The Cult of Jasmine Crockett Shows Democrats Are Still Trapped in the Dumbest Form of Identity Politics

The Cult of Jasmine Crockett Shows Democrats are Still Trapped in the Dumbest Form of Identity Politics

Dear readers,I got myself into a bit of a monkey’s paw situation when I wrote a few months ago that Texas Democrats shouldn’t nominate State Rep. James Talarico for U.S. Senate. Talarico, I wrote, is too far to the left — he holds all the usual orthodox liberal positions, and what makes him stand out in the crowd is his choir boy/seminarian persona. In theory, that’s supposed to help win over Texas swing voters, but as we saw with Tim Walz’s sup…

Bowen Yang, Matt Rogers Walk Back Rep. Jasmine Crockett Comments

Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers are now walking back comments made about Rep. Jasmine Crockett and her current bid for a U.S. Senate seat. The podcast hosts and comedians were urging their listeners to avoid donating to Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s Senate campaign, but have since apologized for the jabs. As reported by USA Today, Bowen Yang, an SNL alum, and Matt Rogers are the hosts of the Las Culturistas podcast. On the January 7 airing of their broadca…

Bowen Yang, Matt Rogers Walk Back Jasmine Crockett Comments

Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers are now walking back comments made about Rep. Jasmine Crockett and her current bid for a U.S. Senate seat. The podcast hosts and comedians were urging their listeners to avoid donating to Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s Senate campaign, but have since apologized for the jabs. As reported by USA Today, Bowen Yang, an SNL alum, and Matt Rogers are the hosts of the Las Culturistas podcast. On the January 7 airing of their broadca…