vote to push Jasmine through, since sadly, there is a bigger chance of pigs flying than racist redneck Texas electing a black woman. Talarico is concerning to them. He flipped his solid red district to win his seat and they're worried he'll do it again.