It was the economy (stupid) all along …
Democrat strategist James Carville is admitting he was wrong about candidate Kamala Harris — conceding that she failed to separate herself from the unpopular policies of the Biden Administration.
“I thought Kamala Harris would win. I was wrong. While I’m sure we Democrats can argue that the loss wasn’t a landslide or take a little solace in our House performance, the most important thing for us now is to face that we were wrong and take action on the prevailing ‘why,’” Carville wrote.
“We lost for one very simple reason: It was, it is and it always will be the economy, stupid. We have to begin 2025 with that truth as our political north star and not get distracted by anything else,” Carville continued.
Carville acknowledges Democrats didn’t have a strong economic message — and most Americans were unhappy with the state of the country.
“Mr. Trump, for the first time in his political career, decisively won by seizing a swath of middle-class and low-income voters focused on the economy. Democrats have flat-out lost the economic narrative. The only path to electoral salvation is to take it back,” the Democratic strategist continued.
“This year, the Democratic Party leadership must convene and publish a creative, popular and bold economic agenda and proactively take back our economic turf. Go big, go populist, stick to economic progress — and force them to oppose what they cannot be for. In unison,” Carville wrote.
Carville says Democrats need to embrace new media to win back the votes they lost in 2024.
“To Democratic presidential hopefuls, your auditions for 2028 should be based on two things: 1) How authentic you are on the economy and 2) how well you deliver it on a podcast,” he continued. “The road ahead will not be easy, but there are no two roads to choose from. The path forward could not be more certain: We live or die by winning public perception of the economy.”
More over at Fox News:
James Carville concedes he was wrong about Kamala Harris’ chances: ‘It will always be the economy, stupid’ https://t.co/OSrmxLhCeM
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