James Carville cautions Democrats to stay away from DEI policies after midterm victories

Fox News · Alexander Hall · 2026-11-06 13:23 UTC

James Carville warns Democrats against reviving DEI and woke politics after their historic midterm victory, saying the country simply "hated it."

Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville warned Democrats against reviving DEI and woke policies after dominating the midterms, arguing these policies hurt the party.

Carville spoke with a panel on Thursday’s episode of the "Politics War Room" podcast about the Democrats' midterm victories before responding to a statement from Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., declaring that "DEI is back."

"I really like him. He's a very personable man. I think these people are all wrong," Carville reacted. "They tried DEI. The country hated it. Just hated it. It cost us seats."

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