Democratic strategist James Carville admitted in an essay that he was “wrong about the 2024 election.” new york times Editorialsaid President-elect Donald Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris by “bringing Americans' economic anger to the forefront.”
Carville, who first gained national notoriety as former President Bill Clinton's chief campaign strategist, acknowledged his belief that Harris would beat Trump. called It was a mistake to describe them as “pathetic'' and “losers'' in the days leading up to November 5th.
His opinion piece, published Thursday, said, “I thought Kamala Harris would win. I was wrong. We Democrats have argued that this defeat was not a landslide, and that the House of Representatives… I'm sure we can take some comfort in our performance in It's about waking up. “”
Carville went on to argue that the reason Democrats have failed to hold the White House is, and will continue to be, “the economy, you idiots.”
I've spent the past two months racking my brain about all the variables, all the assumptions, all the questions about Joe Biden's re-election decision, and what Democrats and messages worked against Donald Trump. I have been considering it inside. I'll be back for the same thing. We lost for one very simple reason. It was a question of economics. We must start 2025 with this truth as our political north star and not get distracted by anything else.
He also said most Americans don't care about Trump's indictment or other controversies if they “can't support themselves and their families,” and focused on Trump in general because Trump can't be re-elected. He called on the Democratic Party to stop doing so.
“Mr. Trump won the popular vote by bringing the economic anger of the American people to the forefront. If he focuses on anything else, he risks falling further into the abyss,” he said, adding that Democrats concluded, “We will live or die depending on whether we win the public's understanding of the economy.''
in october Editorial for new york timesCarville wrote in a post entitled “Three Reasons I'm Convinced Kamala Harris Will Win”: Mr. Trump has repeatedly lost elections. This time is no different. ”
“The biggest reason Trump will lose is that the entire Republican Party has been on a losing streak since Trump took office,” the longtime Democratic strategist argued.
on MSNBC interview Just two days before the election, Carville doubled down, claiming Harris would beat Trump because Republicans are “freaking crazy.”
Carville said he felt depressed on his podcast shortly after Trump was sworn in as president-elect, saying it was “disgusting” and “depressing” that a “diabolical bigot” was back in office. .
