'I don't care': James Carville defends his 'preachy females' comment amid Democratic backlash

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS: Democratic strategist James Carville denounced criticisms of his comment on 'preachy females' dominating the Democratic Party's messaging, according to Fox News.

He faced criticism from a few Democrats after telling New York Times journalist Maureen Dowd in March 2024 that 'preachy females' were to blame for the Democratic Party's focus on 'wokeness' along with their issues with male voters. 

James Carville defends his 'preachy females' comment

During a recent CNN interview, host Sara Sidner asked noting the Democratic Party's problem with male voters, "You really got lambasted when you said there were too many preachy females. And now we have been watching, we have been watching some very strong — I‘m not using the word preachy — but some very strong females take the stage, like Hillary Clinton, like Michelle Obama, and like Kamala Harris."

She then inquired, "So what do you say to people that were, were annoyed, if not mad at you for using that kind of language?"

Carville replied, "I view my role as somewhat of a provocateur, and we have a male problem. How do I do that? Do I tell Maureen Dowd of The New York Times that a close analysis of the regression group indicates that we had insufficient support among American males?"

He then added, "No one is going to remember that. So if I say something like, ‘Our culture has too many preachy females in it,’ you know what? Everybody remembers it."

"And the thing about me, I don’t care," he said.

Carville also praised Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and said the Democratic Party was catering to his concerns during the Democratic National Convention.

He said, "I think that the vice president's campaign was listening to what people like me were saying, that the party‘s messaging needed to have a little more male language and male contrast and examples."

He added, "That's one of the things that I'm really about, that in this convention, I think we're getting it."

What was James Carville's 'preachy females' comment?

During his New York Times interview, James Carville said, "A suspicion of mine is that there are too many preachy females. 'Don’t drink beer. Don’t watch football. Don’t eat hamburgers. This is not good for you.' The message is too feminine: 'Everything you’re doing is destroying the planet. You’ve got to eat your peas.'"

He added, "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 also said, "I’m like: 'Well, 48% of the people that vote are males. Do you mind if they have some consideration?'"

Internet slams James Carville for defending his comment

Several people on the internet slammed James Carville as he denounced criticisms of his comment on 'preachy females' dominating the Democratic Party's messaging.

A user wrote on X, "Cranky old man vs preachy females would be pay-per-view material," while one added, "Carville is so stupid he’s smart. Or he’s so smart he’s stupid."

A person also stated, "But what democrat ever said to not watch football or drink beer? Never heard such a thing!" whereas one mentioned, "@JamesCarville thinks voting women should shut their mouths. He wants women to live in The Handmaids Tale. He’s a threat to democracy."

A user also wrote, "James hasn’t changed, but his party has gone so far left that he’s in the MAGA spectrum now," while one commented, "He’s actually speaking about MAGA folks, he just doesn’t know it."

A person also added, "Imagine if he didn’t have TDS He’s speaking about MAGA," whereas one wrote, "In those 3 examples, the preachy women are right."

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