Veteran strategist said an 'overwhelming majority' of Democrats agree as democratic socialism gains ground
Democratic strategist James Carville pledged to leave the Democratic Party if far-left streamer Hasan Piker becomes a leading voice in it and argued that an "overwhelming majority" of Democrats agree.
"I am not going to be in the same party with Hasan Piker," he said on "The Sunday Briefing."
"If he becomes a force in a Democratic Party, I'm out of here. I have no intention of ever being in the same political party with that guy," Carville continued.
Piker, a self-described socialist streamer who campaigned with Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, has emerged as a leading voice on the left as democratic socialists gain ground in elections across the country.
WISCONSIN DEMOCRAT DOWNPLAYS APPEARING ON HASAN PIKER'S SHOW, DOESN'T 'ENDORSE' EVERYTHING HE SAYS
Twitch streamer Hasan Piker is facing renewed scrutiny after viewers spotted a framed newspaper front page from Sept. 12, 2001, in his background.
Piker drew widespread criticism after saying "America deserved 9/11" during a stream in 2019. He later said in an interview that he "obviously" did not mean America deserved the attacks and defended the viral quote as a critique of U.S. foreign policy.
"I can't sit here and tell you for certain how this is going to turn out, but the one thing I can tell you for certain, Hasan Piker and James Carville are not going to be in the same political party. One of us is going to leave. It might even be me," Carville told Fox News.
Piker recently named Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., as his preferred Democratic presidential candidate for 2028 and argued there is "0% chance" the Democratic nominee will be pro-Israel in "any way, shape or form" as polling shows support for Israel has collapsed among Democrats.
Piker said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is his preferred Democratic 2028 frontrunner.
The rise of democratic socialism comes as the Democratic National Committee (DNC) faces internal challenges, with Chair Ken Martin grappling with mounting debt. Carville said the DNC will have to "un-constipate itself," adding that he "can’t help them."
With several DSA-endorsed candidates winning their respective primaries across the nation, socialism’s growing influence has intensified debate within the Democratic Party over its ideological direction.
"It may be that the two-party system is just going to be under tremendous stress here in the coming months," Carville said.
James Carville attends The New York Times DealBook Summit 2025 at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 3, 2025, in New York City. Members of the Democratic Socialists of America gather outside a Trump-owned building on May Day on May 1, 2019, in New York City.
Carville has raised concerns over far-left candidates, saying in a recent CNN interview that many of them are "too hard-headed to know that they’re not popular," adding that "people don’t like them."
Carville also warned that democratic socialists are dragging the party’s brand "through the mud."
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