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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · Aug 4

Democratic voters have said they want a fighter, and now they might have one in Jasmine Crockett, @elainegodfrey.bsky.social writes. She spoke with Crockett about testing out the coarse style of politics that the GOP has embraced.

Jasmine Crockett is testing out the coarse style of politics that the GOP has embraced.

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Elaine Godfrey @elainegodfrey.bsky.social · Jul 28

Democratic voters say they want fighters, and Jasmine Crockett has spent years trying to be one.

I spent several days with the Texas congresswoman this summer—in D.C., New York, and Atlanta—as she tested out her theory of Democratic politics in the second Trump era.

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Shane Harris @shaneharris.bsky.social · Jul 28

Democratic voters have said they want a fighter. They may have one. @elainegodfrey.bsky.social's new profile of Jasmine Crockett, who is testing out the coarse style of politics that the GOP has embraced. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Jasmine Crockett is testing out the coarse style of politics that the GOP has embraced.

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Elaine Godfrey @elainegodfrey.bsky.social · Jul 28

Four days before this story was published, Crockett called me to express frustration that I had reached out to so many House members without telling her first. She told me that she was “shutting down the profile and revoking all permissions.”

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Jasmine Crockett is testing out the coarse style of politics that the GOP has embraced.

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Elaine Godfrey @elainegodfrey.bsky.social · Jul 28

Four days before this story was published, Crockett called me to express frustration that I had reached out to so many House members without telling her first. She told me that she was “shutting down the profile and revoking all permissions.”

www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Jasmine Crockett is testing out the coarse style of politics that the GOP has embraced.

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Elaine Godfrey @elainegodfrey.bsky.social · Jul 28

But many of Crockett's colleagues declined or ignored my interview requests. Senior staffers for some of those colleagues told me that some of the members see Crockett undisciplined—but are reluctant to criticize her publicly.

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Elaine Godfrey @elainegodfrey.bsky.social · Jul 28

Some of Crockett’s fellow Democrats find her candor refreshing. “People don’t necessarily agree with her aggressive communication style,” Representative Julie Johnson of Texas told me. “I’m thrilled she’s doing it, because we need it all.”

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Elaine Godfrey @elainegodfrey.bsky.social · Jul 28

The problem is that the forthrightness Crockett's supporters love seems to be undermining her relationships in the party.

“She likes to talk,” one staffer told me. “Is she a loose cannon? Sometimes. Does that cause headaches for other members? 100 percent.”

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Elaine Godfrey @elainegodfrey.bsky.social · Jul 28

Jasmine Crockett is testing out the idea that when Republicans go low, Democrats should meet them there.

Republicans understand this, Crockett told me. “Marjorie is not liked by her caucus, but they get her value, and so they gave her a committee chairmanship.”

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Jasmine Crockett is testing out the coarse style of politics that the GOP has embraced.

www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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Elaine Godfrey @elainegodfrey.bsky.social · Jul 28

Last year, Crockett was a keynote speaker at the DNC and a national co-chair of the Harris campaign. This year, she's been a top party fundraiser.

Everywhere we went, people wanted selfies, and yelled things like "First black woman president!"

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Elaine Godfrey @elainegodfrey.bsky.social · Jul 28

Crockett is famous for her hearing-room quips and social-media insults. You might know her as the lawmaker who said that MTG had "a bleach-blond, bad-built, butch body."

At the time, I wrote that that episode was embarrassing for everyone involved. But clearly it resonated.

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Elaine Godfrey @elainegodfrey.bsky.social · Jul 28

Jasmine Crockett is testing out the coarse style of politics that the GOP has embraced.

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Elaine Godfrey @elainegodfrey.bsky.social · Jul 28

Democratic voters say they want fighters, and Jasmine Crockett has spent years trying to be one.

I spent several days with the Texas congresswoman this summer—in D.C., New York, and Atlanta—as she tested out her theory of Democratic politics in the second Trump era.

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · Jul 27

Democratic voters have said they want a fighter, and now they might have one in Jasmine Crockett, @elainegodfrey.bsky.social writes. She spoke with Crockett about testing out the coarse style of politics that the GOP has embraced.

Jasmine Crockett is testing out the coarse style of politics that the GOP has embraced.

An Easy Summer Project Worth Doing

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · Jul 26

"This summer, I started a new project: making every day feel—at least a little—like vacation," @elainegodfrey.bsky.social writes. Here's how you can do the same:

Finding small moments of joy can make every day feel—at least a little—like vacation.

Camp is a place where girls learn to be courageous. Can it stay that way?

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Elaine Godfrey @elainegodfrey.bsky.social · Jul 12

Yikes

Elaine Godfrey @elainegodfrey.bsky.social · Jul 12

This week, I wrote about camp girls.

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Home of the Brave

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Elaine Godfrey @elainegodfrey.bsky.social · Jul 3

The Biggest Anti-Abortion Victory Since ‘Dobbs’

The legislation that just passed the Senate represents a big win for anti-abortion advocates—and a subtle shift in their strategy.

My Super-Special 79th Was Not Super Special

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Elaine Godfrey @elainegodfrey.bsky.social · Jul 3

It’s official: Planned Parenthood has been (mostly) defunded for a year

My quick explainer:

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Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · Jun 16

Dear Diary, My Super-Special 79th Birthday was NOT super special www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

A diary entry by a disappointed president

The Wellness Women Are on the March

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Elaine Godfrey @elainegodfrey.bsky.social · May 7

If, as America's Doctor, Casey Means can make us all healthy again, then that's great, her critics say. They simply doubt that Means or her Republican allies are willing to do what that would take.

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Behind MAHA, RFK Jr.’s alternative-health movement, is a legion of Instagram influencers with millions of followers.

The Wellness Women Are on the March

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Elaine Godfrey @elainegodfrey.bsky.social · May 7

My story about the MAHA movement here, in @theatlantic.bsky.social

www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Behind MAHA, RFK Jr.’s alternative-health movement, is a legion of Instagram influencers with millions of followers.