The Way Forward

. . . and yes, he was part of Bill Clinton's successful campaigns 30 years ago. But it isn't 1992 or 1996 anymore, and this is a very different country from what it was back then.

What's more, one could argue -- and indeed I have argued -- that while Carville's strategy may have worked in securing presidency for Bill Clinton, the party paid a huge, long-term price for it. Carville was among those who pushed Clinton to effectively begin dismantling the social safety net (welfare "reform," anyone?), with Clinton proclaiming publicly that "The era of big government is over!" The Clinton presidency was when the party abandoned the working class, and many working class voters never forgot that.

I don't think Carville has anything to offer in the present moment. I wish he'd just get lost in the Louisiana swamps!