Democratic strategist James Carville mentioned Wednesday he was fearful about election day and urged Vice President Kamala Harris to get extra aggressive within the subsequent few weeks.
“The one factor I really feel is the election is coming November fifth. I’m scared to dying,” he advised MSNBC’s Ari Melber. “I’m very, very involved.”
Carville made the case that Harris actually solely had round 20 days to spice up her messaging, as Hurricane Milton was more likely to dominate protection for the subsequent few days.
“They must be sharp. They must be aggressive. They should cease answering questions and begin asking questions. They’re doing all this and sitting down with ‘60 Minutes’ and sitting down with Colbert and sitting down – it doesn’t matter what, if I come in your present, you’ll ask me the questions. If I’ve a press convention, I get to ask the questions,” he mentioned.
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Democratic strategist James Carville says he is “scared to dying” about election day. (Screenshot/MSNBC)
“You’d prefer to see her do extra press conferences?” Melber requested.
Carville mentioned he wished Harris to have extra occasions and management the narrative.
“The place she’s out saying, ‘What’s J.D. Vance speaking about that Trump saved Obamacare? He tried to destroy it at each level.’ I’d put President Obama out to make that. He solely has a 92% approval with Democrats. He’s solely the writer, the daddy, of 23 million individuals having insurance coverage,” Carville mentioned.
Obama shall be campaigning for Harris on Thursday in Pennsylvania.
Carville additionally argued Democrats weren’t countering messaging from the Trump-Vance marketing campaign sufficient.
“And I feel she and the entire marketing campaign must be way more aggressive and far much less passive than they’re,” he mentioned.
Harris has but to conduct a proper press convention within the 81 days since changing into the Democratic nominee following President Biden’s exit from the race.
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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks throughout a marketing campaign occasion on the Philip Chosky Theatre in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Rebecca Droke/Bloomberg by way of Getty Pictures) (Rebecca Droke/Bloomberg by way of Getty Pictures)
Throughout his “Politics Warfare Room” podcast final week, Carville mentioned Harris needs to be going after Vance and Trump for the Obamacare feedback. He known as Vance’s declare “an out-and-out lie,” repeatedly asking why Harris herself wasn’t out within the media speaking about it.
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“Why is not Harris herself out right this moment speaking about that?” Carville mentioned throughout the podcast. “Get off your a–. Transfer, transfer, transfer!”
Fox Information’ Kendall Tietz contributed to this report.
