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Carville, from Louisiana and a onetime strategist for Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign, rarely — if ever — bites his tongue when it comes to politics. He remarked on what he said was a party that was alienating a key bloc of the electorate ahead of a tough election for the incumbent, President Joe Biden.
"A suspicion of mine is that there are too many preachy females" influencing the party's direction.
"'Don't drink beer. Don't watch football. Don't eat hamburgers. This is not good for you,'" he said, describing a sort of condescension he believes has turned away some male voters from the Democratic Party.
"The message is too feminine: 'Everything you're doing is destroying the planet. You've got to eat your peas,'" he added.
Carville argued that party leadership was elevating the influence of women within the party at the expense of male voters.
"If you listen to Democratic elites — NPR is my go-to place for that — the whole talk is about how women, and women of color, are going to decide this election," he said. "I'm like: 'Well, 48% of the people that vote are males. Do you mind if they have some consideration?'"
"A suspicion of mine is that there are too many preachy females" influencing the party's direction.
"'Don't drink beer. Don't watch football. Don't eat hamburgers. This is not good for you,'" he said, describing a sort of condescension he believes has turned away some male voters from the Democratic Party.
"The message is too feminine: 'Everything you're doing is destroying the planet. You've got to eat your peas,'" he added.
Carville argued that party leadership was elevating the influence of women within the party at the expense of male voters.
"If you listen to Democratic elites — NPR is my go-to place for that — the whole talk is about how women, and women of color, are going to decide this election," he said. "I'm like: 'Well, 48% of the people that vote are males. Do you mind if they have some consideration?'"
