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Cranky James Carville gets fired up on CNN over historic Dem win
Carville Is Not Warning Democrats. He Is Policing Them.The Useful Panic of a Party ElderJames Carville’s CNN performance was framed like a tough-love correction after Abdul El-Sayed won 48% in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary. That framing is convenient for the establishment because it turns a significant left challenge into a lecture about “political skills” and “accessibility,” as if the problem is candidate presentation rather than the party’s own narrowing legitimacy.Carville is not an elected decision-maker here. He is something more durable and more corrosive: a gatekeeper with…
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