Democrat strategist James Carville admitted that he was “wrong about the 2024 election” in a New York Times op-ed, stating that President-elect Donald Trump beat Vice President Kamala Harris by “putting the economic anger of Americans front and center.”
Carville, who initially gained national notoriety for being the lead campaign strategist for former President Bill Clinton, conceded that his belief that Harris would beat Trump, who he called “pathetic” and a “loser” in the days leading up to November 5, was incorrect.
His opinion piece, published Thursday, began with, “I thought Kamala Harris would win. I was wrong. While I’m sure we Democrats can argue that the loss wasn’t a landslide or take a little solace in our House performance, the most important thing for us now is to face that we were wrong and take action on the prevailing ‘why.’”
Carville went on to argue that the reason behind the Democratic Party’s failure to hold on to the White House was, is, and “always will be the economy, stupid”:
I’ve been going over this in my head for the past two months, all the variables, all the what-ifs, all the questions about Joe Biden’s re-election decisions and what kind of Democrat or message might have worked against Donald Trump. I keep coming back to the same thing. We lost for one very simple reason: It was, it is and it always will be the economy, stupid. We have to begin 2025 with that truth as our political north star and not get distracted by anything else.
He then said that most Americans do not care about Trump’s indictments or other controversies when they “cannot provide for themselves or their families,” and called on Democrats to stop focusing on Trump in general because he cannot be elected again.
“Mr. Trump won the popular vote by putting the economic anger of Americans front and center. If we focus on anything else, we risk falling farther into the abyss,” he wrote, before concluding that Democrats will “live or die by winning public perception of the economy.”
In an October op-ed for the New York Times, titled, “Three Reasons I’m Certain Kamala Harris Will Win,” Carville wrote that “Mr. Trump is a repeat electoral loser. This time will be no different.”
“The biggest reason Mr. Trump will lose is that the whole Republican Party has been on a losing streak since Mr. Trump took it over,” the longtime Democrat strategist argued.
In an MSNBC interview just two days before the election, Carville doubled down and claimed that Harris would beat Trump because the Republican is “stone ass nuts.”
Carville had a meltdown on his podcast shortly after Trump became the president-elect, saying it was “sickening” and “depressing” that a “felonious bigot” won the presidency once again.
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Democratic strategist James Carville, known for coining the phrase “It’s the economy, stupid,” has attributed Vice President Kamala Harris’s loss in the 2024 presidential election to economic issues. Carville stated, “We lost for one very simple reason: It was, it is and it always will be the economy, stupid.”
Carville acknowledged that he had anticipated a Harris victory but conceded that economic concerns among voters played a decisive role in the election outcome. He emphasized the need for the Democratic Party to prioritize economic issues moving forward, stating, “We have to begin 2025 with that truth as our guide.”
Analyses of the election results indicate that economic factors, particularly inflation and voters’ perceptions of their financial well-being, significantly influenced voting patterns. High inflation rates and economic hardships experienced by many Americans contributed to a shift in support toward the Republican candidate, Donald Trump.
Carville’s reflections underscore a broader sentiment within the Democratic Party regarding the importance of addressing economic concerns to regain voter support in future elections. He also criticized internal campaign decisions, suggesting that disagreements over media appearances, such as the decision not to engage with platforms like Joe Rogan’s podcast, may have hindered outreach to certain voter demographics.
