Carville: I'm Leaving Party if Left-Wing Voice Gains Sway

James Carville says there's one Democratic Party he won't belong to—and it's one where left-wing Twtich star Hasan Piker holds sway. The veteran strategist told Fox News on Sunday that if Piker becomes a meaningful force inside the party, "I'm out of here." The comments come ahead of Michigan's closely watched Democratic primary on Tuesday pitting moderate Rep. Haley Stevens against progressive Abdul El-Sayed. Piker has been a prominent supporter of El-Sayed, who holds a double-digit lead in the polls, notes the Hill.

"I have no intention of ever being in the same political party with that guy," said Carville of Piker, adding that he thinks the "overwhelming majority of Democrats agree with me." The clash comes as progressive and democratic socialist candidates, often aligned with the Democratic Socialists of America, notch primary wins over establishment-backed Democrats. Piker made the case to CNN that Democratic voters want alternative candidates after losses at the federal level by Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton. "There are a lot of people who are just like, 'This is not working.'" But Carville pointed to Bernie Sanders' losses as well. "I have one simple philosophy about politics: Winning is everything, stupid," he told CNN.