{"id":2641377,"date":"2026-08-06T13:07:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T17:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bernie-sanders-tells-james-carville-to-kick-rocks-start-his-own-party-if-he-doesnt-like-socialism\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T13:14:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T17:14:28","slug":"bernie-sanders-tells-james-carville-to-kick-rocks-start-his-own-party-if-he-doesnt-like-socialism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bernie-sanders-tells-james-carville-to-kick-rocks-start-his-own-party-if-he-doesnt-like-socialism\/","title":{"rendered":"Bernie Sanders Tells James Carville to Kick Rocks: &#8216;Start His Own Party&#8217; If He Doesn&#8217;t Like Socialism"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fbernie-sanders-tells-james-carville-to-kick-rocks-start-his-own-party-if-he-doesnt-like-socialism%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=2641377&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>The content features a news piece where Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont criticizes Democratic figure James Carville, suggesting he should &#8220;start his own party&#8221; if he disagrees with the Democratic party\u2019s direction, which is currently influenced by socialist-leaning figures like Hasan Piker.Sanders made these comments during primary election coverage, especially highlighting the victory of socialist Abdul El-sayed in Michigan&#8217;s Senate primary. Carville responded by stating he wouldn&#8217;t share a party with Piker if he gains influence. The article discusses the growing prominence of socialism within the Democratic Party, evidenced by recent electoral successes of Democratic socialists like Mayor Zohran Mamdani in New York and other candidates across the country.It also notes the rising endorsement of socialism among democratic voters and potential shifts in the party&#8217;s ideologies, with figures like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez viewed as Sanders\u2019 successors but facing challenges from other Democrats like Ro Khanna. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >piece underscores ideological tensions<\/a> within the party, with veteran strategists and voters debating the future direction amid the surge of socialist policies and influences.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, a socialist who caucuses with Democrats, had strong words for Democratic stalwart James Carville.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with CNN\u2019s Abby Phillip on Tuesday, Sanders told Carville to \u201cstart his own party\u201d if he does not like the Democrats\u2019 ongoing socialist insurgency, particularly as personified by left-wing influencer Hasan Piker.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, that\u2019s not much of a choice,\u201d Sanders replied when Phillip asked him to choose between Carville and Piker.<\/p>\n<p>The Vermont socialist made those remarks during Tuesday\u2019s primary elections. Of special interest to Sanders, fellow socialist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/muslim-leftist-el-sayed-declares-winner-key-michigan-senate-primary-despite-votes-still-outstanding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abdul El-Sayed<\/a> narrowly prevailed in the Democrats\u2019 Senate primary for Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Mr. Carville doesn\u2019t want to be in my party, in the party that I belong to, that Piker, that El-Sayed belongs to, he can start his own party,\u201d Sanders added.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Fox News on Sunday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/james-carville-threatens-abandon-democrats-hasan-pikers-rising-influence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carville<\/a> stressed that the Democratic Party does not have room for both him and Piker.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am not going to be in the same party with Hasan Piker,\u201d Carville said. \u201cIf he becomes a force in the Democratic Party, I\u2019m out of here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/james-carville-called-david-hogg-twerp-now-says-take-entire-dnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carville<\/a> and Sanders\u2019 comments appeared side-by-side in a clip posted to the social media platform X.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Carville: I don\u2019t want to be in the same party as Hasan Piker, if he becomes a force, I\u2019m out of here.<\/p>\n<p>Bernie: If he doesn\u2019t want to be in my party with Piker, Carville can start his own party.<\/p>\n<p>Your move, James. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7RFEkYX870\">pic.twitter.com\/7RFEkYX870<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WesternLensman\/status\/2084995637934760233?\">August 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adl.org\/resources\/article\/hasan-piker-what-you-need-know\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anti-Defamation League<\/a> has characterized Piker as a \u201cprominent Twitch streamer and political commentator who has a history of rhetoric that sanitizes violence and denigrates Jewish people\u201d \u2014 rhetoric he s with his more than 11 million followers on social media.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theaapc.org\/recognition-awards\/hall-of-fame\/james-carville\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carville<\/a>, of course, rose to prominence as now-former President Bill Clinton\u2019s chief strategist in the 1992 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>Sanders, meanwhile, campaigned for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 and 2020. The socialist lost those races to former Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hillary-clinton-post-jd-vances-comments-nixon-backfires-spectacularly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hillary Clinton<\/a> and now-former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-classified-doc-audio-tapes-damning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joe Biden<\/a>, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, however, the party\u2019s extreme left wing has surged. Democratic Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York City, a socialist, upset former Democratic Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-trump-endorses-cuomo-says-vote-mamdani-vote-principles-failed-thousand-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andrew Cuomo<\/a> of New York to win the Big Apple\u2019s 2025 mayoral race.<\/p>\n<p>In June, three Mamdani-endorsed socialist U.S. House candidates in New York <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/socialists-plot-2028-white-house-run-trio-big-victories-even-causes-constitutional-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">defeated<\/a> their establishment opponents in Democrat primaries.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, the socialist wave has not receded. Instead, it has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/spreading-democratic-socialist-sends-dems-panic-unseating-15-term-colorado-congresswoman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spread<\/a> to other states, with El-Sayed\u2019s victory on Tuesday in Michigan representing the latest example.<\/p>\n<p>Notwithstanding Carville\u2019s objections, Democrat voters are increasingly open to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/poll-roughly-one-third-dem-voters-want-candidates-call-democratic-socialists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">socialism<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Sanders reportedly views Democratic Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/behind-scenes-war-underway-bernie-sanders-insiders-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a> of New York as heiress to his national movement. That movement, however, has achieved enough strength that Sanders insiders see a potential challenge to Ocasio-Cortez, namely from Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently, socialism\u2019s current strength also emboldened Sanders to tell a party legend not to let the door hit him on the way out.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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