Carville: We Are Not Going To Win Elections in the Faculty Lounge; People Are Tired of Being Woke

SMERCONISH It s not ░░░░░░░░ James Carville and you ░░░░░░░░ me if I am ░░░░░░░░ is questioning any one ░░░░░░░░ of what gets lumped ░░░░░░░░ wokeness but I think ░░░░░░░░ are saying as a ░░░░░░░░ strategy this dog doesn ░░░░░░░░ hunt CARVILLE No it ░░░░░░░░ t hunt on several ░░░░░░░░ First of all it ░░░░░░░░ I call it the ░░░░░░░░ of the faculty lounge ░░░░░░░░ my view if you ░░░░░░░░ to in politics you ░░░░░░░░ speak the language of ░░░░░░░░ people You should speak ░░░░░░░░ direct English and address ░░░░░░░░ as they address each ░░░░░░░░ not like the humanities ░░░░░░░░ at Amherst wants you ░░░░░░░░ address everybody SMERCONISH Is ░░░░░░░░ the kind of an ░░░░░░░░ James that is impossible ░░░░░░░░ poll because people are ░░░░░░░░ to lie to a ░░░░░░░░ but when they go ░░░░░░░░ and close the curtain ░░░░░░░░ ll do what they ░░░░░░░░ to do CARVILLE I ░░░░░░░░ t have to poll ░░░░░░░░ right After the 2020 ░░░░░░░░ elections there was a ░░░░░░░░ eruption in Democratic caucus ░░░░░░░░ people correctly pointed out ░░░░░░░░ this whole defund the ░░░░░░░░ stuff cost us congressional ░░░░░░░░ I can look at ░░░░░░░░ voting results in the ░░░░░░░░ Grande Valley I can ░░░░░░░░ at the voting results ░░░░░░░░ Miami Dade I can ░░░░░░░░ conversations that I have ░░░░░░░░ people every day People ░░░░░░░░ don t want to ░░░░░░░░ like this are scared ░░░░░░░░ address an issue because ░░░░░░░░ might come out the ░░░░░░░░ way No one is ░░░░░░░░ their language except for ░░░░░░░░ know some of our ░░░░░░░░ on television If you ░░░░░░░░ to if you need ░░░░░░░░ just go listen to ░░░░░░░░ I leave it on ░░░░░░░░ truck radio so I ░░░░░░░░ fall asleep SMERCONISH Is ░░░░░░░░ possible is it possible ░░░░░░░░ the votes that you ░░░░░░░░ because of the wokeness ░░░░░░░░ are more than offset ░░░░░░░░ those who are enthused ░░░░░░░░ this kind of dialogue ░░░░░░░░ No And most of ░░░░░░░░ people that are enthused ░░░░░░░░ this kind of dialogue ░░░░░░░░ in Boston Manhattan or ░░░░░░░░ We ll carry D ░░░░░░░░ and New York and ░░░░░░░░ We won t win ░░░░░░░░ election in a faculty ░░░░░░░░ That s just idiotic ░░░░░░░░ mean I m not ░░░░░░░░ that whole assumption is ░░░░░░░░ And I the number ░░░░░░░░ people that have contacted ░░░░░░░░ or had people contact ░░░░░░░░ after this has been ░░░░░░░░ gratifying Everybody just wanted ░░░░░░░░ temperature to break I ░░░░░░░░ people that are woke ░░░░░░░░ are tired of being ░░░░░░░░ People want to after ░░░░░░░░ pandemic and stuff people ░░░░░░░░ to go about their ░░░░░░░░ they want to enjoy ░░░░░░░░ they want to enjoy ░░░░░░░░ with their friends They ░░░░░░░░ t want to be ░░░░░░░░ about how you address ░░░░░░░░ or talk to them ░░░░░░░░ anything And you know ░░░░░░░░ s just where people ░░░░░░░░ People have gotten fired ░░░░░░░░ this People have lost ░░░░░░░░ jobs over retweeting academic ░░░░░░░░ I mean time and ░░░░░░░░ again you hear this ░░░░░░░░ everybody and of course ░░░░░░░░ say I don t ░░░░░░░░ to say anything because ░░░░░░░░ ll lose my job ░░░░░░░░ it so happens I ░░░░░░░░ just at a point ░░░░░░░░ there is nothing to ░░░░░░░░ me from so I ░░░░░░░░ t care Do what ░░░░░░░░ want to do SMERCONISH ░░░░░░░░ your level of concern ░░░░░░░░ the wokeness issue and ░░░░░░░░ way it plays such ░░░░░░░░ you think it could ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats the control ░░░░░░░░ the House in the ░░░░░░░░ elections CARVILLE It almost ░░░░░░░░ in 2020 We did ░░░░░░░░ do well Any analyst ░░░░░░░░ talked to any politician ░░░░░░░░ talk to ascribes it ░░░░░░░░ the same thing And ░░░░░░░░ know ask Congressman Gallego ░░░░░░░░ Arizona Univision does not ░░░░░░░░ the word Latinx on ░░░░░░░░ air Why Because they ░░░░░░░░ trying to get viewers ░░░░░░░░ advertisers and no one ░░░░░░░░ like that except for ░░░░░░░░ speech enforcers I don ░░░░░░░░ know of anybody and ░░░░░░░░ live in one of ░░░░░░░░ most diverse cities maybe ░░░░░░░░ the world I don ░░░░░░░░ know of anybody in ░░░░░░░░ Orleans that says I ░░░░░░░░ in the community of ░░░░░░░░ I just don t ░░░░░░░░ Final question Final question ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump ride wokeness ░░░░░░░░ to the White House ░░░░░░░░ 2024 CARVILLE Well let ░░░░░░░░ put it this way ░░░░░░░░ is a world class ░░░░░░░░ I mean historical buffoon ░░░░░░░░ just in the history ░░░░░░░░ the United States and ░░░░░░░░ came within 42 000 ░░░░░░░░ of winning re election ░░░░░░░░ he had flubbed up ░░░░░░░░ worst pandemic we ve ░░░░░░░░ in a hundred years ░░░░░░░░ somewhere is trying to ░░░░░░░░ us something Maybe we ░░░░░░░░ listen to them SMERCONISH ░░░░░░░░ nice to have you ░░░░░░░░ Thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ Michael Thank you for ░░░░░░░░ me.