Longtime Democrat strategist James Carville is predicting that far left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will not be the Democrat nominee for president, during a recent discussion with Greta Van Susteren of Newsmax.
According to Carville, the Democrat nominee is chosen by southern black voters and he says that they are more conservative than most people realize.
He says that AOC has no chance at this, noting that he might be wrong.
Mediaite has details:
James Carville will not be betting on Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) to be the Democratic nominee for president anytime soon.
The veteran Dem strategist told Newsmax anchor Greta Van Susteren on Thursday he believes AOC has no shot at being the nominee in 2028. Why? Because she’s too far left, he said.
“Let me say something very clearly: The Democrats — not even in ’72 – never nominate the most liberal candidate,” he said. “But that’s the fantasy of the right wing, that the Democrats are going to nominate the a socialist, urbanist, whatever [candidate].”
Carville continued:
I think AOC is remarkably talented, let me be very clear about that. Her staff work is pristine, but she’s not gonna run for president because she’s not gonna have any chance.
Remember who decides who the Democratic nominee is, and that is Southern Blacks. And I got news for you — they’re not that liberal.
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The DSA is going to push for AOC, or at least someone like her, to be the Democrat nominee, but if what Carville said here is correct, it could set off a civil war in the party.
What happens if Democrats keep South Carolina as the state for their first primary and the black voters there choose Kamala Harris to be the nominee again? None of the leftists in the DSA are going to accept that choice.
It would create a massive schism among Democrats and it could absolutely happen.
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