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Red Mountain

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15. Last sentence from the article.....

Reply to SSJVegeta (Original post)

Fri Feb 27, 2026, 08:43 AM

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"But when Texans head to the polls on Tuesday, we will probably learn something about the kind of fighter that Democrats are craving one year into the second Trump presidency: a firebrand famous for being her own kind of “top-notch hater,” or an earnest preacher-in-training focused mostly on the power of love."

If they did throw her out they made the right decision.

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

paywall niyad Friday #1

Sorry! Fixed... SSJVegeta Friday #2

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

Based on your snippet, it sounds like Crockett was right. W_HAMILTON Friday #4

How so? SSJVegeta Friday #9

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

Agreed. Elaine wrote an article about herself Quiet Em Friday #18

Do you mean she spins things rzemanfl Friday #26

spins things. Quiet Em Friday #29

No problem. n/t rzemanfl Friday #30

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

Beacuse the article was about the reporter, not the subject ie Crockett obamanut2012 Friday #25

The snippet was. Not the article SSJVegeta Friday #28

Should a candidate snowybirdie Friday #5

Well, why not? trump does it all the time. mwmisses4289 Friday #6

The whole point of evil people is to not emulate them SSJVegeta Friday #10

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

Tearing her down?????? snowybirdie Friday #16

Talarico is extremely competent pinkstarburst Friday #24

I wasn't referring to Mr. Talrico, mwmisses4289 Friday #35

Crockett was a victim of the GOP gerrymander LetMyPeopleVote Friday #37

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

Yeah, that's a little much Red Mountain Friday #14

Wow, she is full of herself, for a reporter! usedtobedemgurl Friday #21

This is such an important point SSJVegeta Friday #32

Asking the "reporter" to leave HER event MorbidButterflyTat Friday #23

Hmm Roy Rolling Friday #7

Elaine doesn't have to be there to write about Crockett tulipsandroses Friday #8

Campaign denies it ever happened MichMan Friday #13

Last sentence from the article..... Red Mountain Friday #15

Yeah MustLoveBeagles Friday #19

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

I think the Atlantic has hired a Nuzzi. delisen Friday #27

The primary voters of Texas will decide, gab13by13 Friday #31

My general comments for B.See Friday #33

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

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

We can hope Mysterian Friday #38

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