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James Carville

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James Carville is a prominent American political consultant and commentator, best known for his role as the lead strategist for Bill Clinton's successful 1992 presidential campaign. A member of the Democratic Party, Carville has been influential in shaping modern campaign strategies and is recognized for his ability to connect with voters. He was born on March 25, 1944, in Louisiana, where he has remained a significant figure in both state and national politics. Carville is also known for his engaging personality and sharp wit, often appearing in media to discuss political issues and strategies.

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Sep 30, 2026

That boy ain’t right at all. Not at all.

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Sep 30, 2026

Sen. Tuberville, is he dumber than concrete or is he dumber than a box of rocks? I will take his name to equate his I.Q. I think a T-U-B-E-R is a potato. That’s an apt name for him, potato. He’s that dumb.

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Sep 4, 2026

“The midterms will be “about one thing and one thing only,” he continued. “Do you want to continue in the same direction of Trump, or do you want to slow this train down? And I think clearly people want to slow it down.”

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Sep 4, 2026

Let people know about it. You’re not gonna come up with any better news that’s gonna excite and irritate and turn out more Democrats.

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Sep 4, 2026

The stupidest shit I hear is we shouldn’t give them platforms.

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Sep 3, 2026

Do you want to continue in the same direction of Trump, or do you want to slow this train down?

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Sep 3, 2026

The midterms will be 'about one thing and one thing only.

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Sep 3, 2026

And my advice to Democrats is don’t — just do nothing, stand there.

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Sep 3, 2026

Why do they need to be for anything?

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Aug 28, 2026

Don’t meet with them. Don’t have anything to do with them! Say: Any business we have, it’s going to be conducted with you under oath.

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Aug 28, 2026

We need to drag his ass before a committee and find out about what backdoor-dealing whorehouse shit he’s got going on with [U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East] Steve Witkoff and everybody else. We’re not going to be nice to you.

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Aug 26, 2026

They have no idea what they’re doing. They’re making every backdoor bullshit deal they can and we’re going to meet with them? Don’t meet with them. Don’t have anything to do with them! Say: Any business we have, it’s going to be conducted…

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Aug 26, 2026

Fuck these people! If you’re sitting there saying, ‘I’m taking a meeting with them,’ and people are out there knocking on doors, can’t sleep at night, staying up in angst, worrying about what the hell is going to happen to the country — 40…

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Aug 26, 2026

These people are a pack of felons and traitors, and you do not meet with them! You do not meet with them.

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Aug 26, 2026

On one thing, there is no disagreement. There’s unanimity. And it is simply this: In the opinion of every Democrat in the United States — progressive, moderate, middle of the road, left, fuck, I don’t know, whatever you want — we believe…

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Aug 21, 2026

If some Democratic Socialists hate the Democratic Party so much, well don’t use our … name. Go think of your own name. But at any rate, I think this is a real step in the right direction. I think a lot of people put a lot of work into…

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Aug 21, 2026

80% of Democrats really want what the Promise To America is promoting and criticized the far-left for drowning out those moderate voices.

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Aug 21, 2026

That's so often what people are forgetting in politics. And for the life of me, I hope ... that we do things like this that are popular, are actually helpful, that can help the country.

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Aug 21, 2026

I wish they'd take the word Democrat out of their name. I have no idea why the democratic socialists — if you hate the Democratic Party so much, well, then don't use our god---- name.

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Aug 21, 2026

We get subjugated by some of the more outspoken people who, by the way, [are] not even Democrats.

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Aug 12, 2026

Would I take him in a vacuum? Probably not, but against a clown like Rogers, who is an election denier running for the United States in the year 2026, who has never at once opposed the interests of Big Pharma. Yeah, I’m gonna be for…

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Aug 12, 2026

Most of these [Democratic Socialists of America] types can’t stand the Democrats. In fact, El-Sayed himself has said the Democrats are as much of a problem as the Republicans, which I disagree with. But when I look at him and I look at…

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Aug 10, 2026

They’re blistering me. I don’t know what I can do. I can’t take it! Please, mama, help me! Such vicious people, wow!

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Aug 10, 2026

Maybe he has some animosity because he tried twice to get the Democratic nomination for president and he failed rather spectacularly both times.

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