Carville unloads on far-left Democrats over party infighting ahead of midterms

Democratic strategist James Carville tore into progressive and “insurgent” Democrats on Friday, arguing that inner-party division will lead to the same problems he believes helped the GOP elect President Trump in 2016.

In an interview with Politicon, the veteran strategist compared the current wave of left-wing primary challengers to previous progressive campaigns in 2016 that he argued fractured the Democratic coalition.

He pointed to a string of recent upsets from democratic socialists, including Brad Lander’s win over Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.), political newcomer Darializa Avila Chevalier’s defeat of five-term Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.) and Melat Kiros’ victory over incumbent Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.).

When discussing the 2016 presidential election, Carville blamed former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s loss on “insurgent” liberal Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who ran for the Democratic nomination. He called the........

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