Ex-'SNL' star agrees Jasmine Crockett Senate campaign would be waste of money
Podcast hosts urged listeners not to support Crockett’s Senate campaign and questioned her prospects in Texas.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYFox News is an established national news organization with an identifiable author and a recognizable editorial operation. This short Fox News Digital report attributes its central claims to a named podcast and quotes the hosts directly.
- Source type — An established national news outlet, though its coverage can be politically oriented.
- Author attribution — The article names an author.
- Editorial standards — The outlet has an identifiable newsroom and editorial operation.
The report identifies the podcast and attributes its central claims to the hosts, using direct quotations. Its scope is narrow and largely rests on their criticism; Crockett’s office was contacted, but the article provides no response or independent context for assessing the hosts’ prediction.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article presents the hosts’ criticism at length and says Crockett’s office was contacted, but does not include a response or another perspective on her campaign prospects.
- Counterarguments presented — No response from Crockett or a supporter appears in the article.
- Source diversity — The account relies mainly on the two podcast hosts’ comments.
- Loaded language — Critical phrases appear as attributed quotes rather than the reporter’s own verdict.
The report is mostly a straightforward account of the hosts’ remarks, with criticism of a Democratic Senate candidate given the most attention. The criticism is attributed, and the article does not clearly adopt it as its own view.
- Source selection — The central sources are entertainers criticizing a Democratic candidate’s campaign prospects.
- Framing — The headline foregrounds the hosts’ view that supporting Crockett would waste money.
- Language tone — The body primarily attributes the critical language to the podcast hosts.
On the “Las Culturistas” podcast, Matt Rogers urged listeners not to donate to Jasmine Crockett’s Senate campaign, and Bowen Yang agreed. Rogers said he did not expect Crockett to win a Texas Senate seat.
During a podcast segment, Rogers criticized what he described as politicians making campaigns about themselves and told listeners not to send money to Crockett’s Senate campaign. Yang agreed, referring to money he had donated to Sara Gideon’s Senate campaign. Rogers said Crockett was too “well-defined” as a politician to win statewide or nationally, and compared her prospects with Beto O’Rourke’s unsuccessful Texas Senate run.
The hosts also discussed their past support for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign. Rogers criticized California Gov. Gavin Newsom and said he had no chance of winning a presidential election; Yang joked about Newsom getting vocal surgery and finishing a California highway project.
Community verdict
VOTING CLOSEDNo good or bad look here
This story reports what happened without casting Crockett in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Crockett’s record.
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SWIPE →Texas representative and Senate candidate discussed as the target of the hosts’ criticism
President referenced as a target of Newsom’s social-media criticism
Former Maine Senate candidate mentioned in Yang’s account of his donation
Former Texas Senate candidate cited as a comparison
Part of a bigger story
13 OUTLETSPodcast hosts Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang urged listeners not to donate to Jasmine Crockett’s Texas Senate campaign, with Rogers questioning her chances of winning. Left-leaning outlets emphasize backlash and apologies, and challenge the hosts’ assessment of Crockett’s prospects. Center outlets cover different aspects, including Rogers’s apology, Crockett’s campaign activity and scrutiny of her finances. Right-leaning outlets foreground the hosts’ prediction that Crockett is unlikely to win and their warning against donations; one article also links campaign funding to primary conflict.
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