James Carville slams what the longtime Democratic strategist calls “NPR language” that party members say are being used in assessing why Vice President Harris lost November's election did.
car building said during an interview On The Hill's “Rising” on Friday, Harris didn't use the word during the campaign, but Democrats' widespread use of the word in the past stuck with voters.
“If I had noticed, [Harris] “If anyone broke into her house, she said she would shoot them,” he said. “She doesn't use any of the NPR language that is so devastating to Democrats.”
Co-host Niall Stanage said that Carville doesn't like to use the words “woke” or “woke,” but that “NPR language” used to be considered “politically correct.” He pointed out that it was referring to the word.
Carville said the phrase “defund the police,” which has been used previously by some Democrats in connection with police and criminal justice reform, and the phrase “defund the police,” which leaves a lasting memory in the minds of voters as they go to the polls, echoed the sentiment. He pointed out terms such as “Latin.”
“What we want from politics revolves around what we call stickiness, what we remember, like 'defund the police,' which are the three stupidest words in the history of the English language. ,” Carville said. “But I'm stuck.”
“Some of it is so ridiculous that it's hard to imagine people living like this,” he added. “Can you imagine a majority-black city? I see three black men on a street corner and I say, 'Good morning, everyone.' What about the situation in communities of color today? They won't know what I'm talking about. ”
Carville said “most people” are trying to get away from the term and “get rid of the stink” and said he hopes it will be done by the 2026 midterm elections.
During the campaign, both President Biden and then Harris avoided using terminology that had drawn backlash from some Democrats, particularly progressives, in past elections. But President-elect Trump and other Republicans still attacked Democrats over that language and tried to tie them to it.
“It's very counterproductive,” Carville said Friday.
