Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville has slammed young progressives in the Harris campaign, claiming their role in blocking a meeting with Joe Rogan led to Harris' election loss.
Campaign sources said earlier this month that Vice President Kamala Harris expressed “concerns about how the interview would be received within the Democratic Party” and “backlash against some progressive staff members within the Democratic Party who did not agree to the interview.” For this reason, he declined to appear on “The Joe Rogan Experience.'' I don't want her to participate. ”
Now, as many political commentators continue to debate how Logan's disdain hurt Harris, Carville slammed the staff's influence.
“The vice president was considering appearing on Joe Rogan's show, but many young, progressive staffers expressed displeasure,” Carville said. politician Tuesday. “Maybe the camp said that wasn't the deciding factor, but they were.”
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Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville ripped into progressive Democrats, claiming they helped sink Harris' campaign.
The experienced campaign worker went on to explain how he deals with younger staffers who try to make their point known.
“When you plan a campaign and hire young people to do the work, tell me exactly what you say to them. Here's what I say to them: 'I want your opinion. Not only am I not interested in you, but I'm interested in you too.'' “You're 23 and I don't care what you think,'' he said.
“And let me say there's another big mistake. The big mistake is when people say, 'Campaigns need to reflect progressive values.'” No, that's not true. Campaigning is authoritarian in nature,” Carville said.
“If I was campaigning for 2028 and some snotty 23-year-old said, “If you do that, I'm quitting,'' I would not only fire that mother on the spot; , we're going to find out who hired them and fire them on the spot!'' he added. “I'm really not interested in your ignorant and stupid opinions on whether or not Joe Rogan should appear.”
Political commentator James Carville before the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center on Sunday, August 18, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Approximately 50,000 people will visit Chicago during the convention, which will meet expectations. Hotels, bars and restaurants. Photographer: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images (Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Carville claims that identity politics sank Harris' campaign, but some, like comedian Jon Stewart, say this is not true. Carville criticized them, arguing that even though the Harris campaign downplayed wokeness, the fact that Democrats had been running on wokeness for years had not been forgotten by conservatives.
“You're wrong! It was taken advantage of! Look at politics. Even in comedy, if you tell a bad joke, who's going to criticize you? If you tell a better joke, the bad joke gets thrown away. In politics. , if you have a bad policy, especially a bad and stupid policy like this one, you may abandon it, but the other side has to implement it. This is a two-sided thing. Please understand that.”
Carville later said that many Democrats “had to lose the election because of our stupidity in the early part of this decade. My heart goes out to you. You have done a tremendous service to your country and your party.” I have worked hard to leave the country behind, and that is what I should do.” I remembered, and I'm sorry that these holes were a major cause of you losing your job. ”
And he sarcastically claimed that progressive Democrats had gotten their wish fulfilled at the cost of victory.
“I think progressives can have dreams,” Carville joked. “We're more of a coastal bunch, and we've gotten rid of all the moderates, so maybe we can sit around a coffeehouse in lower Manhattan and celebrate how smart you guys are.”
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Carville has argued in the lead-up to the election and in the months since Trump's victory that Democrats needed to overhaul their messaging. Carville made headlines earlier this year when she warned that “preachy women” and “feminine” woke messages were alienating male voters. After Trump's victory, he said there was a “stench” of wokeness hanging over the Democratic Party.
