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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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Mar 16, 2021

The basic argument that a progressive income tax is good, and we should enforce, and it’s a great thing, people are saying, yes, you know what, that is a good idea.

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Mar 16, 2021

So, we live in real time in politics.

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Mar 16, 2021

What the last year has taught us is that people that make $40,000 or more a year have done really well. The high-end real estate market has done really well. The stock market has done really well.

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Mar 11, 2021

the Constitution gives the Congress of a considerable amount of power and dictating how federal elections are won.

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Mar 11, 2021

there is going to be real anger if they start Kirpan voting rights.

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Mar 11, 2021

How can you be any more American than that?

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Mar 11, 2021

the Republicans can’t stop confessing now like the criminal if they just keep talking to symptoms.

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Mar 3, 2021

They have to limit the franchise, because it is the only way that they can win elections.

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Mar 3, 2021

They want the entire system to be rigged in favor of wealthy people.

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Mar 3, 2021

I think it is a basic instinct of people like Ron DeSantis to say, well -- I`m surprised he didn`t say, of course I did. Everything that I do in my administration is to serve wealthy people.

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Mar 3, 2021

I think it`s the most significant and important piece of legislation that I can remember.

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Mar 3, 2021

The right to vote is very popular, all right? In Florida -- we talk a lot about Florida. In 2018, 60 percent of Floridians thought that convicted felons who had served their times should have the right to vote.

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Feb 18, 2021

There is a lot of circular firing squad.

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Feb 18, 2021

It`s one of the few moments of unity I have seen in 2021 in politics.

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Feb 18, 2021

Senator Cruz, you have provided some real comedy for people.

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Feb 18, 2021

Texas, they`re very resilient people. They`re intelligent people. They`re going to come back, I promise you. I promise you, they will come back.

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Feb 18, 2021

I think the most interesting thing is to Cruz family, friends, dime them, these texts that they were doing, and we`re going to go to Cancun, and we`re going to stay till Sunday, and we got a room at the Ritz Carlton for, I don`t know, $300…

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Feb 18, 2021

I think he`s doing extraordinarily well and his demeanor and his policies and everything that he`s done so far, but this is not going to last but right now, I`m 100 percent.

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Feb 18, 2021

Well, I`m not going to declare this the worst scandal in modern American politics, but I`m going to declare it at the very top of the most delicious scandals in American politics.

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Feb 16, 2021

We sure don’t want the president to tell us that we`re hopelessly divided. I completely agree that he should talk about unifying the country and that his program to deal with COVID relief is going to go across a broad spectrum of America.

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Feb 16, 2021

Because he is a really good leader. He is a humane, decent man. He is not a jerk. And that`s good for 20 points in American politics.

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Feb 4, 2021

I mean, this is not just some loony stuff. She’s a Looney in a tune. And they won’t do anything about it.

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Feb 4, 2021

I actually do think we`ll pick up a couple of more Republican senators, I think people are going to be stunned at how powerful the presentation is of the House impeachment managers.

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Jan 7, 2021

Well, that guy is one of the better educated people in the United States government. And no one ever --

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Jan 7, 2021

I think the question going forward is high turnout and become a characteristic going forward, and hopefully the Democrats can replicate that kind of thing and 2022, which is going to be hard to do that turnout was just staggering.

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