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NEWS ABOUT: James Carville

James Carville stories: 20 news summaries

Carville to Advise Karzai Challenger

Says move shouldn't be seen as US looking for change in Afghan leadership

Jul 6, 09 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - James Carville is headed to Kabul to advise one of Hamid Karzai’s challengers in Afghanistan’s upcoming election, Bloomberg reports. Carville has close ties to Hillary Clinton, but says the move shouldn’t be seen as a sign the Obama administration is pushing for a leadership change. “I... More »

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Afghanistan • Hamid Karzai • campaign adviser • James Carville • election • Afghanistan war • Ashraf Ghani • Abdullah Abdullah

Interview

Carville: GOP Can't Abandon Christian Right

'Their party would crumble' otherwise, Dem strategist argues

May 4, 09 1:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Analysts who say the Republicans should rethink their social platform and move away from the Christian right are off their rockers, James Carville tells the Huffington Post. “Their party would crumble,” the Democratic strategist says. A whopping 90% of conservative, white, married Christians identify themselves as Republicans, up... More »

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Republican Party • James Carville • Christian right • political strategists

(Newser) - Should Hillary Clinton shake her assets to repay her campaign debt? James Carville jokingly said he’d be “all for” the secretary of state appearing in one of GoDaddy.com’s famously racy commercials, Politico reports. He made the suggestion in a freewheeling online radio conversation with site founder... More »

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Hillary Clinton • secretary of State • James Carville • campaign debt • GoDaddy • Bob Parsons

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton has a deal for you. Longtime buddy James Carville sent a letter to supporters today asking for donations to help retire her campaign debt, reports the Washington Independent. For $5 or more, donors are entered to win one of three prizes: a day with Bill Clinton in New... More »

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Hillary Clinton • American Idol • secretary of State • Bill Clinton • James Carville • Paul Begala • campaign debt

OPINION

Carville's Bush Comments No Comparison to Rush's 'Fail'

Pre-9/11, Dem hoped Dubya didn't 'succeed'

Mar 12, 09 7:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Amid the hubbub over Rush Limbaugh’s open desire for the president to fail, Fox News is claiming a media double-standard: Democratic strategist James Carville made a similar comment referencing Bush 43, and no one heard about it. But the two situations are far from analogous, writes Dave Cook in... More »

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Rush Limbaugh • James Carville • George W. Bush • 9/11 attacks • President Obama • success • failure • Bill Maher Grid

Dem Strategists Hatched Plan to Target Limbaugh

Carville, Greenberg conspire to shine spotlight on Rush

Mar 5, 09 11:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Democrats think the hubbub surrounding Rush Limbaugh is solid political gold, and they didn’t strike it by accident. When operatives James Carville and Stanley Greenberg tossed Limbaugh’s name onto a poll last fall, they discovered that Americans can’t stand the conservative talk icon, reports Jonathan Martin in... More »

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Rush Limbaugh • Rahm Emanuel • James Carville • polling • Paul Begala • political strategy • Stanley Greenberg • Bill Maher Grid

Emanuel and 3 Pals Never Miss Their Morning Calls

Emanuel, Carville, Begala, Stephanopoulos talk every day

Jan 27, 09 10:26 AM CST
(Newser) - Obama Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel may have his hands full these days, but not too full to touch base every single morning with three longtime pals: James Carville, George Stephanopoulos, and Paul Begala, reports Politico. The four Dems never skip the chance to trade information and gossip, often in... More »

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Clinton administration • Rahm Emanuel • James Carville • George Stephanopoulos • conference call • Paul Begala • Obama administration

ANALYSIS

 Role in 
 White House 
 for Obama 
 Strategist? 



Strategist Axelrod seen as key policy cog, but he could be a target in Washington

Oct 27, 08 1:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - With Barack Obama holding a lead in the polls, Democrats have begun discussing what, if any, role his top campaign strategist might have in an Obama White House, Politico reports. David Axelrod, say those who know him, is seriously weighing an administration position; where he ends up could be key... More »

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Barack Obama • Karl Rove • James Carville • campaign staff • David Axelrod • Election 2008 • political strategists

OPINION

Should Dems Attack More in Denver?

Carville's criticism of soft-focus convention sparks debate

Aug 26, 08 2:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - James Carville started tongues wagging in Denver when he criticized Democrats for not attacking enough. “You haven't heard about Iraq or John McCain or George W. Bush,” Carville complained on CNN. “We’re playing hide the message.” Is Carville right?
  • Matt Bunk of the
... More »

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Barack Obama • Democratic National Convention • Bill Clinton • James Carville

OPINION

 Get Mad, or Go Home: Pundits

Klein, Carville to Obama: Show some feeling, already

Aug 21, 08 1:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - It doesn’t do Barack Obama any good just to say he feels strongly—voters need to be able to see it from the Democratic candidate, Joe Klein writes in Time. His message on the economy, this year’s key issue, won’t work until he can show some “... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • James Carville • economy

(Newser) - Tim Russert's 22-year-old son delivered what he called his "dad's last speech" today before a crowd of Washington luminaries, People reports. "My dad was my best friend," said a composed Luke Russert, who called his father a "force of nature" who combined his passion for work... More »

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media • Tim Russert • James Carville • Tom Brokaw

 Meet the Press
 Remembers
 Russert 

Tom Brokaw leads celebration of newsman's career

Jun 15, 08 11:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - With the moderator's chair empty, Tom Brokaw began this morning's edition of "Meet the Press" by urging the show's guests not to cry, Politico reports. Friends and admirers of longtime host Tim Russert gathered to recall the highlights of his career and what made the ultimate political junkie. More »

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Tim Russert • James Carville • memorial • Meet the Press • Maria Shriver • Mary Matalin • Tom Brokaw

Opinion

 Carville Touts a Convenient VP 

Nobel-winner would signal US is getting serious about energy policy, says he

Jun 12, 08 6:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Democratic strategist James Carville thinks Barack Obama should consider someone with a little experience for the vice presidency: like, say, former VP Al Gore. Carville told CNN that choosing the Nobel Peace Prize-winner would drive home the message that America is serious about a new energy policy. A third term... More »

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energy • Al Gore • vice president • James Carville • vice presidential sweepstakes

'Bittergate' Flares Up on Sunday Shows

Bob Casey defends Obama from attacks
left and right

Apr 13, 08 5:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - "Bittergate" erupted on talk shows today as pundits hammered Barack Obama for calling some rural voters "bitter," the Swamp blog reports. “He’s going to have to do some more explaining about this,” Clinton ally James Carville said. "It's big," said George Will.... More »

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Barack Obama • James Carville • George Will • Democratic presidential primaries • Meet the Press • Election 2008 • Bittergate

commentary

 Bill Richardson:  
 Don't Call Me Judas 

Former candidate says Democrats need to move beyond insults

Apr 1, 08 7:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bill Richardson defended himself today from the "personal attacks and insults" he has received—most notably from James Carville, who likened him to Judas—since he  endorsed Barack Obama. “We need to move on from the politics of personal insult,” the New Mexico governor wrote in a ... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Bill Richardson • Bill Clinton • James Carville • Election 2008

Consider Pulling Plug, NM Gov. Tells Hillary

Richardson insists he
is loyal, but Carville compares him to Judas

Mar 23, 08 6:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson advised Hillary Clinton today to consider quitting if she trails Barack Obama at convention time, Bloomberg reports. But Richardson, who has endorsed Obama, insists his heart is still with Hillary, CNN reports. “I’m very loyal to the Clintons,” said Bill Clinton’s... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Bill Richardson • Democrats • Democratic voters • James Carville • endorsement • Hillary Clinton supporters • Barack Obama supporters

OPINION

She Shouldn't Stand by Him

Spitzer takes backlash for taking wife along; reactions run along gender lines

Mar 12, 08 11:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Eliot Spitzer is going up in flames, but Americans are wondering why his wife has to go with him:
  • The Los Angeles Times talks to angry people on the street, including one divorcee who insists, “She should’ve said, ‘This is your fight. ... You stand there and
... More »

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Hillary Clinton • prostitution • Bill O'Reilly • James McGreevy • Bill Clinton • Alan Dershowitz • Meredith Vieira • Eliot Spitzer • adultery • James Carville • Monica Lewinsky • Tucker Carlson • Kwame Kilpatrick • Silda Wall Spitzer • Linda R. Hirshman • Dr. Laura Schlessinger • Dina Matos McGreevey • Hendrik Hertzberg • Joe Scarborough • Mike Barnicle • William Bennett

Wounded Hillary
Marches On

As Clinton's campaign falters, morale dips and advisers are on edge

Feb 24, 08 5:30 AM CST
(Newser) - With Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign on the ropes, morale is low and advisers are screaming at each other in back rooms, the New York Times reports. While the candidate appears resolute, she no longer expresses the supreme confidence she once did and has stopped prefacing sentences with "... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • presidential debate • Bill Clinton • James Carville • Patti Solis Doyle • Democratic presidential primaries • Texas primary • Ohio primary • Mark Penn • Howard Wolfson

Cupid Lurks on Campaign Trail

Election fever produces plenty of hook-ups—and even a few marriages

Feb 14, 08 12:32 PM CST
(Newser) - Looking for love on this Valentine's Day? Maybe you should join a presidential campaign, the Christian Science Monitor reports. With the trail drawing energized, like-minded activists, traditionally tame vote-first states are earning new slogans like “what happens in Iowa stays in Iowa.” Indeed, staffers are finding love in... More »

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John Edwards • Iowa • Al Gore • John Kerry • George HW Bush • Richard Gephardt • James Carville • romance • campaign trail • Valentine's Day • Mary Matalin • Des Moines • campaign romance

Carville: Rove Cost GOP
a Generation

Sticking to base was demographic disaster, Clinton adviser says

Aug 15, 07 3:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Impressive electoral record aside, Karl Rove's strategy of aggressively courting the GOP base has soured an entire generation on the Republican Party, James Carville argues in the Financial Times. Bill Clinton's storied strategist says "theocratic underpinnings" of Rovian strategy are behind polls showing a nameless Democratic presidential candidate favored... More »

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Bush administration • Karl Rove • Republican • GOP • campaign adviser • James Carville • Election 2008 • George W. Bush

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