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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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Feb 9, 2022

Well, you got to wait and see when the committee comes out. I suspect their findings are going to be intriguing and devastating. But people don't nobody (ph). People want an election about their lives.

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Feb 9, 2022

Act, act like you know what you're doing. So it's going to come down with policies in place. And if it comes down, you'll have a pretty good year, if it's still seven and a half percent, you're going to lose no matter what.

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Feb 7, 2022

Just focus on what you got, what you have done, and what you want to do to make people`s lives better. That`s it. You got to go out and you got to gloat and you got to promote.

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Jan 18, 2022

I hope he stays with it. I hope he stays engaged and in charge like he was today. And I think it`s -- like I say, he planted an oak tree.

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Jan 18, 2022

I`m not in favor of throwing in the towel on it. We got some -- we got a favorable map. It is not so favorable in 2024. And you can get a lot done. I`m not -- I`m not willing to give up on the election.

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Jan 18, 2022

All I know that they`re for is relitigating the 2020 election and getting back at Jamie Raskin. I can`t figure out one other thing that the Republican Party stands for.

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Jan 16, 2022

You gloat and you promote. You run on what you got. You don’t run on what you didn’t get. Don’t talk about what you didn’t get. That’s what these -- Democrats whine too much, Chuck.

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Dec 19, 2021

He needs to assess the gains that he has had in the first year of his presidency, and say, you know, we've done a lot of things.

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Dec 19, 2021

We should do everything we can to not listen to history, but try to pick up seats in 2022.

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Dec 19, 2021

I think that President Biden -- let's cut out the middleman. Let him and the senator have lunch in the White House.

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Dec 19, 2021

I think the President and Senator Manchin are going to be able to work this out, but for right now, we're just going to put it on hold for a couple of weeks.

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Dec 19, 2021

Build Back Better is dead, but build back differently is going to be very alive after the first of the year.

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Dec 14, 2021

It was a massive criminal act. The people who penetrated that Capitol were criminals. The people that helped them penetrate the Capitol are criminals.

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Dec 14, 2021

I celebrate the rise of children out of poverty. I celebrate the wonderful year we have had in job creation this year. I celebrate the vaccine distributions, the therapeutics.

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Dec 9, 2021

They got to hit hard when anytime that Jim Jordan opens his mouth, he should go into well of the House and read all of the Ohio State athletes that said, he knew that they will be molested by a wrestling coach.

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Dec 9, 2021

Right. Well, Matt Gaetz will probably be in a penitentiary about the election comes around.

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Dec 9, 2021

Well, first of all, love your country, and I`m sure most all of them do. And then communicate directly in simple plain English. And when you do something good, take credit for it. And when they do something bad, blame them for it.

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Dec 9, 2021

The Democratic coaches, wow, yeah, they human battle? No, you know, and they just, they now were -- we got less than a year ago between these off year elections.

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Nov 28, 2021

When you use storm with the Capitol, you beating up policeman you're trying to stop a constitutionally required procedure in the Congress United States yet that's not good at all.

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Nov 28, 2021

Look, as we've got a problem, we've got a lot of crazy people in this country. And a lot of them vote. And we've got to work really hard.

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Nov 28, 2021

What Congressman Omar should do is I'm working day and night with President Biden trying to get vaccines distributed, jobs created solving supply chain issues, and let them dwell in their own stupidity.

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Nov 23, 2021

They better be. We better hang together. We`ll surely hang separately, as Benjamin Franklin said.

msnbc.com
Nov 23, 2021

It`s the economy, stupid.

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Nov 23, 2021

You get out and talk about it. If the President gets out, he`s got some really skilled cabinet people, all right. Governor Jennifer at Energy, Governor Gina at Commerce, Mayor Andrew at Infrastructure, anybody that has ever run for…

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Nov 9, 2021

It`s the pandemic, stupid.

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