Carville Urges Democrats to Drop Polarizing Slogans, Avoid Trans Athlete Messaging

Overview

• On Thursday's Politics War Room episode, the veteran strategist urged Democrats to stop using phrases like "defund the police" and to stay away from debating transgender athletes in women's sports.
• He called "defund the police" "the three stupidest words in the history of the English language" and rejected "abolish ICE" as counterproductive.
• Co-host Al Hunt pushed Democrats to say "reform ICE" or "make ICE work" and to pair tough border enforcement with a pathway to citizenship.
• Carville said the party mishandled messaging on transgender athletes and argued that the missteps have inadvertently harmed trans people.
• He predicted the Supreme Court will likely rule on the issue after this month's arguments in cases from Idaho and West Virginia, which he said could lessen its political punch.