CNN host Sara Sydnor on Thursday criticized Democratic strategist James Carville for previously blaming “preachy women” for the Democratic party’s declining popularity.
Carville told Maureen Dowd of The New York Times in March that there are “too many preachy women” in the Democratic Party, which she believes contributes to President Joe Biden’s unpopularity. Carville told Sydnor on Thursday that her role was to be a “provocateur” to make sure her message was memorable, dismissing the backlash she has received over her comments.
“But James, you really took flak when you said there are too many preachy women. And now we see Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama, Kamala Harris, I wouldn’t use the word preachy, but very strong women taking the stage. What would you say to people who were upset or angry that you used that language, even though, as you point out, Donald Trump has the support of men?” Sydnor asked.
“What I like to say to people is that my role is kind of a provocateur. And we have a men problem. That’s one thing. So what do I do? Do I tell Maureen Dowd at the New York Times that an in-depth analysis of regression groups found that I don’t have enough support among American men? No one remembers that. So if I say there are too many preachy women in our culture, you guys will remember. And forget about me. I don’t care. They can attack me all they want.”
‘Really slammed’: CNN host fires back at James Carville for blaming ‘preachy women’ for Democratic Party polling slump pic.twitter.com/0VKDG77242
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His Interview Carville told The New York Times that Democrats’ push for “woke” policies is “killing” the party. (RELATED: James Carville says Biden’s withdrawal decision is ‘inevitable’)
CNN senior data reporter Harry Enten noted Friday that Republican nominee Donald Trump holds a nine-point lead among men over Vice President Kamala Harris.
Enten said Harris leads Trump by 11 points among female voters nationwide, while Biden held a four-point lead before dropping out of the race on July 21. Democrats held a 13-point lead among women in 2020 and an 11-point lead in 2016, when former Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton became the first woman to become a presidential candidate.
Separately vote A YouGov poll conducted on Wednesday showed Trump leading by seven points among male voters, while Harris leads among female voters, 51% to 38%.
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