Far-left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez lashed out at the top Democrat strategist’s comments, of course.
Top Democratic strategist James Carville lamented Sunday that “preachy females” have taken control over his party.
In an interview with New York Times opinion columnist Maureen Dowd, Carville expressed his concern that the culture of the Democratic Party risks alienating groups of Biden supporters, namely males.
“A suspicion of mine is that there are too many preachy females …‘Don’t drink beer, don’t watch football, don’t eat hamburgers, this is not good for you,’” he said. “The message is too feminine: ‘Everything you’re doing is destroying the planet. You’ve got to eat your peas.’”
In @nytopinion
James Carville recoils at Biden’s polls — but he hasn’t soured on the president. “He’s a tenacious guy that’s had a real life,” he tells @maureendowd. “He doesn’t have an iota of elitism. He doesn’t even know what ‘woke’ is.” https://t.co/sXLGAW8PjB
— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 24, 2024
Carville, who served as a former strategist for Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign, went on to argue that the maternalistic culture that now permeates the Democratic Party is ignoring male voters.
“If you listen to Democratic elites — NPR is my go-to place for that — the whole talk is about how women, and women of color, are going to decide this election. I’m like: ‘Well, 48 percent of the people that vote are males. Do you mind if they have some consideration?” Carville said.
The cultural shift by women is also driving “woke” attitudes underpinning the Democratic Party’s political agenda, he said.
“Who ever thought it was a good idea to tell people you can’t hug them or you’ve got to be careful or you’ve got to think about names to call them other than the name you know them by?” Carville asked, before mentioning that “There’s nothing wrong with me being white or you being white or them being Black or me being male or you being female.”
“It’s a giant, stupid argument,” he added.
As for Biden’s low polling numbers, Carville quipped, “When I look at these polling numbers, it’s like walking in on your grandma naked. You can’t get the image out of your mind.”
But despite that, Carville said he “actually likes Biden.”
“He’s a tenacious guy that’s had a real life. He’s a state school guy. He doesn’t have an iota of elitism. He doesn’t even know what ‘woke’ is. He’s been demonstrably the best president that Black America’s ever had, Clinton and Obama included,” he said. “You look at incomes, employment, poverty rates, access to health care. It’s not where whites are, but it’s closer than it’s ever been.”
Predictably, Carville’s remark was lambasted by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), one of the preachy members of the far-left “Squad.”
“Maybe he should start a podcast about it. I hear men are really underrepresented in that space,” she sniped on X.
Maybe he should start a podcast about it. I hear men are really underrepresented in that space https://t.co/XJDzqoiKFt
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) March 24, 2024
I’m just surprised James Carville didn’t ask us if we are all on our period…
— Jess Piper (@piper4missouri) March 25, 2024
Too many preachy conservative men are dominating the culture of the Democratic Party, which helps Republicans harm women.
Imagine trying to defend the Democratic Party by silencing the women carrying it.
James Carville needs to STFU. https://t.co/2LYtz69zvF
— Melanie D’Arrigo (@DarrigoMelanie) March 25, 2024
Looks like Carville won’t be a guest of The View anytime soon…
.@ChelseaClinton, author of more than 30 ‘She Persisted’ chapter books, shares why she starts her books exploring each iconic woman’s childhood, saying it “makes it really relatable because many didn’t have straight lines to extraordinary achievements.” https://t.co/cVclFZQmjA pic.twitter.com/kz9YmRN5JW
— The View (@TheView) March 22, 2024
