Longtime Democratic strategist James Carville is sounding the alarm once again—and this time, he’s not just calling for a rebrand. He’s calling for a breakup. During a candid appearance on Politicon’s “Politics War Room,” the veteran Clinton-era consultant said the Democratic Party needs a major transformation to survive—and that may mean sending the far-left progressive wing packing.
“Maybe we need to have a schism,” Carville said bluntly. “There’s the Justice Party, the Working Families Party, the Socialist Party—you’ve got options. Just don’t use the word ‘Democratic’ in your name.”
In classic Carville fashion, the Louisiana firebrand didn’t mince words. While acknowledging he still agrees with about “85 percent” of what the identity-driven left wants, he argued that pronoun politics, radical cultural messaging, and elite virtue-signaling are dragging the party off a cliff.
“If this election didn’t teach you how damaging that is, I don’t think there’s anything that I can tell you,” Carville said, taking a not-so-veiled swipe at the progressive crowd that dominates blue-state Twitter but struggles to win hearts in middle America. “You’re not really going to hurt my feelings if you say I’m stuck in another century.”
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Carville even floated the idea of the Democratic Party functioning more like European-style coalition politics, where multiple parties work together post-election under a broader ideological umbrella—emphasizing governance over purity. He suggested that the “Democrat” brand should be reserved for candidates who actually want to win general elections and appeal to working Americans—not college faculty lounges.
And for those progressive Democrats clinging to the label? Carville had one final push: “I don’t quite understand why you’re so anxious to have the word ‘Democrat’ in the description of what you do. Maybe we can have an amicable split. You go your way, we go ours.”
This isn’t Carville’s first round of tough love. Last year, he drew heat for saying the party had become too “feminine” and preachy, with too many suburban scolds wagging fingers at the working class about hamburgers, football, and pickup trucks. His point? Working-class men don’t want to be told they’re destroying the planet for drinking a beer.
And yet, the party leadership continues to pretend the real threat is Republican populism—not its own elitist, self-defeating identity obsession.
Carville’s message is clear: if Democrats want to win again, they need less Marx and more Main Street—or maybe, a total divorce.
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