Democratic strategist James Carville called for a “schism” in the Democratic Party, stating that he wants nothing to do with the likes of three candidates who won their Democratic primaries in New York....Avila Chevalier did disparage some interracial relationship -- she
On Wednesday’s Politicon podcast, Carville ... noted that [Darializa] Avila Chevalier, who was born to Dominican immigrants, once said white people should not be in interracial marriages.
“Lady, I ain’t in the same party as you,” Carville said. “I’m sorry. I’m just not. And I actually do think it’s time for Democrats to talk the ‘s’ word: schism. I really do. Everybody’s always said, ‘No, no. We’re a coalition. We’re a big tent. And there’s just some sh*t I can’t be in the same tent with.”
Carville then insisted that despite winning their Democratic primaries, “these people are not Democrats.” ...
“But I’m done,” he continued. “I’m not in that f*cking political party. I am totally comfortable in a political party that spends time questioning the policies of the government of Israel. In fact, I’m enthusiastic about that. I don’t want to be in a political party that denies the right of the state of Israel to exist. That’s just not– I just can’t do that.”
slammed men of color for engaging in interracial relationships in a Feb. 2019 post on Twitter, now X.And on Israel:
“Black men [handshake emoji] Arab men fetishizing ugly colonizer women,” the post stated.
In August 2020, Avila Chevalier reposted a tweet responding to a social media prompt that asked, “Israel suddenly disappears, your third emoji is your reaction.” The reposted tweet replied, “Trick question – Israel doesn’t exist!”She's called for abolition of the police, prisons, and the U.S. border, in now-deleted tweets.
I'm to Carville's left, but I understand why he's not pleased. Still, he's helping Republicans when he denounces Avila Chevalier. He's worried that Republicans will try to make her the face of the party, but right now he's doing that for them.
Maybe her views haven't moderated at all and she'll continue to come off as a crackpot. So what? The Democratic Party should be strong enough to withstand that. Other Democratic candidates' messages should be strong enough that they're defined by what they say, not by what she says.
Republicans always manage to avoid being defined as the party of their congressional crackpots, whether it's Marjorie Taylor Greene or Lauren Boebert or George Santos. Bizarrely, congressional Republicans seem to be only partly defined by the Crackpot in Chief, Donald Trump -- their polling isn't great, but it's much better than his.
How do Republicans who aren't Trump avoid being defined by the party's crackpots? In a few ways: (1) by putting out a lot of messaging on other subjects, (2) by demonizing Democrats much more than Democrats demonize them, and (3) by not constantly drawing attention to party members they find embarrassing, which is exactly what Democrats are doing now.
This was true even in the pre-Trump era. Remember 2010? Republicans ran quite a few candidates who seemed beyond the pale, candidates such as Christine "I'm not a witch" O'Donnell, and Carl Paladino, who had a long history of posting and forwarding racist emails. Republicans distanced themselves from some of these candidates, but then they went right back on message, criticizing Barack Obama and the Democratic leadership in Congress, and they shellacked the Democrats in the midterms.
Make your case for yourself and your party. Attack the GOP incessantly. And for crissakes, stop drawing attention to people you think are embarrassing the party.
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