Message from James Carville

[CajunBlazer]

Last edited Sat Jan 16, 2016, 02:30 PM - Edit history (1)

Received the following emailed message from James Careville

I spend a lot of time with Republicans -- heck, I'm married to one! -- and I've noticed something. Lately, their favorite politician is Bernie Sanders!

They tweet every poll that shows he's close and they talk up every fundraising record he breaks. Karl Rove’s super PAC defended him the other day, and Donald Trump has been talking about how much he’d love to square off against Bernie in the fall.

Now let’s think about this for a second: Why would Trump be excited to face Bernie Sanders in a general election?

Simple: The Republicans know that Hillary Clinton is their worst nightmare in November, and they'd give their left arms to see her get knocked off in the primary.

[NCTraveler]

1. I believe this to be twofold among republicans.

1) They want to go up against Sanders in the general, as it's clear we won't be vetting him in the primary.
2) They believe he will cripple the economy, do very little in other areas, which would be a huge win for them.

[JonLeibowitz]

28. Please justify #1 -- if Hillary had anything against him she would use it.

[NCTraveler]

32. I don't think so.

I don't think she thought it would be necessary. Looks like it is starting to happen now. Some quotes from Sanders and some things he has done aren't even allowed to be discussed at DU. They have been hidden over and over again. I can tell you one commercial the repubs are going to run that will most likely end his campaign. This is well known but not allowed to be discussed here. To be clear, I am talking about his own words. I believe you will start seeing more of it now that the polls are close.

[JonLeibowitz]

42. Well I just have to take your word for it then...

[PyaarRevolution]

50. Mention it.

I'm not afraid, tell me the commercial.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

2. James Carville just had a fundraiser for TED CRUZ at his house. Who cares what he thinks?

[CajunBlazer]

5. Duh.... His wife is a Republican political official - its her house too.

Thanks for legitimizing his claim that he is around a lot of Republicans and know what they are thinking.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

6. Duh...he and his filthy Republican wife and Ted Cruz can eat shit. He's RAISING MONEY for Cruz.

Corrupt motherfucker.

[delrem]

14. Because he and his wife have the political morality of $weasels$.

[woodsprite]

30. I wish I could "like" your post a bajillion times!

$weasels$

[musiclawyer]

3. Lol

HRC sycophant. Talk about out of touch. Or desperation. Not sure which one

[Vinca]

4. I interpret the GOP Bernie interest the exact opposite.

If they can make us think Bernie would be a snap to beat, presumably we'd all work harder to get Hillary as the nominee. It seems they're actually itching to run against Hillary.

[scottie55]

13. Yep

They have a lot of baggage to display every day.

The only baggage they have on Bernie is how hard he has fought for regular families his whole career.

[CajunBlazer]

15. What?!?!

Boy, that's a reach! Carville is raising money for Clinton.

[TIME TO PANIC]

17. Yep, reverse psychology.

[TIME TO PANIC]

22. or reverse reverse psychology.

either way, Trump and Carville are idiots.

[AlbertCat]

43. Trump and Carville are idiots.

And THIS is....

Why would Trump be excited to face Bernie Sanders in a general election?

and Caravelle thinks

Republicans know that Hillary Clinton is their worst nightmare



Idiots.

Repugs have been gearing up to fight Clinton since before 2008. They don't know what to do about Sanders.

[TIME TO PANIC]

46. Exactly!

I think the republicans assume they're going to lose, but having to go against Sanders would destroy them down ticket as well. Trump is clueless and just running to feed his massive ego.

[tech3149]

7. My response? "Don't get cocky kid!"

Carville might have been a good source in another decade, but this ain't then.
He can keep on selling this shit but more and more people are starting to understand who and how they are being fucked.

[John Poet]

8. Sleeping with the enemy...

I don't care to hear anything from that traitor Carville, who screwed John Kerry and the whole Democratic party in the 2004 election by blabbing private Kerry campaign info to his wife, who promptly reported it all to Bush/Rove...

He should just shut the fuck up. Permanently.

[scottie55]

9. Take Your Pick Voters (Independents)

Republicans who want to help the rich keep robbing you, or Sanders who wants to give your family a fighting chance, affordable health care, and free college tuition.

Gonna be a tough call.

Republicans are scared to death to run against someone that actually represents "We the People".

The only question remaining is will Bernie win all 50 states?

[madokie]

21. My bet is Bernie will win by the largest landslide to date

hide and watch. It's coming

[wilsonbooks]

48. I am with you. Landslide.

Congratulations on the 2 big Dem wins in Oklahoma.

[PyaarRevolution]

51. He can make Kansas a swing state.

As well as many others. Regarding Hillary she has NO chance of winning KS and I'm sure most of the Hillary supporters will say it doesn't matter.
You bet your ass it matters. Bernie taking most, if not all, of the swing states along with some of the states Republicans thought were a lock will have an effect. Well then it will be time to sit up and take notice, for the Republicans and the DNC in general. Especially with the former we better steer hard against the voter fraud measures they try to jinn up after this because, BELIEVE ME, they will take these actions.

[delrem]

10. Yah, he's married to a Republican. And he's a PUMA. So let's listen to him!

sheee...it. What's this place coming to.

[Kall]

11. Really?

The Democratic establishment is going with the secret Machiavellan plot theory to explain why people say they don't like the candidate who 60% of Americans report they view as untrustworthy, after 23 years of her in the public eye?

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

12. Yeah..well...Carville..

[reformist2]

16. LET the Repugs think Bernie would be easy to beat. They'll be really sorry in November!!

[mmonk]

18. LOL

[NorthCarolina]

19. Good ploy except for that nasty little fact of Bernie polling +13 over Trump.

Wonder why he didn't mention that in his message to you....hmmmmm

[madokie]

20. fu*k james carville

He as well as that woman he is married to is Nuts. She is batshit crazy as well as he is.

I wouldn't give two shits for what either of them think, not even one actually

He thinks he so cool that he can con us into this kind of bullshit thinking, well fuck him with a 4x4 studded with rusted nailes

[highprincipleswork]

23. Carville, get yourself back to the swamp. You're the one who married a Republican.

[SoLeftIAmRight]

24. I had a very short conversation with that ahole...

at the Bartcop gathering in DC

he is not a friend to real left issues

[delrem]

26. Like his wife, he's a friend of whoever pays the most.

And he and his wife have neatly divided up the stupid suckers.

The quintessential MSM pundits.

[immoderate]

25. Carville is a partisan!

--imm

[draa]

27. People like James Carville and Karl Rove are living scum.

They pit both sides of the political spectrum against each other just to keep crooks in power. It's a game they've been playing for years. The only losers are American workers.

They're as corrupt as the parties or politicians they represent. And the day I care about what Carville thinks is the day I eat a chunk of lead. Fuck him.

[CharlotteVale]

53. Perfect description.

[m-lekktor]

58. Dick Morris is similar. He went from Clinton Advisor to Fox News wingnut!!

I think in between going back and forth with Bill Clinton when Clinton needed sleazebaggery done he was helping republicans, I could be wrong!

[closeupready]

29. Yawn. Carville's the biggest Clintonista there is.

What else would he say?

[Ferd Berfel]

49. Zackly. My first thought too

Hell, Howard Dean has gone over to the Dark Side. god knows what muck this guy is in.

[whatchamacallit]

31. Ask your repuke wife, Lex

What a knob.

[azmom]

33. LOL

[DonCoquixote]

34. sleaze of the first division

The republicans also know that Hillary would motivate a lot of their base to get out and vote, to as Lucianne Goldberg said , to "march barefoot on broken glass" if need be to settle the old scores they have against her. Hey Carville, still apologize for all the nasty stuff you said about Obama in 2008?

[Indepatriot]

35. Note to Carville regarding Hillary's impending defeat.......IT'S THE DISHONESTY, STUPID!

Your days of political relevance were over 10 years ago, just like Hillary's. Go home and dine with the crypt keeper.

[Skwmom]

36. This is utter b.s. n/t

[cali]

37. 1992 is calling. They want their political strategist back

There's something so dated about him.

[Warren Stupidity]

38. I distrust anything that weasel says. NT.

[Go Vols]

39. Bernie Sanders 'Destroys' Donald Trump By 13 Points, 6 More Than Clinton. Here's Why

01/08/2016
According to a December 22, 2015 article in The Hill titled In blockbuster poll, Sanders destroys Trump by 13 points, Bernie Sanders would achieve a "landslide of epic proportions" against The Donald. The article explains that within "the new Quinnipiac poll, Clinton would defeat Trump by 7 percentage points... while the Sanders lead of 13 points would bring a landslide of epic proportions." In October, I wrote an article titled Bernie Sanders Defeats Trump By a Wider Margin Than Clinton in a General Election, when polls months ago dispelled the myth that Hillary Clinton could perform better than Sanders on a national stage.

As for why Bernie Sanders defeats Trump by a wider margin, there are numerous reasons, however all of these explanations narrow down to one central theme in 2016. Because of Clinton's negative favorability ratings and ties to Trump, I explain why only Sanders can defeat him in this YouTube video.

If voters want a conservative on war, foreign policy, and Wall Street, they'll vote for a Republican, not a "moderate" Democrat with neoconservative advisers. This isn't the 90's and progressive values aren't a liability to the Democratic Party. Ending mass incarceration and wealth inequality are mainstream issues, and gay marriage is a right, despite the convenient evolution (Clinton opposed gay marriage up until 2013) of certain Democrats.

As for mass incarceration, Hillary Clinton accepted campaign donations from two major prison lobbyists, but will now apparently donate this money to charity. Because a moderate Democrat like Clinton needs to continually evolve from a conservative viewpoint to a progressive stance (I highlight why Clinton evolves so often in this YouTube segment), truly moderate voters, or conservative-leaning independents, would more likely choose Trump.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/h-a-goodman/bernie-sanders-destroys-donald-trump-by-13-points-6-more-than-clinton-_b_8936840.html

[Alfresco]

40. I do believe you hit a nerve. How many times was she mentioned in debate. They want Bernie..bad.

[AlbertCat]

45. How many times was she mentioned in debate.

You mean for the past 2 decades?

[Motown_Johnny]

41. Was he wearing PUMAs when he wrote that?

If he says something, I believe the opposite. He is the perfect reverse barometer.

[whatchamacallit]

44. Lol!

[restorefreedom]

47. wrong. as someone who watches and reads rw media

(to know what they are up to), all their top pundits are pushing the "hillary is the nom" meme. why? because they are DYING to run against her. they can read polls. bernie will wipe the floor with any of the repubs, while hillary will very likely lose, and they will have a grand time making her life hell.

they are dismissing bernie now more than ever, which tells me they do NOT want to run against him. they can tell where the wind is blowing in this country. the revolution is coming.

[Thinkingabout]

52. I am bookmarking this one for future reference, i think it will be

Interesting to read some of the comments again. Car I'll has been around for a while, has seen campaigns up close, does interact with Republicans mostly because he is married to a strong Republican, she also know she is married to a strong Democrat.

[Mike Nelson]

54. I have a difference with part of Carville's...

...claims. Agree most Republicans would love to run against Bernie. Don't agree with Hillary being their "worst nightmare." They think she's the likely nominee... I think they believe she would be difficult, but see defeating her as quite possible.

[baldguy]

55. Carville is always good to point out the obvious no-brainer.

[ChiciB1]

56. Scared Much JAMES??? I Call This As Hitting Below The Belt...

I have Republican, Independent and NPA friends and THEY too are gravitating toward Bernie, not all of them to be truthful but some are. They can't stand what's being offered up to them on their side.

I also think this IS a manufactured ATTACK AD comparing Bernie with Trump! Keep it up, fighting this way against Bernie is going to backfire! If they want to support him it could be that they've begun to see Trump's an empty suit with nothing more to offer than braggadocio without policies with substance.

Having said that, I'm NOT SURE I really believe these "R's" are Trump supporters. How would anyone really know? I want to see a link with ONE person saying this OUT LOUD! I suspect there are very, very few, if any. I call this a load of CRAP!

[Autumn]

57. Oh no!!!!!

Never mind. I gave a shit what that weasel said for 2 seconds but it passed.

[hrmjustin]

59. James is right.

The gop wants to run against Sanders.

[Warren DeMontague]

60. In bed with Republicans, literally and metaphorically.

Oh the irony.