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The Smear Campaign Started Instantly. Jasmine Crockett Was the Target. The Truth Comes Out.

Within hours of her announcement, the attacks began. What followed wasn’t random backlash—it was a rapid, coordinated effort to define Jasmine Crockett before voters could hear her case.

The day after Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett entered the Texas Senate race, a wave of attacks hit with unusual speed and intensity. Panelists break down why the smears didn’t originate organically and how familiar patterns emerge when Black women step into leadership. Credentials, record, and voter realities were ignored in favor of narratives designed to discredit. The timeline tells the story—and it wasn’t accidental.

Kaivan Shroff, the author of a new piece from The Daily Beast, titled "Democrats Must Stop Bickering--Jasmine Crockett Deserves Her Shot" spoke with Roland about the blatantly coordinated attack against Crockett.

🔥 Attacks on Jasmine Crockett began almost immediately after her announcement.
🔥 Panelists explain why the speed and messaging point to coordination, not coincidence.
🔥 Familiar patterns emerge when Black women seek leadership—credentials questioned, legitimacy challenged.
🔥 The facts don’t match the smears, and the timeline makes that clear.

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Centrist Republicans revolt, signing a petition to force a vote on Obamacare funding
The enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies are still expected to expire at the end of this year, however, raising insurance premiums for millions of Americans.
By Scott Wong, Sahil Kapur, Melanie Zanona and Kyle Stewart

WASHINGTON — Rebelling against their leaders, four House Republicans on Wednesday signed onto a “discharge petition,” giving Democrats the 218 signatures needed to force a vote on a three-year extension of the Obamacare subsidies that are set to expire for millions of Americans on Dec. 31.

If the enhanced premium tax credits expire, as is expected, insurance costs are projected to double, on average, for about 22 million Americans who get their coverage through Obamacare.

The discharge petition, led by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., has all 214 Democrats on board.

The four Republicans who signed on Wednesday morning and pushed it to 218 were Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., Rob Bresnahan, R-Pa., and Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pa.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/centrist-republicans-revolt-signing-petition-force-vote-obamacare-fund-rcna249693