Jasmine Crockett on Harris as Nominee: Behind Closed Doors, There Are People Saying ‘It Can’t Be Her’

Reid: “You mentioned Joe Manchin. I can now confirm, and it was said, apparently on ABC, the great Donna Brazile, our good sister, former head of the DNC, she has confirmed that she did get a call from Sen. Joe Manchin to inquire about the nomination. I will note for our audience, of course, that he did lead the Democratic Party, so it’s not clear how he would do that. But she did remind him that he would actually have to be a Democrat to do that. So she’s not sure what he was thinking, but he did make that inquiry. Let’s just talk about, because you have been one of the members who’s been very clear that the push to get Joe Biden to stand down was not something that your constituents were in support of. We were both in New Orleans and I think we both spoke to a lot of civilians, black voters who were very angry about it, and I agreed with some of them in some ways. What do you make of how this process played out and are you confident that there is no way to stand in the way of Vice President Harris being the nominee? It seems like she’s getting all these state party endorsements.”
Crockett: “I am not confident. I will be working and working and working. As you mentioned, there’s another call with black women, which is actually still going on right now. I have been in touch with those delegates that have pledged themselves to President Biden in my district. We are in the process of contacting all of the Texas delegation. I am not confident at all because as it was laid out earlier, I do know that behind closed doors, while I won’t name names, there were people that were absolutely like, ‘It can’t be the vice president.’ So in one breath they were saying the president needs to be out, in the next breath they were also saying it can’t be her. So it was one of the reasons that I was very fearful that we would end up falling into this trap of chaos, which we have done a really good job in the House of making it clear that the chaotic party is the Republicans as we have watched them perform as straight up clowns this entire year and a half. So the fact that we would eat our own was really disappointing, especially since I know that it wouldn’t be kind of this smooth transition over to the other person that is on the ticket, which is the vice president. But nevertheless, everybody knows that I was doing everything I could for the president. I will everything that I can for the vice president. I was just in Phoenix with the second gentleman where we were campaigning. I have gone around this country. I have been to Philly, I think four times. I’ve been to Michigan. So a lot of the people that were coming out and had all these opinions, I hadn’t seen them in the streets fighting for this. So now that they got their way, my only request is, will you finally lace up your shoes and do some work? You know, if it was the president that was the problem, then gine, get to work. But we have to win. I mean, I appreciate you, Joy, at all times. You know, you probably were one of the first people to ever bring up Project 2025. You have always made it clear that there really wasn’t a decision to make, I mean, it’s democracy or dictatorship, right, it’s a family man or a felon. Like, you made the choice very clear, but seemingly some people were struggling with that. You know, I can tell you that I know this vice president, I know her heart. The fact that I did get a phone call from her, I am just a freshman member of Congress, y’all, but it tells you the type of person that she is. And I can’t really say that I know for sure that I would be here today without the inspiration of Kamala Harris, which I was able to share with her to the point me being sworn in, the fact that as a young black female lawyer, I looked to her when she first became an elected prosecutor in the Bay Area and I have been following her career the entire time. So I look forward to this fight. But if anybody thinks this is going to be easy, it is not. We need all hands on deck.”