353: The Political Landscape Ahead of the Midterms With Rep. Jason Crow
Politics War Room with James Carville & Al Hunt
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🗓️ 10 February 2026
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
James Carville & Al Hunt are joined by Rep. Jason Crow to discuss the upcoming November Midterm elections, emphasizing the need for House Democrats to remain vigilant and proactive in their campaigns. They highlight the importance of recruiting candidates with diverse backgrounds, particularly veterans, who can bring real-world experience to politics. The conversation also touches on the critical role of accountability and oversight in Congress, especially in light of the current political climate.
Chapters
00:00 The Political Landscape Ahead of November
02:53 Recruiting New Candidates for Change
06:00 The Role of Veterans in Politics
08:54 Accountability and Oversight in Congress
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| 0:00.0 | So we had Jason Crow on our podcast three or four weeks ago, and he was so damn good. |
| 0:05.0 | We're just coming back to him again at a little bit of a setting out here in Fort Worth a defender. |
| 0:11.8 | Jason, you were on a panel at this event this morning. |
| 0:15.2 | You're also very involved with the Democratic campaign committee for November. |
| 0:22.3 | How do you feel right now? |
| 0:23.5 | I mean, if you have to size up what November is going to look like for House Democrats, |
| 0:28.8 | what's your sense? |
| 0:29.6 | The way I put it out is that we have an opportunity to win back the support of vast |
| 0:34.7 | loss of Americans, right? |
| 0:35.9 | It is far from a sure thing. If we take it for granted, |
| 0:39.1 | if we think this is in the bag, we will lose again, right? We have to, we have to be hungry. |
| 0:44.4 | We have to fight like we're behind because we are. And we also have to overperform, right? This |
| 0:50.1 | president has shown he's going to cheat, he's going to lie, he's going to do everything possible and weaponize the federal government against Americans, against candidates, against his |
| 0:59.7 | opposition. We need to win despite all of that, which means our margin of victory is our greatest |
| 1:05.7 | defense right now. Well, the thing that worries me, I mean, I think you put it very well, but the other thing that worries me is they're going to try to steal this election. They're going to do everything they being Trump and his allies. I mean, I think the legal threat is far greater than it was after the 2020 elections. And I mean, all the way from impounding ballots to sending them forces to intimidate people. |
| 1:30.2 | Are you all prepared for this? |
| 1:31.3 | Well, look at heaven last night in Fulton County, Georgia. |
| 1:34.1 | Yes. |
| 1:34.7 | Right. |
| 1:34.8 | FBI raid to seize ballots and, you know, infrastructure for elections, right? |
| 1:41.5 | They asked for them in Minnesota. |
| 1:42.6 | And apparently Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, showed up as part of that that raid. So, you know, as a member of the House Intelligence Committee, I really damn well want to know what's going on and why is the DNI showing up to an FBI raid in Fulton County, Georgia. And I know Georgians want to know the answer to that, too. You know, |
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