Political commentator James Carville argued that Democrats should aggressively attack Republicans over cultural issues in the 2022 midterm campaigns.
He said Democrats should run ads portraying Republican women as “Nazi hags” trying to ban Rosa Parks at school board meetings opposing book bans and intrusive abortion policies.
Carville began, “Democrats don’t lose elections anymore. We haven’t lost an election in the last year and a half.”
He claimed, “We have an advantage right now, and we need to pummel him right now. I used to have a saying when I ran campaigns: the more you pummel them, the more they plummet. We have to jump on this abortion issue. We have to jump on this book-burning issue. Run ads on these Nazi hags at school board meetings trying to ban Rosa Parks. Run on all the things about all the intrusive policies. The majority of House Republicans want to codify insane ruling out of the Alabama Supreme Court. Almost 90% of them voted against protecting a woman’s right to contraception.”
“Can you believe we are talking about contraception in 2024?” he exclaimed.
“This book-burning thing, people detest that. Don’t let up. You have a financial advantage. You have a political advantage. Don’t allow him to catch up with you. You take advantage when you have it. And we have it right now. We are pretty good position as a political party,” he continued.
Carville added, “The abortion stuff, the birth control stuff, the book burning people hate that we have to remind them who is on what side. I never knew a Democrat that ever wanted to burn a book in my life.”
Carville stressed that Democrats have a political and financial advantage now after avoiding election losses in the past year and a half.
He urged them to “pummel” and not “let up” on Republicans regarding book banning, attempts to restrict contraception access, and the Alabama Supreme Court ruling.
Carville contended Democrats are in a strong position and should remind voters which side supports book burning and restricting abortion rights and birth control ahead of the midterms.
