Their relationship has survived the shifting political tides of the last 20 years. They are dynamic speakers who know the highs and lows of life in politics and have worked with some of the most influential elected officials in America.” Durst added: “Perhaps most important of all in today’s political climate, they bring a very real example of people with different political views working and raising a family together. At the time, she said, “Mr Carville and Ms Matalin bring tremendous energy to almost any political discussion. Rather, he and Matalin are downsizing and plan to move into a smaller home in the Deep South hub city. reported that the sale doesn’t mean that political strategist and Ragin’ Cajun James Carville is looking to decamp from New Orleans. One of their fans is Samantha Durst, the chairwoman for the Party of Hope event that happened in 2017. James Carville and Mary Matalin are seeking to sell their New Orleans mansion for approximately 3 million. But I loved her in spite of it - and probably because of it.” He then stated, “I’d rather stay happily married than pick a fight with my wife over politics.” While Matalin wrote, “I would not deny we were, and remain, off beat creatures.”Ĭarville and Matalin are not only fond of each other - there are many who adore them. Carville said in the book, “I knew Mary was nuts a long time ago. To give a detailed insight into their strong marriage, the power couple has also written a book together - ‘Love & War: Twenty Years, Three Presidents, Two Daughters and One Louisiana Home’. James Carville (L) and his wife Mary Matalin (R) speak to the press about Tim Russert outside NBC's bureau Jin Washington, DC (Getty Images) But the difference between getting beat 80 to 20 and 72 to 28 is all the difference in the world.” Democrats are never going to win a majority of these voters.
He also noted that tweeting “that we should abolish the police isn’t the smartest thing to do because almost fuc**** no one wants to do that,” before adding: “No matter how you look at the map, the only way Democrats can hold power is to build on their coalition, and that will have to include more rural white voters from across the country. This ‘too cool for school’ shit doesn’t work, and we have to stop it.” Carville made the comments while being interviewed by Judy Woodruff on 'PBS Newshour' Wednesday. James Carville at 'Art of the Campaign Strategy' panel during Politicon at Pasadena Convention Center on Jin Pasadena, California (Getty Images)Ĭarville then emphasized that we “should talk about racial injustice” and race, but “without using jargon-y language that’s unrecognizable to most people - including most Black people, by the way - because it signals that you’re trying to talk around them. Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville blamed 'stupid wokeness' for the resounding losses the Democratic Party sustained in Tuesday's elections across the country.