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James Carville: ““The midterms will be “about one thing and one thing only,” he continued. “Do you want to continue in the same direction…”

On the recordSeptember 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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James Carville
Democratic · Louisiana

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Analysis of the midterms focus.

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