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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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Oct 25, 2012

I think Romney did do better. I think objectively, he improved his position after the first debate. I don't think he improved it any in the last ten days or so, but he improved his position then. I don't see any momentum at all and I see…

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Oct 25, 2012

If you had said a year ago that enthusiasm would be equal among Democrats and Republicans we certainly would have taken that following the 2010 election.

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Oct 25, 2012

Look, first of all, President Obama won by 7.3 last time. So, he doesn't have the duplicate what he did in 2008 to win.

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Oct 25, 2012

It's going to be a close election. It's going down to the wire here.

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Sep 20, 2012

Of course it's manipulation and of course he can file after the election and get the refund which is totally legal.

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Sep 20, 2012

Of course it's manipulation, and of course, he can file after the election and get the refund, which is totally legal.

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Sep 20, 2012

I don't believe anything Mitt Romney says on his taxes, to be honest with you.

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Sep 20, 2012

he has a history of putting out false information about tax returns when he ran for governor of Massachusetts.

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Jul 30, 2012

Look, there's a way that Romney can show that Harry Reid is not telling the truth. Release the returns. You released them for John McCain. Can't see him why can't the American people see them?

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Jul 30, 2012

When people don't know, they speculate. You know, you want to run for president, you got to do some things.

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Jul 30, 2012

If they can figure out a way to take pictures and get him to shut up, he'd have a successful trip.

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Jun 12, 2012

I'm worried when the White House and the campaign talks about the progress being made, people take that as a signal that they think that things are fine, and people don't feel that or believe that.

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Jun 3, 2012

I think in some extent it is. I don't know what we have in this campaign. More bricks or glass.

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Jun 3, 2012

It does muddy the water a little bit. To some extent I think it's pretty good news for the Obama campaign.

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Jun 3, 2012

I don't know what we have in this campaign, more bricks or glass. But there's a lot of shards and there's a lot of crumbling bricks out there.

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Jun 3, 2012

I would bet Alex say a nickel to a doughnut that, when things come out, that a lot of the companies that Governor Romney invested in were very heavily lobbied to get government help, if you will.

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May 21, 2012

If you're afraid that your record is going to examined, don't run for president.

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May 21, 2012

Understand, Bain was central to his case. It is what he talked about. It was the central part of his stump speech. And he says he creates a net 100,000 jobs.

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May 21, 2012

If you're afraid that your record is going to get examined, don't run for president.

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May 21, 2012

It's very valid for Romney to come back and say he did all these wonderful things. As governor of Massachusetts, it was 47th in job creation.

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May 21, 2012

Understand. What happened here is Romney made his experience at Bain central to his candidacy. He said he created a net 100,000 jobs.

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May 17, 2012

The truth is he has created more private sector jobs than his predecessor created, and he has done that in under four years, the president has.

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May 17, 2012

If Romney would have said that I made a lot of money for the people who invested in me, that is a totally true thing. But Romney put it at issue by claiming that he created these jobs without -- without counting the jobs that they lost.

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