James Carville’s sharp tongue just torched the DNC’s latest misstep. The veteran strategist unloaded on the Democratic National Committee for kicking off its Minneapolis meeting with a "land acknowledgment" that he says reeks of woke posturing, as Fox News reports. His no-nonsense critique exposes a party still tripping over its own progressive ideals.
The DNC gathered in Minneapolis on Thursday, where Lindy Sowmick, a self-described "Indigenous queer woman" and treasurer of Minnesota’s Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, opened with a land acknowledgment honoring the Dakota Oyate. Carville, on his "Politics War Room" podcast, called it a pointless gesture that distracts from the party’s core mission. The DNC, he insists, exists to win elections, not to navel-gaze over historical wrongs.
Sowmick’s acknowledgment droned on about the Dakota Oyate as the land’s original stewards, lamenting broken treaties and colonization’s scars. It’s the kind of self-flagellating rhetoric that makes conservative voters roll their eyes. Carville, with his Cajun clarity, saw right through the performative guilt.
"Lady, you’re right, what we did to the Native Americans has really been well documented," Carville said, acknowledging the grim history. But he didn’t stop there, slamming the DNC for turning a strategy session into a history seminar. The past is tragic, sure, but elections aren’t won by dwelling on it.
Sowmick doubled down, claiming, "We still live in a system built to suppress Indigenous peoples' cultural and spiritual history." Her words drip with the kind of sanctimonious tone that alienates swing voters. Carville’s point: this isn’t the time or place for moral lectures.
The DNC’s obsession with woke signaling isn’t new. At its Chicago convention, another land acknowledgment blamed the U.S. government for forcibly removing tribal people. It’s a pattern of prioritizing feelings over strategy that Carville finds maddening.
Carville’s frustration boiled over as he questioned why the DNC keeps indulging these distractions. "Why are you bringing this up in an election!?" he demanded. His exasperation resonates with anyone tired of the left’s endless virtue signaling.
The DNC’s Minneapolis meeting was supposed to be about strategy, not self-reflection. Carville argued that the party’s sole job is to win, not to "right wrongs" or "acknowledge history’s unpleasant parts." He’s not wrong -- elections are about votes, not vibes.
Sowmick’s speech might feel righteous to some, but it’s a losing play in the heartland. Carville mocked the idea that such gestures could help in places like Iowa. The DNC’s tone-deaf approach risks alienating the very voters it needs.
"This is an election, and the DNC is not the place to discuss this," Carville insisted. His bluntness cuts through the progressive fog, reminding Democrats that their job is to persuade, not preach. The party’s fixation on identity politics keeps costing it at the ballot box.
Carville didn’t mince words, pleading, "Please stop this, in the name of a just, merciful God." It’s a cry for sanity in a party that seems addicted to moral grandstanding. Voters want solutions, not apologies for centuries-old sins.
The DNC’s leadership, like chairman Ken Martin, took heat from Carville, too. "You don’t have but one job, kid! It’s to win!" he fumed, questioning why Martin allowed such a detour. It’s a fair jab -- focus should be on strategy, not symbolism.
Carville’s podcast rant, co-hosted with Al Hunt, laid bare the Democrats’ disconnect. He sees a party more interested in pandering to its base than appealing to the broader electorate. It’s a self-inflicted wound that conservatives are happy to exploit.
Fox News Digital reached out to the DNC and Sowmick for comment, but they’ve stayed silent. No surprise there -- defending this kind of misstep is a tough sell. The silence speaks louder than any press release could.
Carville’s final plea was simple: "You’re supposed to try to win f---ing elections!" His raw frustration is a wake-up call for a party sleepwalking into irrelevance. If Democrats keep prioritizing woke gestures over practical politics, they’ll keep losing -- and Carville’s had enough.
