A Democrat victory in the midterms could cause a headache for Democrats.
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James Carville became famous when he told Democrats in 1992 that it was the economy, stupid. I don’t know whether it was Carville’s idea or the Perot candidacy that elected Bill Clinton in 1992, but everyone remembers his line. It also made a star out of Carville, who predicted that V.P. Harris would win. He is also predicting a Trump wipeout and resignation next spring followed by a Vance pardon. We will see about that one.
Let’s come to 2026 and hear from Carville again:
Democratic strategist James Carville said during an interview on Sunday that he would rather the Republicans win by five seats in the House of Representatives in the midterm elections than the Democrats win by the same number, worrying that the Democratic Party would become “hostages” to the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA).
Carville is predicting a big victory for the Democrats but is concerned that a small House majority will put the DSA in control. And he is right! The reality is that even a big victory would put the DSA in charge, because the left will fight the center on the House floor. These DSA members are not going to moderate to work with the center. Instead, they will pick fights with the center and threaten everyone with primaries in 2028. Why? Because they hate the party leaders as much as they hate Trump. These people are not really Democrats!
Let’s see what Carville is saying after the midterms, but he has a point that the DSA is not going anywhere except to make life miserable for the party and wonderful for President Trump.
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