Jasmine Crockett Says Half the Senate Is “Already Dead”

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Crockett lost the Democratic Senate primary to state Rep. James Talarico in March, and will leave the House in January 2027. RELATED: The Truth About Why Jasmine Crockett Lost the Texas Senate RaceCrockett also exposed some of the hypocrisy on Capitol Hill. That includes, apparently, figuring out what is going on with certain Senate Republicans, like Mitch McConnell, the 84-year-old Kentucky Republican still recovering from a fall and pneumonia. And when asked whether she’d encountered more criminals in her career as a public defender or in Congress, Crockett didn’t hesitate. For her, that fear is one reason voters need to pay attention to the midterms.