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mwmisses4289

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6. Well, why not? trump does it all the time.

Reply to snowybirdie (Reply #5)

Fri Feb 27, 2026, 06:48 AM

22 hrs ago

I mean, his "press pool" now is nothing but spinners who only write about how great he is.

Let's see...competent, intelligent black woman who may get the nod from texas voters to run against incompetent white man...ooo, let's start tearing her down!

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The Atlantic: Why I Got Thrown Out of a Jasmine Crockett Rally [View all] SSJVegeta Yesterday OP

paywall niyad Yesterday #1

Sorry! Fixed... SSJVegeta Yesterday #2

Thank you. A very interresting article.. niyad Yesterday #3

Based on your snippet, it sounds like Crockett was right. W_HAMILTON 23 hrs ago #4

How so? SSJVegeta 21 hrs ago #9

The entire snippet was the reporter making the story about herself. W_HAMILTON 17 hrs ago #17

Agreed. Elaine wrote an article about herself Quiet Em 17 hrs ago #18

Do you mean she spins things rzemanfl 15 hrs ago #26

spins things. Quiet Em 15 hrs ago #29

No problem. n/t rzemanfl 15 hrs ago #30

Understandable. FWIW the vast majority of the article outside of the snippet is largely substantial SSJVegeta 16 hrs ago #20

Beacuse the article was about the reporter, not the subject ie Crockett obamanut2012 15 hrs ago #25

The snippet was. Not the article SSJVegeta 15 hrs ago #28

Should a candidate snowybirdie 22 hrs ago #5

Well, why not? trump does it all the time. mwmisses4289 22 hrs ago #6

The whole point of evil people is to not emulate them SSJVegeta 21 hrs ago #10

I probably should have put the sarcasm tag on the first part of my post. mwmisses4289 21 hrs ago #11

Tearing her down?????? snowybirdie 19 hrs ago #16

Talarico is extremely competent pinkstarburst 15 hrs ago #24

I wasn't referring to Mr. Talrico, mwmisses4289 15 hrs ago #35

Crockett was a victim of the GOP gerrymander LetMyPeopleVote 14 hrs ago #37

I found this part in particular didn't look good if true MichMan 20 hrs ago #12

Yeah, that's a little much Red Mountain 20 hrs ago #14

Wow, she is full of herself, for a reporter! usedtobedemgurl 16 hrs ago #21

This is such an important point SSJVegeta 15 hrs ago #32

Asking the "reporter" to leave HER event MorbidButterflyTat 16 hrs ago #23

Hmm Roy Rolling 22 hrs ago #7

Elaine doesn't have to be there to write about Crockett tulipsandroses 21 hrs ago #8

Campaign denies it ever happened MichMan 20 hrs ago #13

Last sentence from the article..... Red Mountain 20 hrs ago #15

Yeah MustLoveBeagles 16 hrs ago #19

So Elaine's reasons are that CROCKETT "doesn't have a grasp" and "doesn't care" for the 1st Amendment and UTUSN 16 hrs ago #22

I think the Atlantic has hired a Nuzzi. delisen 15 hrs ago #27

The primary voters of Texas will decide, gab13by13 15 hrs ago #31

My general comments for B.See 15 hrs ago #33

After reading the article it's clear who the author would endorse. sop 15 hrs ago #34

Her next article, "Why I Got Thrown Out From The Atlantic". miyazaki 14 hrs ago #36

We can hope Mysterian 14 hrs ago #38

dems leaning reporters work repub crowds. it's part of the process. why is Crockett afraid? msongs 13 hrs ago #39