Rep. Jasmine Crockett, by way of YouTubeCredit score: (Screenshot), Rep. Jasmine Crockett, by way of YouTube
Democrat donors need the “safest white boy” as their presidential nominee in 2028, Texas Democrat Rep. Jasmine Crockett mentioned on a radio present Thursday.
“It is this fear that the people within the party, within the primary system will have about voting for a woman, because every time we voted for a woman we’ve lost so far. And I think that that’s a natural fear, because we just want to win,” mentioned Crockett on SiriusXM’s “Urban View.”
“So there’s a lot of people who are like, ‘You know what? Like, let’s go find the safest white boy we can find.’”
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Crockett, a rising star inside the get together, has introduced herself as of late as a Democrat firebrand, criticizing congressional management for not doing sufficient to blunt the Trump administration. Representing a strident, progressive faction of the Democratic Get together, the Texas consultant just lately got here beneath hearth for remarks interpreted as mocking Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s incapacity.
Crockett recommended that she had first-hand information of which candidate donors have been lining up behind.
“When we talk about ‘them,’ I can tell you that there’s one specific candidate. I had a donor on the phones with me telling me that all the donors are lining up behind that candidate,” she mentioned.
“I can tell you it’s not a black person, nor a woman.”
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It’s unclear whom Crockett is referencing, however white male Democrats becoming her description, similar to Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, have just lately been elevating their nationwide profile with fundraising occasions—a attainable signal of presidential ambitions.
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