Posted on 03/20/2025 7:42:28 AM PDT by Red Badger
Democratic strategist James Carville during a Thursday podcast urged “urbanist” Democrats to “apologize” to rural Americans for disrespecting them.
President Donald Trump’s November victory over former Vice President Kamala Harris was bolstered by increased support from rural voters. In response to a listener question on “Politics War Room” about whether Democrats should begin to “campaign hard in rural areas,” Carville said they should have been doing so all along.
“Well, I think it was always the time for Democrats to campaign hard in rural areas. I don’t know how the party ever got away from that,” Carville said. “Some of its more urbanist members and commentators lived in a folly of a world that we could exist and win elections by just concentrating on large urban areas that are even not even that strategically located.”
The Democratic strategist then recommended a Wednesday New York Times opinion piece by Michelle Cottle about Democratic Colorado Rep. Jason Crow, who argued that many rural voters feel Democrats “don’t respect them.” Crow also believes Democrats must work on improving their grasp of Americans’ lifestyles in order to win elections.
“I think Jason Crowe is the kind of prototype of what the modern Democratic Party should embrace … this should give us, if we play this very smartly, it should give us an opportunity to literally reintroduce ourselves to rural America,” Carville said. “Because for large swaths of rural America, they feel like the Democratic Party doesn’t see them, doesn’t talk to them or does not prioritize them. And, you know, this gives us a chance for them to take another look at the Democratic Party.”
“The stupidity of we got to be the most progressive, self-righteous, moralistic people in the world and, you know, people that live in rural America are just, you know, fat, lazy and stupid, which is decidedly not true,” he added. “But that’s the way that some of the urbanist elements of our party have tried to come across. And it’s stupid, and they ought to apologize to the rural for being so goddamn stupid.”
Democrats are facing record-low popularity, according to polls conducted by CNN/SSRS and NBC News that were published on Sunday. Meanwhile, Trump’s approval rating matches its highest point across both of his terms at 47%, according to the NBC News poll.
A coalition of national Democratic committees in March launched a town hall tour with Americans in Republican-held districts across the nation in an effort to win over voters.
Uh, I don’t think the Democrat’s current positions would persuade many rural Americas. Here’s a partial list:
In favor of illegal alien murderers on the streets.
In favor of illegal alien child rapists on the streets.
In favor of China controlling the Panama Canal.
In favor of a bad trade deals with Mexico.
In favor of a bad trade deals with Canada.
In favor of caving into Columbia not taking back its citizens.
Opposed to peace in Ukraine.
Opposed to peace and prosperity in Gaza.
Opposed to Israel defending itself.
Opposed to cutting waste, fraud, and abuse.
In favor of dangerous DEI hires.
In favor of a weak military.
In favor of keeping excess government employees on the payroll.
In favor of pretending that there are more than two sexes.
Feel free to add to my little list.
According to Alex Jones, he claims that Carville and John Podesta are the forces behind the swatting of conservatives. They want to get conservatives killed.
I could believe that about Podesta, but not about Carville..............
I think Carville is great for Republican political ads showing a collage of unhinged ranting deceptorats like Maxine waters etc. Let the man rant. The real Americans know what’s up.
That is certain to boost their popularity with "Middle America!"
Regards,
They wont. They hate anyone that is an urban hipster or entitle Karen. And I do mean hate.
And their chicks for free.
I’ll never forget the time I saw James Carville eating lunch at The Palm in DC (a really fancy steak house for those who aren’t familiar).
He is in a white undershirt, jeans, and slippers (this was in the late 90s when people wore suits and ties to The Palm).
He picked up each piece of lettuce with his fingers, tilted his head back, and put the lettuce in his mouth.
Like John F’in Kerry: “Can I get one of them there huntin licenses?”
In the 1990s, building on the success of Bill Clinton, several prominent political scientists advocated a new Democratic party strategy of fostering a progressive coalition of the young, educated, minority, immigrant friendly, tech-savvy, culturally alert, and hipster types in the cities. Obama's wins based on that strategy seemed to validate it as a general proposition.
Trump's victory in 2016 was unexpected and by a thin margin, so Democrats did not see it as a mark against their urban progressive strategy. For Democrats, Biden's victory in 2020 seemed a return to normal. They doubled down on Leftism, which helped set the stage for Trump's magnificent comeback victory in 2024.
Not only did Trump capture the rural vote, but his campaign included strong and successful appeals to women, blue collar voters, minorities, legal immigrants, and tech types. The bitter, underhanded Democratic attacks on Trump remade him into a flamboyant, determined fighter who tangibly put his wealth, freedom, and life on the line for the country and ordinary Americans.
Trump was not a conventional GOP candidate. When Biden referred to Trump supporters as "garbage," Trump took to wearing a yellow vest and riding in a garbage truck. When Kamala Harris improbably claimed to have worked in a McDonald's, Trump, a genuine fan of their food, actually went to work in one for a few hours. Trump also courted and drew the support of king tech bro Elon Musk and Democratic Party princeling Robert Kennedy, Jr.
Trump broke the Democratic Party's urban progressive strategy in 2024 and then, immediately after inauguration, began dismantling its deep state governing structures. A new style GOP has emerged, with women and minorities in prominent roles, combative and determined to restore America's greatness.
What do Democrats now have to offer? Support for trannies, LGBTQ, an embrace of drag queens, anti-white DEI racism, and vandalizing Teslas. There is no way that can be a winning strategy.
The Democratic Party is now the ‘Get Trump’ party.
Nothing else matters.
Their constituents’ needs and wants don’t matter.
It’s ‘Get Trump’ all day, all night, 24/7/365.
They are blinded by hatred and fear.
This is not a winning strategy....................
That ain’t workin’!
He is right about this but tomorrow he will be saying the opposite. No one listens to him anymore because he is irrelevant.
Well, the DemonRATs can always use their post-Civil War idea:
10 acres and a mule.
He sounds racist to me.
Actually, all Demwits, starting with Carville, should just drink hemlock.
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