Political guru James Carville said in a Sunday morning radio interview that he fears this year’s geriatric presidential campaign is turning off young voters.
“The lack of enthusiasm among young people for public policy, or public service, or being involved in the public square, is quite disheartening,” Carville said.
Carville, known for his political takes and for his stewardship of Bill Clinton’s successful 1992 presidential campaign, said the advanced ages of President Joe Biden and presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump are partly to blame.
“[Young people] feel like things are not working for them,” Carville said on the Cats Roundtable radio show. “They feel like — two 80-year-old guys that don’t mean much to them. And I am really afraid we’re going to lose a generation of young people as they grow older. That’s probably my greatest fear for the United States, is that young people are disengaging.”
Biden is 81 years old, while Trump turns 78 this week. Carville, who turns 80 himself later this year, has said Biden is too focused on issues like the conflict in Gaza and on student loans, which matter to relatively small segments of the population, and should spend more time talking about big-picture topics like the economy.
During the interview, Carville said he’s voting for Biden but feels the party has better options in its younger ranks.
“We have a choice to make in November,” he said. “It isn’t a choice that I was crazy about. I actually was very public that I thought President Biden should not run for reelection. But he did.”
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Among the younger names Carville likes are Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA), Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD), and Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY), none of whom are older than 50.
“There are any number of current people,” Carville added. “The governor of Kentucky [Beshear] is one of the most talented people I have ever seen … He’s a good friend of mine.”
