Democratic strategist James Carville is expressing some hesitancy about his party’s post-midterm future.
While Carville can go off the rails with his rhetoric and predictions from time to time, he is also counted among those who balk at the idea of a DSA takeover of the Democratic Party. To this end, he believes that the party needs to have a large, decisive victory in the midterms, lest they end up hostage to the radical whims of their own minority.
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Speaking to The Bulwark‘s Bill Kristol, he admitted that if one party is to have a razor-thin majority in the House, he would prefer it be the Republicans, as it would force the party to engage in negotiations with Democrats. He suggested that a thin Democratic majority would force the party to pander to the DSA and leave no room for the moderate voices.
“I would be disappointed if it comes in at 225 House seats. That would almost be – I would rather the Republicans keep the House by five than the Democrats to win by five because if that happens, they’re hostage to the DSA,” he said. “Like Hakeem [Jeffries] cannot move. There’s no place for him to go.”
“Even if you have a close Senate, [John] Fetterman would keep [Chuck] Schumer [drinking] Pepto-Bismol all night,” he added. “I think this is one of those races where margin matters a lot. Winning big is almost as big as winning, which is weird, but it’s a nightmare at 225.”
And this is not a new sentiment for the strategist, who has urged Democrats to “stand up” to the DSA in the past, even going as far as to suggest the party should refuse to recognize folks like Darializa Avila Chevalier as members, should they win their general elections in November.
“I don’t think that the congressional Democrats should see her as a member of the Democratic Party. She actually describes herself as a Democratic Socialist. I don’t have anything in common with someone that says that they’re against interracial dating or doesn’t want any incarceration for convicted felons. That’s just not who I think the Democratic Party is,” Carville told Fox News’ Kayleigh McEnany in June.
“They ought to let her be a Democratic Socialist. But I don’t think they should — you know, you can’t kick her out of Congress — but she doesn’t have to be in the Democratic Caucus,” he added.
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