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anamnua

(1,431 posts)
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 09:43 PM Wednesday

Advice from James Carville

(who masterminded Bill Clinton's two successful presidential campaigns):
With no clear leader to voice our opposition and no control in any branch of government, it’s time for Democrats to embark on the most daring political maneuver in the history of our party: roll over and play dead. Allow the Republicans to crumble beneath their own weight, and make the American people miss us. Only until the Trump administration has spiraled into the low 40s or high 30s in public approval polling percentages should we make like a pack of hyenas and go for the jugular.

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Advice from James Carville (Original Post) anamnua Wednesday OP
Sorry, James, that's bullshit. Ocelot II Wednesday #1
No way. Diamond_Dog Wednesday #2
Jesus fucking CHRIST!!! That may be one of the stupidest FoxNewsSucks Wednesday #3
You were relevant in the last millenium, jimmy. Now just shut up and niyad Wednesday #4
His approval's at 43 now and we can't wait much longer. ms liberty Wednesday #5
Schumer ILikePie92 Wednesday #6
wrong - on at least a couple different levels stopdiggin Wednesday #7
Asinine. Scrivener7 Wednesday #8
Proves he is absolutely clueless about where we are Phoenix61 Wednesday #9
easy for a person of means to say Skittles Yesterday #10
Wholly Disagree MayReasonRule Yesterday #11
We don't need your advice, Carville. Paladin Yesterday #12
Is he a hard drinker? If so, his brain might be soaked with alcohol so long it's not working right. CTyankee Yesterday #13
Of course he would say this. What a coward. AllyCat 22 hrs ago #14
I can't say that I have a more politically suitable action plan to counter Carville mdmc 3 hrs ago #15

FoxNewsSucks

(11,052 posts)
3. Jesus fucking CHRIST!!! That may be one of the stupidest
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 09:49 PM
Wednesday

things I've ever heard.

Yeah, roll over, shut up, and let the other side control all the messaging. Who is paying him, anyway????

The corporate media is bad enough without Democrats giving up completely, how the hell does he think "the American people" will ever know who they should miss????

niyad

(122,998 posts)
4. You were relevant in the last millenium, jimmy. Now just shut up and
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 09:50 PM
Wednesday

go fishing, or whatever that hat indicates.

ms liberty

(10,114 posts)
5. His approval's at 43 now and we can't wait much longer.
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 09:56 PM
Wednesday

But it might be down to the high 30's by the weekend at this rate.

stopdiggin

(13,542 posts)
7. wrong - on at least a couple different levels
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 10:00 PM
Wednesday

But Carville has been at least consistent in pushing this 'passive aggressive' nostrum.

(there really isn't any question that Ds don't have any significant levers or power right at the moment - but that doesn't preclude us from highlighting gross INSANITY as it rears its head - and contrasting that against what 'responsible' policy and government looks like ... "Remember not so long ago ... When people actually thought that school children were worth investing in - and those that lived in crumbling areas, might actually deserve a break .. ?" )

Phoenix61

(18,224 posts)
9. Proves he is absolutely clueless about where we are
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 10:38 PM
Wednesday

as a country or what people want. No one will vote for a Dem if we lay down and play dead now. They will never trust us again… and they shouldn’t.

Skittles

(163,076 posts)
10. easy for a person of means to say
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 02:28 AM
Yesterday

terrifying to the folk who will be severely harmed by these fascist fucks

Paladin

(29,968 posts)
12. We don't need your advice, Carville.
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 07:19 AM
Yesterday

You're wasting valuable time in which you should be fucking yourself.

CTyankee

(65,906 posts)
13. Is he a hard drinker? If so, his brain might be soaked with alcohol so long it's not working right.
Thu Apr 3, 2025, 08:35 AM
Yesterday

It takes a while to recover I guess.....

mdmc

(29,345 posts)
15. I can't say that I have a more politically suitable action plan to counter Carville
Fri Apr 4, 2025, 06:40 AM
3 hrs ago

Perhaps doing nothing except townhalls and townhalls and townhalls

Keep Bernie doing what he is doing..

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