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James Carville says Democrats are losing support among men due to ‘preachy females’ who drive the party’s culture: ‘The message is too feminine’ [Video]

In a freewheeling conversation with New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd, longtime Democratic strategist James Carville suggested that the party’s struggles with male voters are driven by “preachy females” who aren’t speaking to their concerns.

Carville, from Louisiana and a onetime strategist for Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign, rarely — if ever — bites his tongue when it comes to politics. And as he spoke to Dowd in New Orleans, he remarked on what he said was a party that was alienating a key bloc of the electorate ahead of a tough election for the incumbent, President Joe Biden.

“A suspicion of mine is that there are too many preachy females” influencing the party’s direction, Carville told Dowd.

“‘Don’t drink beer. Don’t watch football. Don’t eat hamburgers. This is not good for you,'” he said, describing a sort of condescension he believes has turned away some male voters from the Democratic Party.

“The message is too feminine: ‘Everything you’re doing is …

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