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Democratic strategist James Carville urged Democrats to avoid distractions in a guest essay for The New York Times on Monday and laid out a plan for the party to win back voters with economic messaging.
“This can only be done if we avoid the distractions — whether it’s Mr. Trump’s third-term talk or Democratic infighting on social issues — and instead focus on the economic foundations that matter to Americans most. My fellow Democrats, it’s time we transform our party into a projector for the economic pain of the American people,” Carville wrote.
The former Clinton advisor referenced an essay he wrote for the Times in February “calling on my party’s leaders to play dead, allowing the Republicans to punch themselves out and crumble beneath their own weight.” He then lamented: “But many Democrats indulged Mr. Trump’s lunacy or allowed themselves to become the story over the government funding and shutdown debate, while the president continued his campaign of chaos and distraction.”
“Now, Democrats have an opportunity to allow the Republicans to edge closer to collapse as the party in full control of Washington — let’s please not become the story again and get in their way,” Carville added.
“And it’s getting worse by the day. It is not going to stop getting worse. And I would be, we ought to be on high, high alert. So he’s going to try anything he can and to help himself. Of course, I believe the man genuinely wants to hurt the country.”
Fox News’ Kristine Parks contributed to this report.
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