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@elainegodfrey.bsky.social

Staff writer at The Atlantic. Politics, etc. Iowan 🌽

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The Democrats’ Heterodoxy Problem There’s not enough of it, according to one political operative.

Wrote about the $10 million effort to change the Democratsβ€”and help the party start winning again www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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The Republican Who Isn’t Afraid to Hear From His Constituents A lawmaker from Missouri bucked his party and held 15 public events this week. Here’s what he heard.

Even as most congressional Republicans are avoiding their constituents, Mark Alford of Missouri bucked his party and held 15 public events this week. @elainegodfrey.bsky.social reports on what the representative heard:

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A Democrat for the Trump Era Jasmine Crockett is testing out the coarse style of politics that the GOP has embraced.

Democratic voters have said they want a fighter, and now they might have one in Jasmine Crockett, @elainegodfrey.bsky.social writes. She spoke with Crockett about testing out the coarse style of politics that the GOP has embraced.

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Democratic voters say they want fighters, and Jasmine Crockett has spent years trying to be one.

I spent several days with the Texas congresswoman this summerβ€”in D.C., New York, and Atlantaβ€”as she tested out her theory of Democratic politics in the second Trump era.

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A Democrat for the Trump Era Jasmine Crockett is testing out the coarse style of politics that the GOP has embraced.

Democratic voters have said they want a fighter. They may have one. @elainegodfrey.bsky.social's new profile of Jasmine Crockett, who is testing out the coarse style of politics that the GOP has embraced. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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A Democrat for the Trump Era Jasmine Crockett is testing out the coarse style of politics that the GOP has embraced.

Four days before this story was published, Crockett called me to express frustration that I had reached out to so many House members without telling her first. She told me that she was β€œshutting down the profile and revoking all permissions.”

www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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A Democrat for the Trump Era Jasmine Crockett is testing out the coarse style of politics that the GOP has embraced.

Four days before this story was published, Crockett called me to express frustration that I had reached out to so many House members without telling her first. She told me that she was β€œshutting down the profile and revoking all permissions.”

www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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But many of Crockett's colleagues declined or ignored my interview requests. Senior staffers for some of those colleagues told me that some of the members see Crockett undisciplinedβ€”but are reluctant to criticize her publicly.

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Some of Crockett’s fellow Democrats find her candor refreshing. β€œPeople don’t necessarily agree with her aggressive communication style,” Representative Julie Johnson of Texas told me. β€œI’m thrilled she’s doing it, because we need it all.”

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The problem is that the forthrightness Crockett's supporters love seems to be undermining her relationships in the party.

β€œShe likes to talk,” one staffer told me. β€œIs she a loose cannon? Sometimes. Does that cause headaches for other members? 100 percent.”

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A Democrat for the Trump Era Jasmine Crockett is testing out the coarse style of politics that the GOP has embraced.

Jasmine Crockett is testing out the idea that when Republicans go low, Democrats should meet them there.

Republicans understand this, Crockett told me. β€œMarjorie is not liked by her caucus, but they get her value, and so they gave her a committee chairmanship.”

www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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Last year, Crockett was a keynote speaker at the DNC and a national co-chair of the Harris campaign. This year, she's been a top party fundraiser.

Everywhere we went, people wanted selfies, and yelled things like "First black woman president!"

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Crockett is famous for her hearing-room quips and social-media insults. You might know her as the lawmaker who said that MTG had "a bleach-blond, bad-built, butch body."

At the time, I wrote that that episode was embarrassing for everyone involved. But clearly it resonated.

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A Democrat for the Trump Era Jasmine Crockett is testing out the coarse style of politics that the GOP has embraced.

www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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Democratic voters say they want fighters, and Jasmine Crockett has spent years trying to be one.

I spent several days with the Texas congresswoman this summerβ€”in D.C., New York, and Atlantaβ€”as she tested out her theory of Democratic politics in the second Trump era.

28.07.2025 14:29 β€” πŸ‘ 56    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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A Democrat for the Trump Era Jasmine Crockett is testing out the coarse style of politics that the GOP has embraced.

Democratic voters have said they want a fighter, and now they might have one in Jasmine Crockett, @elainegodfrey.bsky.social writes. She spoke with Crockett about testing out the coarse style of politics that the GOP has embraced.

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An Easy Summer Project Worth Doing Finding small moments of joy can make every day feelβ€”at least a littleβ€”like vacation.

"This summer, I started a new project: making every day feelβ€”at least a littleβ€”like vacation," @elainegodfrey.bsky.social writes. Here's how you can do the same:

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Home of the Brave Camp is a place where girls learn to be courageous. Can it stay that way?

This week, I wrote about camp girls.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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The Biggest Anti-Abortion Victory Since β€˜Dobbs’ The legislation that just passed the Senate represents a big win for anti-abortion advocatesβ€”and a subtle shift in their strategy.

www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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It’s official: Planned Parenthood has been (mostly) defunded for a year

My quick explainer:

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My Super-Special 79th Was Not Super Special A diary entry by a disappointed president

Dear Diary, My Super-Special 79th Birthday was NOT super special www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

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The Wellness Women Are on the March Behind MAHA, RFK Jr.’s alternative-health movement, is a legion of Instagram influencers with millions of followers.

If, as America's Doctor, Casey Means can make us all healthy again, then that's great, her critics say. They simply doubt that Means or her Republican allies are willing to do what that would take.

www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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The Wellness Women Are on the March Behind MAHA, RFK Jr.’s alternative-health movement, is a legion of Instagram influencers with millions of followers.

My story about the MAHA movement here, in @theatlantic.bsky.social

www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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The main criticism of Casey Means from dietitians and others with the kind of expertise that she herself *does not* have is that she, like, other wellness influencers, ignores known problem areas in health (fiber, exercise, social determinants) to focus on minor detailsβ€”and profits from it.

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Earlier this month, I texted a close childhood friend who'd voted for Trump in each of the past three presidential elections: What did he think?

β€œTrump might be taking it too far,” my friend replied. β€œBut then again,” he said, β€œhe’s a man of action and we wanted change.”

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The Trump Voters Who Like What They See β€œEven if they don’t agree with everything he’s doing, he’s doing something.”

His answer inspired today's story. Even as public opinion sours on the president, many of his supporters are happier than ever. I wrote about why: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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Earlier this month, I texted a close childhood friend who'd voted for Trump in each of the past three presidential elections: What did he think?

β€œTrump might be taking it too far,” my friend replied. β€œBut then again,” he said, β€œhe’s a man of action and we wanted change.”

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The Trump Voters Who Like What They See β€œEven if they don’t agree with everything he’s doing, he’s doing something.”

Even as Trump’s critics cheer his declining poll numbers, they face an inconvenient reality, @elainegodfrey.bsky.social writes: Many of his voters are jubilant.

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A Ticking Clock on American Freedom It’s later than you think, but it’s not too late.

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