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PeaceWave

(3,370 posts)
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 12:11 AM Yesterday

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lol also hillary and kamala will be president nt msongs Yesterday #1
yeah, i think it's time for Carville to sit back and just enjoy the ride Eddie Haskell 60 Yesterday #7
He also predicted SocialDemocrat61 Yesterday #2
Are we sure she didn't? littlemissmartypants Yesterday #16
He is well past his shelf life. GP6971 Yesterday #3
Very concerning to be supported by Carville. Melon Yesterday #4
I'm just going to post the same thing I say every time his name pops up in a thread Takket Yesterday #5
Carville is a relic and I've made fun of him myself. But I think he really just chooses to be optimistic about elections FascismIsDeath Yesterday #6
I don't see how dsc Yesterday #8
I agree many of those are BIG stretches. karynnj Yesterday #10
Dude had better name some Senate races, because Bluetus Yesterday #9
Yeah I see 51 max fujiyamasan Yesterday #13
I can understand antibellum SC not voting for Democrats, but Bluetus 20 hrs ago #20
James Carville - who had a moment over thirty years ago - has become... Morbius Yesterday #11
Recommended. H2O Man Yesterday #12
Carville is desperate for attention. His predictive record is poor. Celerity Yesterday #14
Groan. After Obama won in 2008 Carville predicted that Democrats would rule for the next 40 years. question everything Yesterday #15
I would not be so quick to dismiss Carville Deminpenn Yesterday #17
Trump's disaster in Iran is a big political change newdeal2 23 hrs ago #19
After 2016 & 2024, I don't know what to think, but I am optimistic about this November. I think that Carville.. themaguffin 14 hrs ago #23
I'm going with this: Jim, dlilafae Yesterday #18
We need 60+ chowder66 18 hrs ago #21
This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave 14 hrs ago #22
He's overly optimistic but I think the GOP is going to lose control of the senate. BannonsLiver 14 hrs ago #24
Agreed Boo1 13 hrs ago #25
Nothing wrong with being optimistic! Shoot the moon! walkingman 13 hrs ago #26
Carville is always the fighter and I like that mikewv 11 hrs ago #27

msongs

(73,736 posts)
1. lol also hillary and kamala will be president nt
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 12:12 AM
Yesterday

Eddie Haskell 60

(91 posts)
7. yeah, i think it's time for Carville to sit back and just enjoy the ride
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 12:24 AM
Yesterday

Like me, I'm HORRIBLE at presidential predictions. I thought no way a Barack Hussein Obama would be elected less than 10 years after 9/11, or no way Trump would get elected.

SocialDemocrat61

(7,625 posts)
2. He also predicted
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 12:13 AM
Yesterday

Harris would win

littlemissmartypants

(33,480 posts)
16. Are we sure she didn't?
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 02:42 AM
Yesterday

GP6971

(37,999 posts)
3. He is well past his shelf life.
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 12:14 AM
Yesterday

Melon

(1,523 posts)
4. Very concerning to be supported by Carville.
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 12:17 AM
Yesterday

Takket

(23,713 posts)
5. I'm just going to post the same thing I say every time his name pops up in a thread
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 12:17 AM
Yesterday

He is never right about anything and I’m shocked that any person actually asks for his opinions.

FascismIsDeath

(175 posts)
6. Carville is a relic and I've made fun of him myself. But I think he really just chooses to be optimistic about elections
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 12:19 AM
Yesterday

It might be something he does just to keep himself sane.

dsc

(53,390 posts)
8. I don't see how
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 12:40 AM
Yesterday

Current is 53/47. We would need 8. ME, NC, IA, OH, TX, and MT gets us 6 and that is a stretch. And in AK and then what?

karynnj

(60,961 posts)
10. I agree many of those are BIG stretches.
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 12:49 AM
Yesterday

Alaska is less a stretch than MT or IA. Hard to think of any others than perhaps a very strange win in SC, where Trump has endorsed Graham. That plus incumbency means he likely gets the nomination. His extreme support on Iran might make that your 8th given your other 7 win.

Bluetus

(2,781 posts)
9. Dude had better name some Senate races, because
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 12:45 AM
Yesterday

just about everybody who is looking closely at this says:

* We should keep Minnesota and New Hampshire.
* We have a puncher's chance of holding Georgia, and Michigan and picking up Maine and N Carolina.

That would get us to 49, which is 2 short of control, considering Vance breaks ties. Where are the other 6 coming from?

* I'd like to think Brown has a chance in Ohio, but Ohio has been lost for a long time.
* Can we beat Cornyn? That would be a big upset, but not impossible
* Can Petola win in Alaska? Maybe

I have no idea where the other 3 could come from. It would be great to knock out Graham, but is that even a possibility?

Just getting to 51 would be huge. But we can't go forward with Schumer as Majority Leader.

fujiyamasan

(1,691 posts)
13. Yeah I see 51 max
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 01:32 AM
Yesterday

Texas is a real tough uphill climb. Paxton is unlikable, but even then democrats haven’t won a statewide race in over 30 years, which is really insane. I think Cornyn will be even tougher to beat. Talarico is a great candidate, but I still think the other major races you listed are more likely winnable.

Brown has a good chance, but Ohio hasn’t ceased to disappoint in recent years. Hopefully Huster Ramadumbass go down hard. I especially can’t stand the latter’s smug face.

SC will continue voting for Graham. I lived in the state for some time. Nothing will change their mind out there. I just hope democrats won’t waste too much money donating to his opponent this time.

I think Peltola may be one of the bright spots. I’m glad she was recruited to run.

Bluetus

(2,781 posts)
20. I can understand antibellum SC not voting for Democrats, but
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 10:27 AM
20 hrs ago

how the hell can they vote for Graham? I don't see anything attractive about him. He seems like an utterly loathsome creature, regardless of one's politics.

Morbius

(997 posts)
11. James Carville - who had a moment over thirty years ago - has become...
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 12:53 AM
Yesterday

...one of those people who say outrageous things because it gets them attention.

It's an outrageous prediction from a man with little credibility who just wants some TV time. I recommend paying little mind to this old man with a little mind.

H2O Man

(79,037 posts)
12. Recommended.
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 12:54 AM
Yesterday

In a very real sense, I think that is a possibility. The way things are going, it actually could happen. Yet anything can happen in the months between now and Election Day. However, considering the utter lack of talent in the administration, I do not think they have the capacity to deal with issues in a positive way. Indeed, they are now learning a very old lesson in life: one might think they can control violence, and for a brief time, it may appear that they can. But it turns out that the violence actually controls them, and forces them out of control.

Celerity

(54,380 posts)
14. Carville is desperate for attention. His predictive record is poor.
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 02:09 AM
Yesterday

question everything

(52,114 posts)
15. Groan. After Obama won in 2008 Carville predicted that Democrats would rule for the next 40 years.
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 02:42 AM
Yesterday

Deminpenn

(17,503 posts)
17. I would not be so quick to dismiss Carville
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 04:27 AM
Yesterday

He no longer works as a consultant meaning he's around regular people a lot more, listening and observing. If he's feeling a populist surge in the air way down in Louisiana, think about what that means for the rest of the country.

Personally, it's my sense, too, that this could be a 1932 level Dem wave. I can feel it, tell me honestly you can't.

newdeal2

(5,399 posts)
19. Trump's disaster in Iran is a big political change
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 07:26 AM
23 hrs ago

He is raising costs through the roof and most of that will hit over the summer and fall even if the hostilities end right now.

themaguffin

(5,216 posts)
23. After 2016 & 2024, I don't know what to think, but I am optimistic about this November. I think that Carville..
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 04:44 PM
14 hrs ago

has merit in this and agreed, I wouldn't dismiss him, though there are a lot of moving parts.

dlilafae

(441 posts)
18. I'm going with this: Jim,
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 06:10 AM
Yesterday

I'm banking on the Resident having so much fun (burning through all of our/US taxpayer money), that he decides to stage some nefarious type of intervention(s).

chowder66

(12,230 posts)
21. We need 60+
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 12:05 PM
18 hrs ago

Response to PeaceWave (Original post)

BannonsLiver

(20,572 posts)
24. He's overly optimistic but I think the GOP is going to lose control of the senate.
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 04:59 PM
14 hrs ago

Just a hunch.

Boo1

(352 posts)
25. Agreed
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 05:27 PM
13 hrs ago

Carville is overhyping things a little (maybe by design). We'd have to take Montana + Tennssee to get to 55, which includes everything closer than those as well. I think there is a much clearer path to 51, 52, or 53 though.

walkingman

(10,843 posts)
26. Nothing wrong with being optimistic! Shoot the moon!
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 05:30 PM
13 hrs ago

mikewv

(257 posts)
27. Carville is always the fighter and I like that
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 07:03 PM
11 hrs ago

I respect James Carville but yes, he is way too optimistic. We need 218 seats in the House and 51 in the Senate for simple majorities. This means we need 3 more seats in the House and 4 more in the Senate than we currently have. Yes, having more would be nice, especially in the House and because of Fetterman in the Senate. In the House, I think we win anywhere between 8-15 seats. In the senate, I like our chances of holding onto GA, NH, MN and MI at this point. I think we have a good chance of winning Maine, North Carolina and Ohio (Yes, only because Trump is unpopular atm). That puts us at 50. Peltola in Alaska is interesting considering Trump's negatives. We need 51. Alaska? Texas? Iowa? South Carolina? Florida? We only need 1 of the 5. This could all change tomorrow.

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