James Carville

The strategic retreat

Roll over and play dead

With no clear leader to voice our opposition and no control in any branch of government, it’s time for Democrats to embark on the most daring political maneuver in the history of our party: roll over and play dead.

That boy ain’t right.

I don’t mean madness like, ‘I’m mad at you, you’re mad at me.’ I’m talking about madness like, King George III kind of madness.

When you see that condition, the first thing that you suspect is syphilis.

Look at -- here's the lowest rated president at this point in polling history.

They're going to have to extend the debt limit.

I think the House Democrats, I have to tell you, I'm giving them credit. I think that they're playing this thing very smart.

With no clear leader to voice our opposition and no control in any branch of government, it's time for Democrats to embark on the most daring political maneuver in the history of our party, roll over and play dead. Allow the Republicans to…

James Carville has an idea, play dead, he says, he'll explain tonight.

Musk’s tactics at DOGE may be the greatest generator of Democratic turnout, ever, more than Barack Obama.

Poll numbers are declining. The collapse is already underway.

This whole thing is collapsing. It doesn't need Elizabeth Warren in somebody screaming to pacify some progressive advocacy groups in Washington.

That is going to be the equivalent of stacking arms. It's over.

This is the lowest approval, not even close, that any president has ever had at a comparable time.

It's collapsing right now. We're in the midst of a collapse.

This whole thing is collapsing. … I believe that this administration, in less than 30 days, is in the midst of a massive collapse and particularly a collapse in public opinion.

I’m reading these polls saying the Democrats are 13 points up in the congressional generic, that Donald Trump has the lowest approval rating of any president at this point in his presidency in American history.

It’s going to be easy pickings here in six weeks. Just lay back.

Democrats need to play possum.

I think the house Democrats—and this is going to shock a lot of people—I think they know exactly what they’re doing and they know exactly what’s going to happen.

We’re in the midst of a collapse. This is the lowest approval—not even close—that any president has ever had at a comparable time.

Democrats need to play possum. This whole thing is collapsing.

Just go ahead and punch yourself out the first five rounds.