Carville to Democrats: 'Kick the s‑‑‑ out of' Vance 'every chance you get'
Democratic strategist James Carville criticized Democrats for failing to adequately target Vice President Vance in their political messaging.
“Use JD Vance,” Carville said in Thursday’s episode of his "Politics War Room" podcast, “and just kick the s‑‑‑ out of him every chance you get.”
Carville pointed to Vance’s recent trip to England as a missed opportunity for Democrats to target Vance for not supporting domestic tourism.
“He went on vacation. People, Florida resorts are hurting. Las Vegas tourism is down substantially. The national parks — Yellowstone's down 15 percent,” Carville said, in remarks first highlighted by Mediaite.
“So, OK, he's entitled to a vacation. I'll give him that,” he continued. “Guess where he went? To a place called Oxfordshire in England, which is a tony wealthy place that rich Londoners go to. It's kind of like the Martha's Vineyard of England.”
Carville said Democrats should have made the story a bigger issue.
“Why we didn't blow this up, OK? Why didn't the tourist association of the Florida Panhandle blow this up? The Las Vegas people, the California people, the Wyoming people,” Carville said.
“You mean, you can't vacation and your wife and kids in his own country?” Carville said, offering a suggestion for messaging. “I'm getting ready to go to Lake George. It could be the most beautiful place on Earth. People in upstate New York would have been glad to have his money. But what does he do? He goes to a tony English village.”
Vance returned on Sunday from his working vacation in the United Kingdom, where he met with U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Aug. 8, before heading with his family to the Cotswolds, which has become a popular area for wealthy American tourists to visit in the rural countryside of England.
He also met with U.S. troops while traveling overseas and ended his stay with a visit in Scotland.