James Carville is worried sick

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 "They're looking for someone who can come in and not just excite them but talk about what really matters to them in everyday life. They're not interested in socialism and a revolution or all that foolishness you hear.          

     They're interested in . . . the school their kids go to, the health care their parents receive, the wages they receive. That's what matters to people. We lose that, we're going to be the British Labor Party, we'll be in theoretical left wing la-la land."

     James Carville, on Morning Joe, Monday, before the NH primary

Democrats are sorting themselves out. 

James Carville, the Democratic Party campaign consultant and strategist, got prominent notice on CNN the evening of the Iowa primary. Democrats are losing their minds, he said.  He said he was heartsick over what he was seeing. He is on Morning Joe this morning, saying the same thing, that Democrats are on track to blow the election.

Carville said Sanders was out of touch with regular Americans, people who shop at Walmart and have families to raise and bills to pay. People on social media are a minority playing political games, talking revolutionary nonsense among themselves. He said we need a majority, one that goes way beyond the engaged, ideological left. Carville: 

"Look, Bernie Sanders isn't a Democrat. He's never been a Democrat. He's an ideologue. And I've been clear about this: If Bernie is the nominee, I'll vote for him. No question. I'll take an ideological fanatic over a career criminal any day. But he's not a Democrat."

Sanders leads in the New Hampshire polls because his message suits the times. He represents the leftist version of the populist sentiment of frustration with elites and unease with the direction of America. Income inequality is rising. Life for most Americans outside the wealthiest 10% is less affordable than in previous decades. Visible elites on Wall Street were bailed out, not prosecuted. Something is wrong here.

Donald Trump's captured that frustration and shaped it into the right-populism that transformed the Republican Party, with an ethno-nationalistic message pointing at immigrants, foreigners, Muslim terror, and resentment of coastal and college town moral elitism and condescension. They are what is wrong, he said.

Sanders' left populism focuses on incomes and economic power. Workers of all races, religions, and genders are united in being exploited by the wealthy. Sanders is old school and he been at this for decades. He is, in fact, ideological, and he is consistent and persistent. His strongest support comes from young and idealistic, especially in coastal urban centers and college towns. 

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He has an inspiring message, voiced in gruff certitude. He seems authentic and his biography proves it. He is uncompromising. There is hope and idealism in his message.

It is amplified by a new star, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez who demonstrates that Sanders' message is not just for old lefties. It speaks to the future.

Readers skeptical of the power of this version of left politics--people like James Carville--might take a moment to watch this brief video of AOC. See what is working and why Sanders and AOC are a force to be reckoned with.

"No matter what, time advances. We decide if society advances with it. We decide. Just because the clock ticks doesn't mean progress happens. We have to fight for it."

It is too much, too fast, too uncompromising for some. Talk of big change frightens people with something to lose, and older people have something to lose.

Biden had represented that demographic, now being replaced by Pete Buttigieg. Buttigieg is not a natural choice for the "safe" don't-rock-the-boat-too-much candidate, but he is the one whose political skills and biography elevated him. If Klobuchar, in turn, is going to replace Buttigieg, she needs to surprise in New Hampshire, by coming in ahead of Elizabeth Warren. This is possible. 

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And Bloomberg. 

Bloomberg's ascendancy makes sense. After all, Hillary Clinton observed that Americans suffered from endemic misogyny and racism. She offered herself as the cure for this. In fact, Trump's campaign showed her diagnosis had it about right, which resulted in her losing and Trump winning. 

Democrats think money is awesomely powerful in politics--too powerful--and offer themselves and their policies as the cure. Who better than Michael Bloomberg to prove their diagnosis correct?

Bloomberg is more than wealthy. He also has the alpha male fearlessness that makes him a warrior willing to scoff at his hair, his orange color, and his obesity. Trump calls him "Little Mike" and Bloomberg hits right back. Democrats desperately want that. 

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