{"id":2290765,"date":"2024-07-08T18:26:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T22:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/james-carville-says-democrats-will-lose-presidency-unless-last-ditch-mini-primary-held-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-08T18:30:04","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T22:30:04","slug":"james-carville-says-democrats-will-lose-presidency-unless-last-ditch-mini-primary-held-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/james-carville-says-democrats-will-lose-presidency-unless-last-ditch-mini-primary-held-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"James Carville says Democrats will lose presidency unless last-ditch mini-primary held &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjames-carville-says-democrats-will-lose-presidency-unless-last-ditch-mini-primary-held-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2290765&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses Democratic strategist James Carville&#8217;s prediction that Democrats will lose the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-covid-case-surges-more-fake-news\/\" title=\"Are COVID Case Surges More Fake News?\">presidential election<\/a> unless President Joe Biden is removed and replaced with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rudy-yakym-tapped-by-gop-to-replace-late-indiana-rep-jackie-walorski\/\" title=\"Rudy Yakym tapped by GOP to replace late Indiana Rep. Jackie Walorski\">candidate chosen<\/a> from a last-ditch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/clyburn-floats-idea-of-mini-primary-that-could-pick-biden-replacement-before-dnc-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Clyburn floats idea of \u2018mini primary\u2019 that could pick Biden replacement before DNC - Washington Examiner\">mini-primary<\/a>. Carville suggested a detailed plan for this process, involving former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton selecting nominees who would then be voted \u2062on in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-candidates-in-virginia-ban-cameras-from-public-campaign-events\/\" title=\"Dem Candidates in Virginia Ban Cameras From Public Campaign Events\">town hall events<\/a>. He emphasized the need for a democratic and transparent process\u200b to select a new ticket before the Democratic National Convention in August. Carville&#8217;s proposal aims to introduce Americans to\u200b a range\u200d of potential Democratic\u200d leaders and generate excitement \u2063similar to the Super Bowl.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">James Carville says Democrats will lose presidency unless last-ditch mini-primary held<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/brady-knox\/\">Brady Knox<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-08T17:50:27-04:00\">July 8, 2024 5:50 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1697809\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Democratic strategist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/james-carville\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"James Carville\">James Carville<\/a> predicted Democrats are guaranteed to lose the presidential election if they don\u2019t remove President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> and replace him with a candidate selected from a last-ditch mini-primary.<\/p>\n<p>Carville joined the growing chorus of Democrats calling for Biden to step down and ruled out replacing him immediately with Vice President Kamala Harris, instead laying out a detailed plan for how to replace him in a mini-primary of sorts, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/biden-clyburn-democrats-president-step-down-91ca0e8fa5f30f2cf82f2f6e5fac42b8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>as floated by<\/a> Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) and others. Carville\u2019s spin would have former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton select a group of nominees who would then be voted on.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">James Carville, a political commentator known for leading former President Bill Clinton\u2019s 1992 presidential campaign, speaks before introducing Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) at a campaign stop at the Spotlight Room at the Palace, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, in Manchester, New Hampshire. (AP Photo\/Andrew Harnik)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to nominate a new ticket in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rhode-island-democrat-david-cicilline-to-resign-from-congress\/\" title=\"Rhode Island Democrat David Cicilline To Resign From Congress\">highly democratic<\/a> and novel way, not in the backrooms of Washington, D.C., or Chicago,\u201d Carville <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/07\/08\/opinion\/biden-democratic-nominee.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>wrote in an op-ed<\/a> for the <em>New York Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to see the Democratic Party hold four historic town halls between now and the Democratic National Convention in August \u2014 one each in the South, the Northeast, the Midwest, and the West,\u201d he continued. \u201cWe can recruit the two most obvious and qualified people in the world to facilitate substantive discussions: Barack Obama and Bill Clinton.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He then suggested that the two former presidents would select eight candidates, with one being Harris. Carville argued that eight was the maximum in order to make the town hall manageable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTown halls will give Americans a fresh look at Ms. Harris and introduce them to our deep bench of smart, dynamic, tested leaders,\u201d he said. \u201cIn addition, Democratic delegates will get to further grill and stress-test these leaders in public and private meetings before a formal vote of all the delegates at the Democratic convention.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carville compared the enthusiasm that would be whipped up by the hypothetical matchup to the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n<p>Though being open to changing some details, the leading strategist argued that what he outlined was the best way to proceed forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA super democratic process, the opposite of what Mr. Trump and his MAGA minions would do, is how we\u2019re going to honor that wisdom in our own \u2018Will democracy prevail?\u2019 moment,\u201d Carville concluded.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The suggestion is one of the most thorough outlines of how Biden could be replaced not by Harris.<\/p>\n<p>Most Democrats have remained lockstep behind the president, with only a handful of congressmen openly calling on Biden to drop out. The president, for his own part, has declared his intention to stay on the Democratic ticket <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3072552\/read-biden-letter-telling-democrats-wont-withdraw-presidential-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>in a letter published<\/a> Monday.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1697809\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1697809\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic strategist James Carville believes that the Democrats will not win the presidential election unless they replace President Joe Biden with a candidate chosen through a last-minute mini-primary. Carville suggests a process where former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton would select nominees for a town hall-style event in different regions of the country, ultimately leading to a formal vote at the Democratic convention. This proposal is seen as a detailed plan for replacing Biden without immediately turning to Vice President Kamala Harris. Most Democrats have supported Biden, but a few have openly called for his resignation. Biden, however, has stated his intention to remain on the Democratic ticket<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2290766,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/James-Carville-Biden.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3685,32512,34280,10423,32076],"class_list":["post-2290765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democrats","tag-james-carville","tag-last-ditch-mini-primary","tag-presidency","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/James-Carville-Biden.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290765","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2290765"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290765\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2290766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2290765"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2290765"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2290765"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}