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Democrats have 'done Jasmine Crockett dirty,' in attempt to wound campaign, GOP strategist tells MS NOW

Talarico appeared on the show, while a strategist and Crockett suggested the controversy benefited his campaign.

Democrats have 'done Jasmine Crockett dirty,' in attempt to wound campaign, GOP strategist tells MS NOW
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A GOP strategist argued that Democratic staffers and “The Late Show” treated Jasmine Crockett unfairly by interviewing her Texas Senate primary rival, James Talarico, without inviting her. CBS denied blocking Talarico’s interview, and his campaign declined to comment.

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Texas state representative and Democratic Senate candidate whose interview on the show prompted the controversy

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Texas representative and Democratic Senate candidate discussed as not being invited to the interview

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Donald Trump
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President discussed in Bartlett’s rejection of a claim that Trump suppressed the interview

Democratic Senate candidate mentioned as another candidate who Crockett said should receive equal time

ALSO MENTIONED  Matthew Bartlett, Republican strategist commenting on the interview controversy

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James Talarico’s Colbert Interview Moves Online Amid CBS Dispute

Outlets agree that CBS did not air Stephen Colbert’s planned interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico on television; it appeared online instead. Left-leaning outlets frame the dispute as CBS yielding to FCC guidance, centering Colbert’s challenge to the network’s explanation. Center outlets generally present competing accounts of why the interview did not air, while some also stress its online audience and Talarico’s fundraising. Right-leaning outlets emphasize CBS’s equal-time explanation and often reject the censorship claim, with some linking the episode to Talarico’s fundraising.

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