Ro Khanna on Crockett PAC and Talarico

    par Jolyon: James Talarico

    James Talarico didn't make Jasmine Crockett's PAC endorsement list, and Rep. Ro Khanna isn't letting that slide quietly. His message to her: back Talarico anyway. The reason he gives is that control of the Senate is on the line, and whatever personal disagreements exist between them shouldn't be allowed to outweigh that. "I would just hope she sees that bigger picture," he said, framing the ask as a matter of setting differences aside for the larger fight.

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    And a little bit of midterm politics before I let you go. You had endorsed Jasmine Crockett in that Texas Senate primary, and she has obviously been out there campaigning on the trail, and she released, her PAC released a list of endorsements today. She left James Tallarico off the list. He, of course, is the nominee for Senate in Texas. Would you tell her, do you have an understanding of why that is, what's going on there? I don't. I mean, I wish she would get behind. Tall Rico has run a brilliant campaign. I was proud to support Jasmine. She was someone who was very effective on the oversight committee where I serve. But these elections are too important for any individual to have a personal grievance or to have personal disagreements with candidates. I mean, the control of the United States Senate is at stake. The control of the House is at stake. We finally see some end of the tunnel light in moving past Donald Trump. If we win the House and the Senate, Donald Trump is a lame duck the next day. We can finally begin anew. So I would just hope she sees that bigger picture. I know she understands the threats that Trump poses to our democracy. And, you know, I would counsel her, not that she takes my advice, to get behind Telerico. All right, fair enough. Congressman Ro Khanna.