Carville: Biden Is Not Going to Debate Trump

SMERCONISH Joining me is ░░░░░░░░ Ragin Cajun James Carville ░░░░░░░░ legendary Democratic strategist who ░░░░░░░░ Bill Clinton s 1992 ░░░░░░░░ campaign He s now ░░░░░░░░ co host of the ░░░░░░░░ Politics War Room James ░░░░░░░░ you for being here ░░░░░░░░ it too late for ░░░░░░░░ to change horses CARVILLE ░░░░░░░░ I mean in a ░░░░░░░░ it s never too ░░░░░░░░ If you had a ░░░░░░░░ and nominee dropped dead ░░░░░░░░ last week of October ░░░░░░░░ d have some mechanism ░░░░░░░░ have a replacement It ░░░░░░░░ pretty big late to ░░░░░░░░ it right a lot ░░░░░░░░ chaos and but yes ░░░░░░░░ could you could have ░░░░░░░░ Lyndon Johnson dropped out ░░░░░░░░ March 1968 we had ░░░░░░░░ nominee So it s ░░░░░░░░ too late But the ░░░░░░░░ it gets the more ░░░░░░░░ the process gets And ░░░░░░░░ you get into DNC ░░░░░░░░ candidates state party chairs ░░░░░░░░ there s a person ░░░░░░░░ Elaine Kamarck who knows ░░░░░░░░ about this than anybody ░░░░░░░░ in the world see ░░░░░░░░ books are written I ░░░░░░░░ kind of surprised she ░░░░░░░░ been interviewed yet because ░░░░░░░░ says massive information on ░░░░░░░░ happens by what date ░░░░░░░░ Okay So from the ░░░░░░░░ and with your great ░░░░░░░░ and political knowledge what ░░░░░░░░ you see going on ░░░░░░░░ CARVILLE Well the President ░░░░░░░░ old The public knows ░░░░░░░░ s old and he ░░░░░░░░ old There s no ░░░░░░░░ s no convincing one ░░░░░░░░ or the other I ░░░░░░░░ know this It is ░░░░░░░░ in marble in Washington ░░░░░░░░ C that there shall ░░░░░░░░ no Democratic special counsels ░░░░░░░░ independent prosecutors The professional ░░░░░░░░ will not allow that ░░░░░░░░ ll only be Republicans ░░░░░░░░ have no idea how ░░░░░░░░ went down and got ░░░░░░░░ chisel and etched that ░░░░░░░░ marble but I do ░░░░░░░░ that is the law ░░░░░░░░ Washington This guy wasn ░░░░░░░░ just a Republican he ░░░░░░░░ about as far out ░░░░░░░░ partisan Republican as you ░░░░░░░░ be Why had we ░░░░░░░░ him I have no ░░░░░░░░ Merrick Garland s philosophy ░░░░░░░░ think is that we ░░░░░░░░ appoint somebody so bad ░░░░░░░░ we will get credit ░░░░░░░░ appointing someone good I ░░░░░░░░ don t get it ░░░░░░░░ know I don t ░░░░░░░░ why SMERCONISH Okay Well ░░░░░░░░ beat me to the ░░░░░░░░ you beat me to ░░░░░░░░ punch in reminding he ░░░░░░░░ Merrick Garland s appointee ░░░░░░░░ CARVILLE Right SMERCONISH So ░░░░░░░░ s not as if ░░░░░░░░ Trump was the one ░░░░░░░░ decided here s the ░░░░░░░░ to look into Joe ░░░░░░░░ CARVILLE Right I think ░░░░░░░░ Garland is a man ░░░░░░░░ with appeasing the Washington ░░░░░░░░ or pleasing the Cosmos ░░░░░░░░ people I have no ░░░░░░░░ Why you pick this ░░░░░░░░ I have no earthly ░░░░░░░░ You know as far ░░░░░░░░ I knew Democrats practiced ░░░░░░░░ in Washington And why ░░░░░░░░ it that out of ░░░░░░░░ special counsels 14 are ░░░░░░░░ And the media and ░░░░░░░░ common inaudible love that ░░░░░░░░ I just do not ░░░░░░░░ SMERCONISH OK So speaking ░░░░░░░░ chiseling in marble we ░░░░░░░░ you to live a ░░░░░░░░ life but someday the ░░░░░░░░ is It s the ░░░░░░░░ stupid the words for ░░░░░░░░ James Carville is known ░░░░░░░░ economy ebbs and flows ░░░░░░░░ get better Age it ░░░░░░░░ for us all So ░░░░░░░░ you were running the ░░░░░░░░ what do you do ░░░░░░░░ you put him out ░░░░░░░░ Do you put him ░░░░░░░░ less How the hell ░░░░░░░░ you handle this CARVILLE ░░░░░░░░ would you know don ░░░░░░░░ accept the Super Bowl ░░░░░░░░ you are I don ░░░░░░░░ know polling averages you ░░░░░░░░ 3 points down in ░░░░░░░░ two way It s ░░░░░░░░ biggest television audience not ░░░░░░░░ close and you get ░░░░░░░░ chance to do a ░░░░░░░░ to 25 minute interview ░░░░░░░░ that day and you ░░░░░░░░ t do it That ░░░░░░░░ a kind of sign ░░░░░░░░ the staff or yourself ░░░░░░░░ t have much confidence ░░░░░░░░ you There s no ░░░░░░░░ way to read this ░░░░░░░░ he s not going ░░░░░░░░ do debates He is ░░░░░░░░ I know what it ░░░░░░░░ because I m almost ░░░░░░░░ old as he is ░░░░░░░░ it s never going ░░░░░░░░ get better You never ░░░░░░░░ know today is the ░░░░░░░░ you ll ever be ░░░░░░░░ the rest of your ░░░░░░░░ Now they have made ░░░░░░░░ choice that they want ░░░░░░░░ go through with this ░░░░░░░░ know Democrats myself being ░░░░░░░░ fundraisers donors you know ░░░░░░░░ knockers flushers volunteers the ░░░░░░░░ Democratic infrastructure country we ░░░░░░░░ to be told Okay ░░░░░░░░ is what president is ░░░░░░░░ to do this is ░░░░░░░░ he s not going ░░░░░░░░ do to try to ░░░░░░░░ around whatever it is ░░░░░░░░ that s not the ░░░░░░░░ Bowl interview is telling ░░░░░░░░ also thought the fact ░░░░░░░░ there s documents that ░░░░░░░░ took were about Afghanistan ░░░░░░░░ think he s obsessed ░░░░░░░░ I think he s ░░░░░░░░ Now I do think ░░░░░░░░ best thing he s ░░░░░░░░ done as president maybe ░░░░░░░░ best thing any president ░░░░░░░░ done is just get ░░░░░░░░ of Afghanistan Like don ░░░░░░░░ pass go don t ░░░░░░░░ 200 just get out ░░░░░░░░ he did And he ░░░░░░░░ for that for a ░░░░░░░░ long time And he ░░░░░░░░ consumed that he had ░░░░░░░░ view of history which ░░░░░░░░ think is 100 percent ░░░░░░░░ and he just wanted ░░░░░░░░ to know that that ░░░░░░░░ his view that he ░░░░░░░░ was for that SMERCONISH ░░░░░░░░ right As you know ░░░░░░░░ you know his critics ░░░░░░░░ critics will say that ░░░░░░░░ was chaotic that he ░░░░░░░░ it impulsively and that ░░░░░░░░ was loss of life ░░░░░░░░ there need not have ░░░░░░░░ I totally agree by ░░░░░░░░ way about the Super ░░░░░░░░ It is the one ░░░░░░░░ when the whole country ░░░░░░░░ together It s an ░░░░░░░░ year It s advertising ░░░░░░░░ don t have to ░░░░░░░░ for And they passed ░░░░░░░░ up Enjoy the game ░░░░░░░░ thank you as always ░░░░░░░░ I appreciate it CARVILLE ░░░░░░░░ And getting out it ░░░░░░░░ t matter Losing a ░░░░░░░░ is never a good ░░░░░░░░ We lost that war.”