Overview

• Rep. Jasmine Crockett called The Atlantic reporter days before publication to revoke interview permissions after learning colleagues had been contacted.
• Elaine Godfrey’s profile portrays Crockett as brusque in her communication and recounts moments of public staff scolding.
• Senior Democratic members and staffers privately describe Crockett as undisciplined or a “loose cannon,” while declining to criticize her on the record.
• Crockett touts her large social-media following as a qualification and monitors engagement like a day trader checks a portfolio.
• The profile highlights Crockett’s private critique of AOC and Bernie Sanders’ “Fighting Oligarchy” tour as more self-promotional than team-oriented.