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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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Jan 31, 2025

Allow the Republicans to crumble beneath their own weight and make the American people miss us.

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Jan 1, 2025

It's going to close the border. They ought to close the border between Jefferson County, Texas and Calcasieu County Parish, Louisiana.

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Jan 1, 2025

People got -- we got to come together. People have been hurt bad, but the city is going to go on and it's not our police fault.

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Jan 1, 2025

I want to give a shout out to our police department. I mean, they were present last night. As soon as the gunfire opened up, they ran toward the gunfire.

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Dec 29, 2024

He started the military build up. Everybody remembers that Reagan was the guy that had the military buildup that contributed to the end of the Cold War. It was actually started under Carter.

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Dec 29, 2024

If you fly, it was President Carter deregulated airlines. If you get goods by trucking, it was President Carter that deregulated the trucking industry.

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Nov 6, 2024

Biden staying in so late. We didn't have any process. If we'd have had some kind of an open process, and it would have it -- it would have been much better.

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Oct 3, 2024

He is so yesterday, if I think a yes, if I think of an old calendar, I think of George Bush's face on it.

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Oct 3, 2024

If you don't win, you haven't done anything, all right? You can have all of the arguments and the back- and-forth you want, I've never felt superior losing a political race.

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Oct 3, 2024

Yes, it's a different promises lecture, a really different because she represents -- she's to present, he's to past.

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Sep 22, 2024

I think it is and I think that she has wide opening because Trump is saying you've got nothing to lose. Everything is terrible. I don't think -- I think people do have something to lose.

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Sep 22, 2024

Every minute I think about who's going to win is a minute I'm not thinking of how we can win.

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Sep 3, 2024

It's called a dead cat bounce. Okay? That's exactly what he got.

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Sep 3, 2024

Well, first of all, people understand the vice president doesn't set policy, but that's all right. She's got many things you can point to. By way, she's talking about small business tax breaks. Trump's talking about keeping tax cut for…

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Sep 3, 2024

Not at all. I fully expect the vice president to drag him out across the debate platform. I fully expect her to do very well. I think she's very well-prepared. I think his whole act is stale and is going to be exposed in this debate.

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Sep 2, 2024

For Ms. Harris to break from Biden more explicitly and she has done so far not being insult. Rather, it shows even more sharply that she's passionate about her own ideas and represents change rather than more of the same.

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Aug 25, 2024

I think people are determined and ready to go to work. And I think she's leaving us in a good direction.

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Aug 25, 2024

But he pointed out two most stunning statistic ever since the end of the Cold War, 50 million jobs have been created under Democrats, and 1 million under Republicans.

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Aug 25, 2024

I think anytime we can use President Clinton it's a good idea in any capacity whether a bus trip is to best use of him. I have no idea.

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Aug 11, 2024

I think he's going to go out and attack him full-throated. That's my own view.

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Aug 6, 2024

The race is essentially tied. We could lose it. We don't -- let's not be on a sugar high.

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Aug 6, 2024

Well, first of all, I think the campaign so far -- hadn't been very long -- has been flawless.

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Jul 10, 2024

Well, I think that step is it's inevitable that President Biden will choose not to run for reelection and we're going to have a really tight, messy procedure to pick our nominee and we have to focus on that, and it is a very difficult time…

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Jul 10, 2024

I think the polls are good. Polling drives of what happens in politics, but people for a long time, they don't like his choice. Seventy-three percent of the country doesn't like this choice and Republican Party is hopeless band of mostly…

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Jul 8, 2024

The country wants a change and I think the Democratic Party from 1932 to 2022 is the greatest political party in Western democracy.

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