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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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Aug 8, 2004

I think that Kerry's point is made in spades. It's one thing to have the authority and actually by giving the president authority to have inspectors in. By the time that this war started, I think the administration, the CIA -- thought…

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Aug 8, 2004

Well, look, I mean, one of the things is, he sure would have a better plan -- anybody would have a better plan than this administration has.

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Aug 8, 2004

One of the things is, he sure would have a better plan -- anybody would have a better plan than this administration has.

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Aug 8, 2004

He said he voted for the authority to go to war. He had no idea when he voted for that authority that it would be executed with the incompetence that this has.

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Jul 27, 2004

President Bush was an unsuccessful businessman. He is four times more qualified to be vice president than George W. Bush ever was to be president.

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Jul 27, 2004

I think we got a real shot Virginia. We might, he might have a shot in North Carolina. We got a shot in Arkansas...

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Jul 22, 2004

A, he's got to tell people not just who he is, but what he stands for.

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Jul 22, 2004

Well, Bob, because 'those people,' they're our people. And we're glad that the African-American community is... Democrats, we're proud to have them.

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Jul 22, 2004

He's not going to get the bump that traditionally got because he enters his convention at a higher number than any challenger that I know has ever entered his political convention.

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Jul 21, 2004

It looks like the Republicans don't want to take the first step. We know that the lead-up to the Iraqi war had some rather uninspired intelligence to be kind about it. So we probably need somebody new that will take action and will kind of…

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Jul 21, 2004

No, it doesn't make sense but nothing this Congress does makes any sense. And the report as I understand it was very critical of Congress' role in this. So I'm not surprised. Dennis Hastert is a status quo kind of guy. And they haven't…

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Jul 21, 2004

No journey ever started without taking the first step. It looks like the Republicans don't want to take the first step.

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Apr 26, 2004

Dick Cheney was the architect of this disaster in Iraq. He is the architect of our policy of unilateralism, which is causing us to be hated around the world.

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Mar 30, 2004

Thank god Rush Limbaugh is not partisan. I mean, I understand he's not a partisan guy, just all he is someone who spouts out ideas.

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Mar 30, 2004

Invading Iraq backed on a bunch of lies is a conservative idea, it's a stupid idea.

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Mar 30, 2004

For instance invading Iraq backed on a bunch of lies is a conservative idea, it's a stupid idea.

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Mar 21, 2004

I think that these are extremely serious observations that is made by an extremely respected person. I think the public will be glued to these 9/11 hearings tomorrow.

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Jan 26, 2004

The Democratic voters are very focused on beating Bush. I think they're going to be very, very unkind to anyone who stays past their welcome.

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Jan 26, 2004

The point is -- and I think everybody should go to the next round. However, come a week from Tuesday night, if you don't have any Ws on there, you have to win or leave.

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Jan 26, 2004

Everybody is going to claim some kind of a version of victory here.

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