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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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2004: 39 quotes2006: 16 quotes2007: 19 quotes2008: 83 quotes2009: 92 quotes2010: 217 quotes2011: 86 quotes2012: 99 quotes2016: 7 quotes2019: 5 quotes2020: 59 quotes2021: 109 quotes2022: 68 quotes2023: 15 quotes2024: 45 quotes2025: 41 quotes2026: 63 quotes
May 7, 2007

I think a lot of religious conservatives are very, very upset about this.

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May 7, 2007

Planned Parenthood -- let's be factual here -- is a group that provides information on birth control and is an abortion provider.

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May 7, 2007

You have your religion and your faith in the church, not in the classroom.

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May 7, 2007

You can't teach people you can get pregnant on a toilet seat, because there's no... you can't teach that, because it's not fact.

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May 7, 2007

You can't teach that the stork brings babies anymore. That's just not the way the world works.

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May 7, 2007

And, obviously, every Democratic candidate believes in evolution. Every Democratic candidate thinks it's based on -- it ought to be taught in schools.

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May 7, 2007

Every Democratic candidate believes in evolution, as does every scientist.

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Oct 31, 2006

I have recommended publicly that Democrats just abandon it, and go positive, that there's not much information you're going to inject right now that people don't know.

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Oct 31, 2006

I don't think negative -- again, the negative ads, to the extent that they were going to be effective -- and -- and, as I said earlier, 70 percent don't even matter.

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Oct 26, 2006

I think there's a political downside for Allen, and a political upside for Webb, if Webb takes advantage of it.

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Oct 26, 2006

I'm not altogether certain that this is going to work for Senator Allen. I'm not sure this whole thing is not going to backfire.

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Oct 26, 2006

When I do vote on a Supreme Court justice, I'm going to vote on somebody that allows people to write about the horrors of war, without the fear of -- of censorship.

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Oct 26, 2006

Challenge Allen to debate your record. Challenge to debate whether or not literature should be -- should be censored.

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Oct 26, 2006

It -- book burning is -- is -- is not the -- the -- the greatest tactic in American politics in 2006.

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Oct 24, 2006

I think a lot of people are fearful we will be there for another 10 years.

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Oct 24, 2006

It's Iraq. And -- and it's clearly the -- driving people's attitudes toward -- toward the country. It's clearly driving the wrong-track number in the country. And -- and people are clearly frustrated about it.

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Oct 24, 2006

I think now that it's -- it's a little bit different, that Iraq is one -- is -- is one of the things that causes people to -- to have a negative lens upon which they look at the country.

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Oct 24, 2006

It's Iraq. There are other things that people are frustrated about, but this is the big one.

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Apr 16, 2006

It should have been anticipated before they made this decision.

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Apr 16, 2006

Yes, I don't know, and I'm not sure it would be politically good for him.

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Apr 16, 2006

This is unprecedented. And the idea to say, well, there's 7,000 others is a little bit like saying, well, you know, 5,000 planes land safely and a couple of them collide in midair and you want to spend all your time covering that.

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Nov 21, 2004

If they want to get it passed, what they need to do is attach it to a bill that helps coal companies or pharmaceutical companies or insurance companies. Then the wrath of God would come down on this Congress, and they'd get it passed…

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