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Commentary: Dem blasts "wokeness" criticism without being "woke"
“Wokeness is a problem and we all know it,” James Carville recently told Vox in his inimitably splenetic way. The veteran strategist called on Democrats to distance themselves from “faculty
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- Greg Sargent The Washington Post
"Wokeness is a problem and we all know it,” James Carville recently told Vox in his inimitably splenetic way. The veteran strategist called on Democrats to distance themselves from “faculty lounge bulls—-,” and to undo their image as an “urban, coastal, arrogant party.”
This was widely treated as a breakthrough moment in the debate over whether Democrats have a “wokeness” problem. It was approvingly quoted by not one, but two major New York Times writers.
So I contacted Carville to ask what he thought of Mallory McMorrow.
Good article. McMorrow is gold right now and Carville loves her. I've been agreeing with Carville on the political liability of wokeness since he spoke out against it months ago. McMorrow has given the Democrats the key to the culture wars. She's a white, married, suburban, Christian mom. Not woke. Indeed, it's because of who she is that she supports marginalized people.
This is real, from Carville:
“She spoke English,” Carville told me. “She wasn’t defensive at all.” He noted that McMorrow personalized the issue, drew a sharp and legible contrast with Republicans, and even added in an argument about “roads and schools.”
“I’d show this clip as an instructional video,” Carville said. Asked if he’d advise other Democrats to talk this way, he said: “I would. I’m going to start talking that way.”
Where there's a viable plan, there's hope. The only question is, are the Democrats wise enough to pull it off?