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“Bernie Sanders is the reason that Donald Trump is president,”
on Bernie Sanders being blamed for Trump's 2016 election
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James Carville quotes
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15 things James Carville said, verbatim, from June 27, 2026 to August 20, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the story each one belongs to.
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James Carville on Campaigns & elections13
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“Now, I think that a majority — overwhelming majority of Democrats agree with me, but this idea that we’re going to seize the means of production and this — just go look at the DSA platform,”
on divisions between Democrats and democratic socialists over the DSA platform
Washington Examiner The Democratic establishment’s uneasy embrace of its new socialist overlords ›
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“We’ve been focusing on beating Republicans and the democratic socialists have been focused on beating us. We’ve got to fight back. We’ve got to make it harder for them.”
on Democrats needing to fight back against democratic socialists in the party
Washington Examiner The Democratic establishment’s uneasy embrace of its new socialist overlords ›
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“roll over and play dead”
Jacobin Centrist Dems Really Do Hate the Left More Than Trump ›
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“Our party's becoming an orgy of socialism.”
on socialism's growing influence inside the Democratic Party
Reason.com Socialists Are Trying To Take Hold of the Democratic Party—and They're Winning ›
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“To talk about the larger Democratic Party, post the election in Michigan going forward, I am not going to be in the same party with Hasan Piker,”
on threatening to leave the Democratic Party over Hasan Piker's rise
The Christian Post Democratic strategist James Carville threatens to leave party if left-wing Hasan Piker becomes a force ›
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“If he becomes a force in the Democratic Party, I'm out of here.”
on threatening to leave the Democratic Party if DSA-aligned figures gain influence
CBN News 'Communism Doesn't Work': Bill Maher, James Carville Take Aim at Socialism as Dems Head to Polls ›
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“I am not going to be in the same party with Hasan Piker,”
CBN News 'Communism Doesn't Work': Bill Maher, James Carville Take Aim at Socialism as Dems Head to Polls ›
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“I can tell you that right now. If he becomes a force in the Democratic Party, I'm out of here. I have no intention of ever being in the same political party as that guy.”
CBN News 'Communism Doesn't Work': Bill Maher, James Carville Take Aim at Socialism as Dems Head to Polls ›
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“I am not going to be in the same party with Hasan Piker, I can tell you that right now,”
on Carville's threat to leave the Democratic Party over Hasan Piker's role in it
The Blaze James Carville threatens to leave the Democratic Party ›
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“How did Trump win? I’ll tell you how, because goddamn Bernie Sanders is the reason that Donald Trump is president. You hear me?”
on Carville blaming Bernie Sanders for Trump's election win
Breitbart News WATCH: James Carville Unloads on 'Left Wing Idiots' as a Threat to Democrats in Midterms ›
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“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.”
US politics | The Guardian Progressive primary victories have corporate Democrats panicking | Norman Solomon ›
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“She has attacked interracial relationships and the American flag. Lady, I ain't in the same party as you. I'm sorry,”
Latest Political News on Fox News WATCH: Maryland Dems defend ‘big tent’ party as New York socialist surge fuels Dem divide ›
James Carville on Courts & the law1
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“if the Democrats win the presidency and both houses of Congress, I think on day one, they should make Puerto Rico, D.C., a state, and they should expand the Supreme Court to 13.”
on Democrats statehood and Supreme Court expansion plans after a SCOTUS ruling
The Federalist Dems Call For Court Packing After SCOTUS Rules ‘Temporary’ Really Means Temporary ›
James Carville on The presidency & national symbols1
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“Absolutely saying that, I’m absolutely saying that. I think the decision not to air that speech by CNN and other and other networks is not being what’s really newsworthy, and that this guy’s gone.”
Breitbart News Carville: Networks Should Have Aired Trump's Speech to Show He's 'Literally Crazy' ›
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