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New York Post
20 hours ago
- Politics
- New York Post
James Carville doubles down for predicting Trump admin collapse — says it's happening ‘now'
Democratic strategist James Carville insisted Thursday that he was right when he predicted the Trump administration would collapse 30 days into President Donald Trump's second term. During an appearance on journalist Dan Abrams' podcast, Carville doubled down on his prediction when Abrams suggested that he got it wrong. Advertisement 'I think it's collapsing now,' Carville told Abrams, who found it amusing. '30 days – 180 days, okay. It is collapsing right in front of you.' Abrams brought up the subject by playing a clip of Carville on his show in February, where he declared that the Trump administration was 'collapsing' and would be falling apart within 30 days. Abrams asked the strategist Thursday if he still stood by the prediction. Carville replied, saying he was 'a pretty smart guy in February.' Advertisement He defended the months-old prediction, stating, 'You look at what's happening, and you look at the current stuff that's coming in – the public has revulsions against this.' Democratic strategist James Carville claims he was right in predicting that the Trump administration would collapse within 30 days of President Donald Trump's second term. Getty Images He pointed to Democratic candidates leading in upcoming elections, like the governor's race in Virginia, saying that proves Trump's demise is underway. 'Do you know how much we're going to win by in Virginia?' he asked. Advertisement 'Do you have any idea?' 'No, I don't,' Abrams responded. 'It's gonna be a lot,' Carville declared. 'It's not going to be close.' Advertisement A recent Virginia Commonwealth Poll from July has Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears at 37% and Democratic candidate Abigail Spanberger at 49%. Still, Abrams wasn't convinced. 'But you said that you thought that this administration was in the midst of a collapse.' 'I think it is. Yes, I do,' Carville shot back. Carville appeared on The Dan Abrams Podcast, as he acknowledged that the Trump administration 'is collapsing right in front of you.' The Dan Abrams Podcast 'And you think you were right?' Abrams asked. Carville didn't back down, stating, 'Yes. I think there are — they're somewhere about 37% or 40% approval. Their economic numbers are terrible, are just terrible. And I think we're running away with every election we've had. We're going to run away with Virginia. We're going to win New Jersey. We're starting to recruit every candidate that we want.' Abrams continued pushing, mentioning polling showing that Trump isn't exactly in the midst of collapsing. Advertisement 'I pulled up the recent approval polling from The New York Times and Real Clear Politics, and the aggregation puts Trump's approval between 44 and 45.8, with 53 and 51.4 disapproval, as of August the 6th. That's not a collapse. That's basically a little bit above where he was.' Carville dismissed the numbers, saying the polling for upcoming elections 'in no way reflect that.' 'I don't want to get into saying this poll, that poll, this aggregate poll; but I look at like the UMass Amherst poll, I look at Gallup, I look at people like that. I see something completely different. I'm very, very, very confident that this administration is going to be widely rejected in the elections coming up; and they're gonna be particularly widely rejected in the elections in 2026,' he said. Advertisement One of Carville's more recent predictions didn't go so well. In the weeks leading up to the 2024 presidential election, the political veteran was so convinced that Kamala Harris would win, he wrote a column for the New York Times titled, 'Three Reasons I'm Certain Kamala Harris Will Win.' Carville's column slammed Trump as a 'repeat electoral loser' and claimed 'This time will be no different,' while heaping praise on the Democratic nominee.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Trump voices support for GOP gubernatorial candidate, admits she has 'tough race'
President Donald Trump expressed support for Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears, acknowledging that she is in the middle of a "tough race" against an opponent who is "not very good." "Yeah, I would. I mean, I would," Trump told reporters when asked about endorsing Earle-Sears. "I think probably, yeah, she's got a tough race. She shouldn't, she shouldn't, because the candidate she's running against is not very good, but I think she's got a tough race." However, he did not go so far as to give Earle-Sears his "complete and total" endorsement, as he has done with some candidates. Potential Youngkin Successor Focused On Message In Tough Race To Keep Swing-state 'Red' Trump has already backed Jack Ciattarelli in New Jersey and Vivek Ramaswamy in Ohio. Polling out of Virginia may explain Trump's apparent reservations. A recent Virginia Commonwealth Poll from July has Sears at 37% and Spanberger at 49%. Meanwhile, Youngkin's approval rating sits at 49%, nine points higher than Trump's numbers in the same poll. Read On The Fox News App Virginia Gubernatorial Candidate Abigail Spanberger Releases First Ad, Slams 'Political Nonsense' On Aug. 1, in a CNN interview, Earle-Sears seemingly struggled to give an answer as to why Trump had not endorsed her yet. The lieutenant governor said that she had met with the president but repeatedly refused to detail what they had spoken about. Earle-Sears, who currently serves as Virginia's lieutenant governor and is poised to become the nation's first Black female governor, is facing an uphill battle against former Rep. Abigail Spanberger. Despite serving alongside popular Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, Earle-Sears is struggling to close the gap and overtake her opponent. Earle-Sears is trailing Spanberger not only in the polls but also in fundraising. While Earle-Sears has yet to release her Q2 numbers, in Q1 she raised $3.1M, whereas Spanberger raked in more than double at $6.7M. In Q2, Spanberger raised $10.7M, according to her article source: Trump voices support for GOP gubernatorial candidate, admits she has 'tough race'
