James Carville seems to be struggling to stay in the spotlight, or at least in the penumbra of the spotlight. A committed Clinton creature, Carville has actually made some sense in recent statements on the leftward lurching of national Democrats, and in that, he’s right to be concerned. The Democratic Party has gone full wackadoodle, and Carville seems to retain enough self-awareness to be worried about it.
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But on Thursday, following the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill (get lost, Chuck Schumer), Carville went on the record as predicting the OBBB would result in a “mass extinction event” for Republicans in 2026.
Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville said during a recent interview that the Republican tax and spending bill, which President Trump signed Friday, will be seen as a “mass extinction event,” predicting the Democratic Party will pick up more than 40