Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville and his co-host Al Hunt offered their takes on why Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., will not be a viable contender for the 2028 election.While Hunt and Carville are both staunch Democrats, they have warned time and time again that the party needs to shift away from far-left policies and social agendas if it wants to win elections.When one listener noted increasing talk of Ocasio-Cortez’s prospects as a 2028 contender, asking if America is ready for a female president, Hunt offered a 2-pronged answer."I don't think AOC will be the nominee or the next president.
I think she is a formidable communicator and figure.The Democratic Party is not a left-wing party," he first answered.
"Republicans love to paint Mamdani and look at others, and they'll pick the new Washington mayor as a socialist, but the Democratic Party is a mainstream progressive party and AOC will be a force, but she's not going to be that kind of a force."WATCH: AOC LEAVES DOOR OPEN TO 2028 WHITE HOUSE BID: 'MAYBE, MAYBE NOT'Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., has been the face of the Democratic Party's progressive vanguard for years.
(Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty Images)As for whether a woman can win, he argued this is entirely possible, but as with a candidate of any identity, he said quality is what counts."The country is ready for a female president if we put up a good candidate.We have not put up a good female candidate," he said.
"And I don't know that that'll be the case in 2028 or '32."As with other identities, such as Black, Jewish, or gay contenders, they can win "in state houses and I think with the right candidate, they do it in the national level, too.""Well, also Hillary lost because of a distributional fluke," Carville replied."She carried the popular vote relatively easily, and she had bad distribution, bad turnout.
Harris did not lose because she was a female.She did not lose because she was a female, a non-White female...