Democratic strategist James Carville joined a news conference to discuss the ‘Promise to America,’ a pledge aimed at Democrats who want ‘capitalism, not socialism’ among other tenets.
Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville did not mince words when he unloaded on his party's far-left insurgency Thursday.
"We get subjugated by some of the more outspoken people who, by the way, [are] not even Democrats," Carville said during a video news conference.
"I wish they'd take the word Democrat out of their name. I have no idea why the democratic socialists — if you hate the Democratic Party so much, well, then don't use our god—- name. Go think of your own name."
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Democratic strategist James Carville sharply criticized far-left Democrats for targeting longtime incumbents in primary elections in a video posted Friday for Politicon. (Politicon/YouTube)
He was one of several speakers at a media event promoting the Promise To America, a set of principles created in part by two moderate House lawmakers, Reps. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., and Adam Gray, D-Calif., as their party experiences a civil war over its identity and agenda.
The Promise To America is about celebrating "capitalism, safety, fiscal responsibility, effective government, common purpose, and patriotism," according to its website.
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It's the latest bid by moderate and pragmatic members of the left to distance themselves from the socialist wave that's already toppled several establishment-backed Democrats.
The intraparty feud has also become a central campaign talking point for Republicans, who have argued that Democrats will try to push a far-left vision of the country beyond what most Americans want if they win the midterms in November.
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Carville said during the news conference it was "just common sense."
"That's so often what people are forgetting in politics. And for the life of me, I hope … that we do things like this that are popular, are actually helpful, that can help the country. Who's not for lower crime? I mean, everybody is, but we just need to restate it," he said.
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