Longtime Democratic operative James Carville, who earned his political reputation helping then-candidate Bill Clinton win two presidential terms, called it “idiotic” for his party to continue sticking with President Joe Biden.

Carville appeared on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360″ to voice his opposition to Biden running for re-election in 2024 against former President Donald Trump. During the discussion, the host asked Carville about his stance on some Democrats who continue to support Biden, and also about Carville’s previous statements predicting that Biden would eventually withdraw from the race.

“The fact that [Sen. Patty Murray] came out and said this speaks volumes as opposed to what people say in front of a camera. So, I still think I’ll stand by my thing that he won’t run, but if he does, we’re just making an idiotic choice for the future of our country. I can’t help but believe that. The proof’s in the pudding. They’re moving states away from us. We’re losing, we’re not winning. And when we lose, America loses. It’s that simple,” Carville said.

Anderson later questioned Carville about Biden’s subpar debate performance, sparking concerns about the president’s mental fitness, with some Democratic lawmakers calling for Biden to step aside.

“So you get through one teleprompter performance. What are you gonna do on Sept. 10 when there’s another debate scheduled? What are you gonna do — he couldn’t meet with the German chancellor because he had to go to bed when he was at the NATO conference,” Carville continued.

“I just think, you know, you’re right — is there a risk in trying to change directions? Of course there’s risk with everything. But with risk comes hope. And right now, we have always been a party of hope. You know, hope and ‘[A] Place Called Hope’ and ‘[a] leader [is a] dealer [in hope],’ and ‘I have a dream’ and ‘Keep hope alive.’ And I don’t see any hope in the Democratic Party right now. I see a lot of fear and a lot of, ‘Well, if we try something different we end up in a ditch.’ Well, we [are] already in a ditch, but ought to try to get out of it as opposed to trying to drive [in] it. But I agree with everything that everybody says. I think we gotta have a change, I just genuinely do,” he added.

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