General Discussion

Abbott is still above water in popularity. Crockett is seen as more of a firebrand which probably appeals more to the left wing base of the party but probably doesn't play well with more moderate people. Calling a popular governor (no matter how bad I think he is) governor hot wheels when he's in a wheelchair isn't a smart move.

Then add in her being a black woman and that's a rough race to win for a second term congresswoman.

I don't know about her campaign since I am nowhere near Texas, but from what I've heard in the media, their focus was on her words, which I would have tried to shift the focus to her attempts to push good legislation like the Breonna Taylor bill on no-knock warrants and her leadership among the freshmen Democrats in her first term. And maybe she did that and it didn't break through in the national media, but she suffered some from a lack of successfully passed bills since we've been in the minority during her time in office. Can't fault her for that since she won her race, but it's harder to stand out without that in a short time period.