James Carville Says Democrats Broke His ‘First Commandment of Politics’ with Anti-Trump Antics

CARVILLE I think that ░░░░░░░░ Democrats have to meet ░░░░░░░░ moment and dancing videos ░░░░░░░░ auction paddles or cane ░░░░░░░░ is not meeting the ░░░░░░░░ I m James Carville ░░░░░░░░ m a retired international ░░░░░░░░ consultant and a retired ░░░░░░░░ professor That s 80 ░░░░░░░░ old and I still ░░░░░░░░ stirring the pot and ░░░░░░░░ around politics That s ░░░░░░░░ who I am It ░░░░░░░░ very important to me ░░░░░░░░ Trump Administration has come ░░░░░░░░ both barrels blazing dominating ░░░░░░░░ news cycle like crazy ░░░░░░░░ people were saying the ░░░░░░░░ need to do something ░░░░░░░░ know And my point ░░░░░░░░ back off a little ░░░░░░░░ Events are going to ░░░░░░░░ to your benefit And ░░░░░░░░ said We gotta play ░░░░░░░░ Unfortunately 70 of the ░░░░░░░░ who vote Democratic have ░░░░░░░░ seen a possum in ░░░░░░░░ life That s just ░░░░░░░░ s kind of a ░░░░░░░░ thing But that would ░░░░░░░░ clever and we d ░░░░░░░░ smart Gavin Newsom and ░░░░░░░░ Jong Fast were highly ░░░░░░░░ Oh James is wrong ░░░░░░░░ gotta oppose and the ░░░░░░░░ at every level at ░░░░░░░░ point Newsom We re ░░░░░░░░ to stand back and ░░░░░░░░ you run circles around ░░░░░░░░ for six months the ░░░░░░░░ 2 or 3 years ░░░░░░░░ for the moment to ░░░░░░░░ strike CARVILLE All right ░░░░░░░░ saw Al Green beating ░░░░░░░░ stick on the floor ░░░░░░░░ this people holding auction ░░░░░░░░ And it was it ░░░░░░░░ counterproductive And then you ░░░░░░░░ Elissa Slotkin take a ░░░░░░░░ reasonable articulate about why ░░░░░░░░ oppose this And I ░░░░░░░░ like my first commandment ░░░░░░░░ politics is thy shalt ░░░░░░░░ make an ass of ░░░░░░░░ right And they didn ░░░░░░░░ follow the Carville first ░░░░░░░░ When people say the ░░░░░░░░ of the Democratic Party ░░░░░░░░ never been lower a ░░░░░░░░ re pretty much correct ░░░░░░░░ the reason that is ░░░░░░░░ Democrats don t like ░░░░░░░░ own party now Why ░░░░░░░░ that Because a political ░░░░░░░░ exists to win elections ░░░░░░░░ if it doesn t ░░░░░░░░ elections the people in ░░░░░░░░ party don t like ░░░░░░░░ HUNT Sir who do ░░░░░░░░ think the leader of ░░░░░░░░ Democratic Party is right ░░░░░░░░ Walz I think the ░░░░░░░░ public right now is ░░░░░░░░ I would say And ░░░░░░░░ keep telling you that ░░░░░░░░ re not going to ░░░░░░░░ a charismatic leader ride ░░░░░░░░ here and save us ░░░░░░░░ this CARVILLE I m ░░░░░░░░ worried in the long ░░░░░░░░ because I think we ░░░░░░░░ a stunning field coming ░░░░░░░░ running for president But ░░░░░░░░ m a big believer ░░░░░░░░ big personalities dominate politics ░░░░░░░░ dominate political allegiances You ░░░░░░░░ I came up with ░░░░░░░░ F Kennedy A lot ░░░░░░░░ Republicans came up with ░░░░░░░░ Reagan You know we ░░░░░░░░ Clinton people come up ░░░░░░░░ We need to get ░░░░░░░░ really good inspirational candidate ░░░░░░░░ all that will change ░░░░░░░░ I think we could ░░░░░░░░ that I think we ░░░░░░░░ going to do that ░░░░░░░░ actually do.”