James Carville
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| James Carville | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Organization: | Democracy Corps |
| Role: | Founder |
| Location: | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Expertise: | Political Consultant |
| Affiliation: | Democrat |
| Education: | •Louisiana State University (B.A., 1970) • Louisiana State University Law School (J.D., 1973) |
| Website: | Official website |
James Carville is a Democratic political consultant often referred to as the "Ragin' Cajun".[1] Carville has worked on numerous political campaigns, including Bill Clinton and Ehud Barak, former Israeli prime minister.
Carville and his wife, Mary Matalin, wrote All’s Fair: Love, War and Running for President, a memoir recounting the two's political and personal lives on opposing ends of the political spectrum.
Career
After graduating from law school at Louisiana State University, James Carville practiced law for a brief period, before managing his first campaign in 1982.[1][2] In 1983, Carville managed Lloyd Doggett's (D) failed Texas gubernatorial campaign, but, in the process, gained the name the "Ragin' Cajun" and met Paul Begala, his future consulting partner.[1] Carville's first successful campaign was in 1986 with Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Robert Casey (D). Casey had run three times before, losing each time.[3]
In 1987, Carville led Wallace Wilkinson's (D) campaign for Kentucky governor. This was followed by Frank Lautenberg's (D-N.J.) Senate campaign, in which he defeated Pete Dawkins (R).[3] In 1989, Carville teamed up with former colleague Paul Begala to establish the Carville and Begala consulting firm, which focused on Democratic campaigns.[1] Carville worked on then-Georgia Lieutenant Governor Zell Miller's (D) successful 1990 gubernatorial campaign. In 1991, Carville managed Harris Wofford's (D-Pa.) campaign for U.S. Senate; Wofford was 40% behind in the polls, but won the election over former Pennsylvania governor and U.S. attorney general, Richard Thornburgh.[3][2]
Carville and Begala spearheaded Bill Clinton's (D) 1992 presidential campaign. Carville setup the "war room" in Little Rock, Ark., which served as the center of the Clinton's campaign.[4] After Clinton's victory, Carville won Campaign Manager of the Year by the American Association of Political Consultants for his work on the Clinton campaign. Clinton appointed Carville senior political advisor to the president once he took up the presidency.[1] While Carville was strategizing for Clinton's first presidential campaign in 1992, his wife Mary Matalin served as the deputy campaign manager for his opponent, incumbent George H.W. Bush.[5]
Carville and his wife wrote the book All’s Fair: Love, War and Running for President in 1995, which made The New York Times Bestseller list.[6] Carville has authored several other books, including 40 More Years, Had Enough?, Buck Up, Suck Up with Begala, and It’s the Middle Class, Stupid! with Stanley Greenberg.[7][1]
In 1999, Carville worked on Ehud Barak's campaign for Israeli prime minister.[3] Carville has served as an advisor to former Greek Prime Minister Constantine Mitsotakis and has worked in politics in Central and South America.[1] Also in 1999, Carville teamed up with Greenburg, a former pollster for NPR, The Los Angeles Times, Clinton and British Prime Minister Tony Blair, to found Democracy Corps.[8][1] Democracy Corps is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization that seeks to make "the government of the United States more responsive to the American people."[9]
Carville returned to his native Louisiana in 2008 with his wife.[3]
In 2009, Carville joined the faculty of Tulane University and teaches in the Political Science Department.[10][11]
In August 2015, Carville came out in defense of the Democratic Party and Hillary Clinton's email investigation. He responded to The Washington Post columnist Chris Cillizza's use of the phrase "full-scale Democratic freakout," in the context of the party's response to Clinton's email investigation.[12] Carville wrote a response to Cillizza's use of the phrase and the situation in Correct the Record, in which Carville downplayed the investigation and argued that the media coverage, including that of the Post, "is bordering on ridiculous" and has over-stated the severity of the situation.[13]
Carville is an regular contributor to The Hill, covering politics in opinion pieces for the publication.[14]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Democracy Corps, "About the Founders," accessed January 6, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 LSU, "James Carville: LSU Students Living in “Glory Days”," accessed January 6, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 The Office of James Carville, "Biography," accessed January 6, 2016
- ↑ PBS Frontline, "Interview with James Carville," June, 2000
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Simon and Schuster, "James Carville," accessed January 6, 2016
- ↑ Guidestar, "IRS Form 990, Democracy Corps (2013)," accessed January 6, 2016
- ↑ Democracy Corps, "About Us," accessed January 6, 2016
- ↑ Tulane University, "Political Science," accessed January 6, 2016
- ↑ Tulane University, "James Carville," accessed January 6, 2016
- ↑ The Washington Post, "James Carville says I’m wrong about Hillary Clinton’s struggles. He’s missing the point," August 19, 2015
- ↑ Correct the Record, "PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE “FULL-SCALE DEMOCRATIC FREAKOUT”," August 19, 2015
- ↑ The Hill, "James Carville," accessed January 6, 2016
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