Former Rep. Susan Wild tore into Rep. Jasmine Crockett after the Texas Democrat left Senate nominee James Talarico off her FIRE PAC endorsement list, calling her a self-promoting drama queen.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, is facing sharp criticism from inside her own party after her Feuling Individual Rights Everywhere PAC posted a list of 14 endorsed candidates that left out James Talarico, the Democrat who beat her for the U.S. Senate nomination. Fox News Digital reported that former Rep. Susan Wild, D-Pa., answered the omission with a blunt public rebuke.
Wild did not speak evasively on X. She wrote that the snub had nothing to do with blind loyalty to Democrats and everything to do with Crockett’s priorities.
"F--- her. That’s all I can say. And that statement has nothing to do with blind loyalty to Dems. It has everything to do with her being a narcissistic drama queen who has used her platform (such as it is) only to advance herself. Karma will suck."
The list Wild highlighted backed only state and local candidates. Talarico was not among them. Neither was gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa. Crockett’s FIRE PAC has raised just $144,960 and mostly focuses on smaller races.
That choice landed poorly after Crockett’s own primary defeat. Talarico won the March contest 52.4% to 46.2%. The day after the results were finalized, Crockett said she called him to congratulate him and publicly urged Democrats to unite.
She wrote that Texas is primed to turn blue and that the fight is bigger than any one person. She pledged to keep working to elect Democrats up and down the ballot for the sake of 30 million Texans. Leaving the actual Senate nominee off her PAC’s next public list undercut that message of unity.
Crockett has a long record of drawing attention to herself, including Fourth of July remarks claiming America owes Black women everything. Party leaders now watching fragile Senate maps have little patience for personal score-settling.
In a conversation posted by the Native Land Pod, Crockett called her failed Senate bid a “racist race” and argued she did not need to campaign with Talarico. The timing of that framing, coming after a clear primary loss inside her own party, only sharpened the backlash.
Crockett answered her critics online by dismissing them as “corny” and “corny groupies.” She told them to keep receipts, demanded coverage of Ken Paxton instead, and complained that news outlets had drifted into the “tabloid lane.” Representatives for Crockett did not immediately respond to questions about the endorsement list.
The episode fits a wider pattern of Democrats turning on one another when candidates put personal brand ahead of the ticket. Similar internal friction has surfaced in other high-stakes contests, from the turmoil surrounding Maine’s Democratic Senate hopeful to public pressure inside the Michigan race.
Crockett announced her Senate run in Dallas on Dec. 8, 2025. She debated Talarico on Jan. 24, 2026, in Georgetown, Texas, during the Texas AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education Convention. On election night, March 3, 2026, she spoke with supporters in Dallas after the loss. The PAC list that omitted Talarico appeared on a Monday after that primary.
Wild served three terms in Congress and framed her criticism as concern for the party’s success rather than reflexive loyalty. In her view, Crockett used her platform mainly to advance herself. That charge resonates with voters tired of politicians who preach unity only when the cameras are rolling.
Crockett’s past controversies have already tested Democratic patience. She once referred to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott as “Governor Hot Wheels,” drew fire for comments about Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, and entered singer Chris Brown into the congressional record to honor his musical legacy despite his history of violence against women. Each episode reinforced the same complaint Wild voiced: the spotlight stays on Crockett.
Party strategists trying to rebuild after repeated setbacks have little room for freelancing. When Democrats rolled out their Project 2029 blueprint, the emphasis was on disciplined message and coordinated effort. Leaving the Senate nominee off a PAC endorsement list sends the opposite signal.
Talarico now carries the Democratic banner in Texas against a tough Republican map. Crockett still holds her House seat and continues to speak as a national progressive voice. Yet the gap between her post-primary unity statement and the later PAC list is plain on the record.
Intra-party criticism is nothing new on the left. Progressive activists have repeatedly forced awkward moments for establishment figures, including the chants that overtook an Ocasio-Cortez midterm rally. What stands out here is a former Democratic member of Congress openly telling colleagues that one of their own rising stars put personal pique first.
Crockett told critics to focus on facts. The facts are straightforward. She lost the primary by six points. She endorsed Talarico the next day. Her PAC later promoted 14 other candidates and skipped the man now leading the ticket. Wild called that choice self-serving. Crockett called the critics corny. Texas Democrats still need every vote they can find.
Voters notice when politicians preach teamwork and practice something else. A party that cannot keep its own nominees on the same endorsement page will have a hard time convincing anyone else it is ready to govern.