Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville said Thursday that Rep. Jasmine Crockett is not a viable statewide candidate in Texas, arguing that a series of controversial statements would damage her chances in a general election, as reported by Fox News.
Carville made the remarks during a recent episode of the Politics War Room podcast, which he co-hosts.
The strategist has long warned that the Democratic Party’s messaging and tone on cultural and political issues have contributed to electoral losses, and he has previously criticized Crockett for focusing too heavily on herself rather than on voters.
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During the episode published Thursday, co-host Al Hunt read a listener question asking why Carville believes Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico would be a stronger contender than Crockett in a Texas Senate race.
Carville pointed directly to Crockett’s past comments about Hispanic voters who supported President Donald Trump.
“Crockett has said that Hispanics who voted for Trump have a slave mentality. That’s not very smart. That will bite you in the a** in a general election,” Carville said.
Crockett made the remark in a 2024 interview with Vanity Fair, where she compared Hispanic Trump supporters who expressed concerns about illegal immigration to people with a “slave mentality.”
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In December, Crockett attempted to walk back those comments during an interview on CNN.
Carville also referenced Crockett’s comments about Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who uses a wheelchair.
He said that, in the interest of “anybody that has any sense of humanity,” “she made fun of Greg Abbott — who is a comical figure — but not because he’s a comical figure and an intellectual dope, but because he was actually in a wheelchair. That’s not right.”
Carville argued that the comment appeared aimed at energizing online donors rather than appealing to a broad electorate.
“That’s just trying to do some online fundraising with some Seattle fanatic progressives,” he said.
Crockett previously referred to Abbott as “Governor Hot Wheels,” a remark that sparked bipartisan criticism.
Afterward, Crockett said she was “thinking about the planes, trains, and automobiles he used to transfer migrants into communities led by Black mayors, deliberately stoking tension and fear among the most vulnerable.”
Carville said his preference for Talarico was not rooted in ideological differences, but in what he views as electability.
“I’m for Jim Talarico for, you know, I think Jim’s a great guy and all of that, but, basically, I would be for anybody that I thought had the best chance of winning,” Carville said.
“And it’s clear to me that Jim would have a much, much better chance of winning the general election than Jasmine Crockett.”
He added that he does not believe there would be a meaningful policy difference between the two candidates if elected.
“I don’t think Jasmine’s a bad person. And, by the way, I don’t think there’s much difference in how they would vote. I don’t think you get much different product, but if you don’t win, you hadn’t done s**t.”
Carville concluded by emphasizing the importance of winning elections.
“So, if you want to win the election, if that’s important to you, as it is to me, then you got to be for Jim Talarico,” he said. “It’s that simple.”
Fox News Digital has reached out to Rep. Crockett for comment.
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