NEW ORLEANS, June 27 (DC Times Online) — James Carville said Democrats should consider a formal split after New York primary wins by candidates he described as outside the party’s mainstream, saying he could not be in the same party with Darializa Avila Chevalier and urging a party “schism.”
In remarks on the Politicon podcast, as quoted by Fox News, Mediaite and Newser, the veteran Democratic strategist said, “I’m done,” and added, “I’m not in that f***ing political party.” He also said Democrats should “negotiate the terms of a schism” and told critics of the party to “start your own movement” or “form your own party.”
Carville said he was reacting to comments attributed to Avila Chevalier about interracial relationships, saying, “Lady, I ain’t in the same party as you,” and later adding that “we believe in pluralism, she doesn’t believe in interracial dating.” He also said he did not want to be in a party “that denies the right of the state of Israel to exist.”
Coverage identified Avila Chevalier as a union organizer, a Democratic congressional candidate and a DSA candidate, and described her as backed by Zohran Mamdani. The same reports said she won a New York Democratic primary on Tuesday, along with Claire Valdez and Brad Lander in other contests.
The Nation said Carville argued Democrats should not seat Avila Chevalier in the caucus, while Fox News reported he said candidates like her should “start her own party” and that there was “no place in the party” for them.
Carville made similar arguments in a New York Times op-ed last year, according to the Washington Examiner, which said he warned of a coming Democratic “civilized civil war” and argued it should wait until after the 2026 midterm elections.
