Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, claimed liberal podcasters and comedians Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang were saying “the quiet part out loud” in their criticism of her Senate bid, suggesting the statement was about her being a Black woman.
“I really do think that the host said the quiet part out loud, which basically was: If a White man couldn’t do it, then why would a Black woman even have the audacity to think that she could?” Crockett said in an interview in January, according to the Washington Post. “I don’t know however many White men, and they’ve all lost. The only thing we know for sure is that a White man can lose.”
Rogers and Yang, hosts of the left-leaning “Las Culturistas” podcast, faced backlash after Rogers told listeners not to donate to Crockett’s campaign, criticizing politicians like her who ‘make things about themselves.’ Yang agreed with Rogers. However, both apologized days later for the remarks.
Crockett has argued that she can win her Senate race by mobilizing infrequent voters and building support among minority voting blocs.
“I get that I’m not a traditional candidate. And that’s exactly why I’m going to win,” Crockett said.
The progressive lawmaker has likened her campaign to Beto O’Rourke’s 2018 Senate bid, which he lost by three percentage points. O’Rourke told The Washington Post that he saw no bad outcome from the primary. Crockett is running against state Rep. James Talarico.
Rogers cited O’Rourke’s campaign as a reason Crockett would not win during their podcast discussion: “She’s not going to win a Senate seat in Texas, you guys. Like, if Beto O’Rourke couldn’t do it, Jasmine Crockett is not going to do it.”
Crockett dismissed critics like Rogers who think she can’t win a Texas Senate seat: “My theory of the case is this: If you believe we’re going to lose anyway then what difference does it make if it’s me or anybody else? If you think it’s a losing cause, then who cares? But at least you could say we tried something new, and we learned something from this experience.”
Crockett also addressed the criticism from Rogers and Yang on Tuesday during a conversation with former Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison on his “At Our Table” podcast, stating: “Yeah, people are afraid. And it’s not afraid of me losing. They are afraid of me winning, actually. That’s what I hear. What disappoints me is when I hear things from the left, I expect to hear certain things from the right, right? So that’s fine.”
Matt Rogers: “Don’t waste your money sending to Jasmine Crockett.”
Bowen Yang: “I must agree.” pic.twitter.com/ljM5dVaoVJ
— Keith Edwards (@keithedwards) January 8, 2026
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