Carville says he wouldn't seat Mamdani-backed Avila Chevalier in caucus: 'She's not a Democrat'

[AZLD4Candidate]

Source: The Hill

Democratic strategist James Carville said he wouldn’t place Darializa Avila Chevalier, the Democratic nominee for New York’s 13th Congressional District, in the House Democratic Caucus if she wins in November.

“They should not seat her in the caucus. Her views are totally against anything that any Democrat has. We believe in pluralism,” Carville told NewsNation’s Elizabeth Vargas on Wednesday.

Carville added later that Avila Chevalier, a democratic socialist who was backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) in her race, “is not a Democrat.”

Read more: https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/5940133-james-carville-dems-avila-chevalier/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExWmthNWY3cnlVWjR2bjRhbXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR6q_NM8hS2NVBEFYxHzoXwMWkUajKVRN4jm0-RZzgB5yxCyymQf8O_Yt_bnsQ_aem_7_HySjJ5KvpmONfcym7a-w

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When was his expiration date again?

[dave99]

1. So James Carville says Avila Chevalier is NOT a D.I.N.O. , Good

[reACTIONary]

18. Maybe he is saying...

... she IS a Democrat in name only, and "no true Democrat".

[choie]

2. The gatekeepers are on full display today.

Feeling a bit threatened, Carville?

[flashman13]

23. Carville needs to go F himself. The voters are clearly smarter than he is. They know what they want.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

30. Who's this James Carville guy??

[Miguelito Loveless]

3. Reason #117

Why I have no use for James Carville.

[DBoon]

4. Can Carville actually do this or is he just blowing smoke?

Sounds like Carville is a make-believe gatekeeper, trying to decide who is and isn't a "True Democrat"

[reACTIONary]

14. He is sharing his opinion and...

... what he would recommend. He has no more authority than any other pundit or "strategist.

[RandySF]

55. No

The Democratic Caucus could hypothetically refuse entry or the full House could, again hypothetically, refuse to seat her.

[karynnj]

5. Her views may be closer to the FDR Democrats than his

I old enough to remember when Clinton, aided by Carville and Begala spoke of being " new' Democrats - remember the DLC

That was a shift. Now, we:re seeing another.

As to not letting someone into the caucus, how stupid! Would he change his mind if it gives us the speakers?

[MichMan]

59. She previously called for abolishing police, prisons and borders

That doesn't seem at all like anything FDR would have supported

https://cbs12.com/news/nation-world/mamdani-backed-house-candidates-deleted-posts-called-for-abolishing-police-borders-democratic-socialist-nyc-adriano-espaillat-primary-blm-bernie-sanders-aoc-joe-biden

[karynnj]

65. Completely agree on those issues

Also, I think almost everyone who spoke that way has later claimed that they didn't mean what they literally said instead meaning significant reforms.

I personally am and always have been more moderate on that.

[walkingman]

6. Who gets to decide who is a "Democrat"....easy answer, the voters. ☮

[reACTIONary]

15. No true Scotsman....

... or an appeal to purity. From the perspective of a legal positivist, you are right.

[ananda]

7. And Carville is relevant how?

Sheesh

[reACTIONary]

16. He's on TV. He's being quoted..

... a lot of folks (Democrats) would agree.

[ananda]

25. And as far as I can tell..

they'd all be Republicans.

[duckworth969]

8. Yeah, Carville? Ain't yer call anyway ya pinhead

[Ritabert]

9. Hey Carville how about Fetterman?

[ToxMarz]

10. While we're at it lets list all the places I wouldn't seat Mary Matalin

But you seem to have no problem.giving her oxygen.

[SpankMe]

11. We need numbers in the House

It's all about tactics and strategy in this era, not purist ideology. Even if she's not in line with the DNC's main platform, if she's willing to caucus with Dems, we should take her.

[rampartd]

52. is she too radical for the "squad?"

all of those ladies have been effective spokespersons with good constituent services staff. is that what "the establishment" is afraid of?

[MichMan]

61. There is no change in numbers

These were all safe districts to begin with.

[mopinko]

12. leaving out the part where

she’s a pretty staunch anti-zionist. that’s what his beef is.
i thought israel/gaza was the most important thing on the planet. but let’s not talk about that, huh?

[Laffy Kat]

13. Bernie caucuses with the Democratic party doesn't he?

[reACTIONary]

17. Yep! But....

.... he doesn't call himself a Democrat. He calls himself an Independent. I don't know much about Chevalier, but if she ran as an independent, would she have any chance at all?

[Callie1979]

19. We've got FOUR months to NOT fuck up NOV. Her winning wont help.

She called President Biden a RAPIST
Among a ton of other terrible social media posts
A freaking GIFT to the GOP.
There wasnt anything wrong with the 13th District's CURRENT Rep
Good lord.

[luv2fly]

24. Isn't there some kind of rule about not trashing Democrats?

My memory certainly fails me now and then, but I seem to recall having read something about not bashing Democratic public figures, not peddling right-wing smears... you know... SUPPORTING Democrats.

Maybe it's just me.

[3Hotdogs]

26. If the post quotes or paraphrases the person, it is not a violation of the policy. I am left of the Socialist Dems. My

new N.J. rep is a Soc.Dem.

[luv2fly]

27. Not seeing any quote marks

But my eyes often fail me too....

[KPN]

45. Paraphrases? Do you or the original pster have sources that verify the "paraphrase" (it wasn't a quote)? I mean, if

we are going to bash Democratic Party candidates in a general election, shouldn't we provide sources purported to be facts?

[3Hotdogs]

56. Unfortunately, my source was the reporting on WNYC the morning on Wednesday. She has also promoted fully

open borders and eliminating most police departments and officers. I believe she will win the November election.

As a November candidate, she won't do much harm to the Dem. November election efforts. But if she continues with extreme points of view on the floor of Congress? Not good.

[SocialDemocrat61]

51. How do you like your Governor?

[murielm99]

36. It's not just you.

There seems to be a lot of that here lately.

[MichMan]

63. Not sure anymore

I've seen plenty of posts saying the most vile things about Sen. Fetterman.

[creeksneakers2]

39. She's against prisons and borders

The GOP is going to use her to smear all our candidates.

[KPN]

43. Sources?

[KPN]

42. Sources?

[MichMan]

60. Here from Post #54

During the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests, Avila Chevalier responded to a user asking what a better slogan would be than “defund the police,” by posting, “F-ck you. We’re gonna defund and abolish. You don’t get to water down our movements.”

In another post two days later, Avila Chevalier rejected an argument that abolishing police meant only ending policing “as we know it.”

“No. It means ending policing full stop. Period. No more police at all ever,” she replied, adding several clap emojis between words.

A repost from September 2021 read, “A world without borders—just like a world without prisons or police—is possible, necessary, and the only moral way forward.”

https://cbs12.com/news/nation-world/mamdani-backed-house-candidates-deleted-posts-called-for-abolishing-police-borders-democratic-socialist-nyc-adriano-espaillat-primary-blm-bernie-sanders-aoc-joe-biden

[Buddyzbuddy]

20. Back into the dustbin of history you go.

You have to admit, he's a fighter. Too bad it's against progression. Have a Mint Julip and ssshhh, you old coot.

[Scrivener7]

21. That's nice, James.

[hatrack]

28. It's not 1992 anymore, you chicken-fried buffoon . . .

Do try and keep up.

[RandySF]

29. She called Biden a "rapist" in 2020.

Please don’t shoot the messenger.

[VegasVet]

31. Proof?

[RandySF]

32. NYT

She also called Joe Biden a “rapist” in April 2020, as he was on his way to clinching the Democratic nomination for the presidency, though she recently said she voted for him.



https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/nyregion/who-is-darializa-avila-chevalier.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

[VegasVet]

46. Thank you for this. Wow. She's a bit much for my taste if this is still what she believes.

[awesomerwb1]

40. Google.com

[VegasVet]

47. No. Someone made a statement. It isn't unreasonable to ask for proof. Don't be obtuse.

[PurgedVoter]

33. Carville is DLC in other words, corporate owned

I read his book, in no way does he support the views in his book.

[Akakoji]

34. Who last hired him?

[Eko]

35. Maybe he should actually talk to her instead of letting tweets some decades old influence him.

[AllyCat]

37. Carville can eat a bag

[luv2fly]

41. "looney progressives"

How special...

🙄

[RedArkGuy]

49. Could you provide us with some authentic quotes from her . . .

. . . that reveal her for the Marxist/Islamic fundamentalist she is claimed to be?

[AZLD4Candidate]

58. The evidence is in the strawman over there. . .wait, it moved over there, passed another goalpost

[MichMan]

64. See link in post #54

[PufPuf23]

44. Far past the time for Carville to retire from politics.

I question his true motives he sucks so bad.

[RedArkGuy]

48. I keep asking people who are having McCarthyite fits

. . . over these candidates to give me quotations from them that support their claimed fears about these allegedly Marxist/Islamist candidates. I've not received any such quotation yet.

[J_William_Ryan]

50. "democratic socialist"

Are we to assume that ‘democratic socialists’ are Democrats the same way ‘libertarians’ are Republicans.

Or are ‘democratic socialists’ a political party separate and apart from the Democratic Party.

[JBTaurus83]

53. She sought the democratic nomination

And ran under the party name. Who is he to decide what a Democrat is? I’m not a fan of many of his positions. Same for John Fetterman, objectively they are still Democrats though, no matter how much I may disagree with their views.

[RandySF]

54. She didn't seem to like interracial relationships at one point.

Avila Chevalier, in a series of messages, called Joe Biden a “rapist” and “war criminal” during the 2020 presidential election, referred to the U.S. as a “f**king disgrace,” talked about wiping her dirty hands on the American flag, and described interracial relationships involving white females as “fetishizing ugly colonizer women.”

https://cbs12.com/news/nation-world/mamdani-backed-house-candidates-deleted-posts-called-for-abolishing-police-borders-democratic-socialist-nyc-adriano-espaillat-primary-blm-bernie-sanders-aoc-joe-biden

[Javaman]

57. how is Carville still a thing? he must have one hell of an agent. nt

[GiqueCee]

62. Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy...

... let's calm down now; it's time for your meds and a nap. Yes, yes, we know how you get when people prefer to forget you exist.
Do you remember the concept of integrity, Jimmy? No? Well, Ms Avila Chevalier has it. You apparently don't, so it's best if you be quiet now. You're only hurting yourself.

For the terminally obtuse: