{"id":2639292,"date":"2026-08-02T14:45:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T18:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/james-carville-threatens-to-quit-dems-over-hasan-piker\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T14:46:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T18:46:38","slug":"james-carville-threatens-to-quit-dems-over-hasan-piker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/james-carville-threatens-to-quit-dems-over-hasan-piker\/","title":{"rendered":"James Carville threatens to quit Dems over Hasan Piker"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjames-carville-threatens-to-quit-dems-over-hasan-piker%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2639292&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>James Carville, a Democratic strategist, expressed his strong opposition to the influence of left-wing commentator Hasan Piker within the Democratic Party, stating he would leave the party if Piker became a important force. Carville highlighted the ideological divide within Democrats, noting that many share his concerns about the party shifting too far to the left, especially referencing the Democratic Socialists of America platform. He emphasized that the growing prominence of progressive figures like Piker signals potential political realignments, with fractures emerging in both major parties. Carville foresees a possible strain on the two-party system, citing examples from both Democrats adn Republicans, and confidently stated that he and Piker cannot coexist in the same party, implying that one of them will eventually leave.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/socialism\/\">Democratic<\/a> strategist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4627756\/carville-schism-socialist-candidate\/\">James Carville<\/a> said he would leave the Democratic Party if left-wing commentator <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4517861\/democrats-squirm-left-embraces-streamer-hasan-piker\/\">Hasan Piker<\/a> becomes an influential figure within it, underscoring ideological tensions as Democrats continue debating the party\u2019s future. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am not going to be in the same party with Hasan Piker. I can tell you that right now. If he becomes a force in the Democratic Party, I\u2019m out of here,\u201d Carville said. \u201cI have no intention of ever being in the same political party with that guy,\u201d Carville said on Fox News\u2019s <em>The<\/em> <em>Sunday Briefing<\/em>.<em> <\/em><\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4672204\/james-carville-democratic-party-hasan-piker\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>James Carville says he\u2019ll leave Democratic Party if Hasan Piker \u2018becomes a force\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4672133\/max-miller-emily-moreno-abuse-allegations-mental\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Rep. 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Max Miller to make \u2018special announcement\u2019 as scrutiny of candidacy grows<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Piker, who built his name as a Twitch streamer, has become a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4517861\/democrats-squirm-left-embraces-streamer-hasan-piker\/\">favored campaign surrogate<\/a> for Democrats, particularly progressive candidates, ahead of the midterm elections.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He\u2019s become a prominent voice among younger progressives, aligning himself with many positions associated with the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-socialists-of-america\/\">Democratic Socialists of America<\/a>, a rise Carville dismissed, rejecting the prospect of sharing a party with him.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Carville: I\u2019m not going to be in the same party with Hasan Piker. If he becomes a force in the Democratic Party, I\u2019m out of here. We\u2019re not going to be in the same party. One of us is going to leave. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Af48qtKNLs\">pic.twitter.com\/Af48qtKNLs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Acyn (@Acyn) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Acyn\/status\/2083938707787436262?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 2, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carville argued that most Democrats shared his concerns about the party moving further to the left, pointing listeners toward the DSA\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dsausa.org\/about-us\/what-is-democratic-socialism\/\">platform<\/a> as evidence of ideological divide. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNow I think a majority, an overwhelming majority of Democrats agree with me, but this idea that we are going to seize the means of production, just go look at the DSA platform. You don\u2019t have to look any further than that,\u201d Carville said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carville also suggested the nation\u2019s political coalitions are entering a period of realignment, with ideological fractures emerging in both the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-party\/\">Democratic<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-party\/\">Republican<\/a> parties. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4517861\/democrats-squirm-left-embraces-streamer-hasan-piker\/\"><strong>DEMOCRATS SQUIRM AS THE LEFT EMBRACES CONTROVERSIAL STREAMER HASAN PIKER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt may be that the two-party system is just gonna be under tremendous stress here in the coming months,\u201d Carville said. \u201cI mean, you see it with Tucker and Marjorie Taylor Greene on the Republican side.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou see it going on right now, and I can\u2019t sit here and tell you for certain how this is going to turn out, but the one thing I can tell you for certain is that Hasan Piker and James Carville are not going to be in the same political party. One of us is going to leave, and it might even be me,\u201d Carville said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carville vows to leave Dems if Piker gains influence<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4275,"featured_media":2639293,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-collage-ajir7kd0m-1785692772634-e1785693973730.jpg?1785679576&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50410,32923,77375,32512,5894],"class_list":["post-2639292","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-controversy-2","tag-democratic-party","tag-hasan-piker","tag-james-carville","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-collage-ajir7kd0m-1785692772634-e1785693973730.jpg?1785679576&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2639292","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4275"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2639292"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2639292\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2639296,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2639292\/revisions\/2639296"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2639293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2639292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2639292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2639292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}