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Bowen Yang, Matt Rogers urge voters not to 'waste your money' donating to Jasmine Crockett: 'Don't do it'

Rogers argued that Crockett was unlikely to win a Texas Senate seat and urged listeners not to donate to her campaign.

Bowen Yang, Matt Rogers urge voters not to 'waste your money' donating to Jasmine Crockett: 'Don't do it'
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Podcast cohosts Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers urged listeners not to donate to Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s Texas Senate campaign, arguing she is unlikely to win. Rogers said he might support Senate candidate James Talarico instead.

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Texas representative and Senate candidate whose campaign the cohosts urged listeners not to support

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Texas Senate candidate whom Rogers considered supporting

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President and opponent of Clinton in the 2016 presidential election

Bernie Sanders
I · VT · SEN

Senator praised by Rogers for speaking plainly about policy

J.D. Vance
Vice President of the United States

Vice President whose remarks about Crockett were criticized by her

Beto O'Rourke
Former U.S. Representative (D-TX)

Former Texas politician cited as a comparison for Crockett’s Senate prospects

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Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers Apologize Over Comments About Jasmine Crockett

Podcast 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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