Overview
- Published Nov. 24, his piece calls for raising the federal minimum wage to $20, free public college, universal childcare, and treating rural broadband as a public utility.
- He argues Democrats should drop what he labels 'performative woke politics' and center campaigns on plainspoken economic grievances.
- Carville ties Democrats’ Nov. 4 wins in New York, New Jersey, Virginia, and Georgia to voter anger over prices, housing, and student debt.
- He faults President Trump and long-running Republican economic agendas for failing to curb living costs, warning that voters blame the party in power.
- The essay is fueling fresh debate over Democrats’ 2026 strategy, though its proposals have not been adopted as party policy.