Democrat strategist James Carville had some tough news, and a reality check for the group in Congress known as “The Squad” in a recent interview, essentially claiming their left-wing ‘wokeness’ won’t help the party win elections.

The informal group is comprised of Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley, and Ilhan Omar, but it used to be bigger. Former Reps. Jamaal Bowman and Cori Bush were defeated by other Democrats in the 2024 election, which highlights the point that Carville was making.

The strategist, in an interview with Joanna Coles of The Daily Beast, slammed AOC and Sanders’ “Fighting Oligarchy” tour, which has drawn large crowds across the country, as “counterproductive,” arguing it plays into the image of the Democratic Party as “old”, “coastal” and “urban.”

“I’ve got a great idea,” he said sarcastically. “Let’s send an 83-year-old and a congresswoman from Queens out in the country.”

“You know what they don’t do? Win elections,” he said about Ocasio-Cortez and “Independent” far-left Sen. Bernie Sanders, who went around the nation on a “Fight Oligarchy” tour. “They never beat a Republican!”