Thursday on the RealClearPolitics podcast, Tom Bevan, Carl Cannon, and Andrew Walworth discuss the battle between Democratic strategist James Carville and the new Democratic National Committee Vice Chair David Hogg over the future of the party. “Hogg wanted to raise $ 20 million to challenge Democratic incumbents in safe blue districts to replace them with more progressive candidates,” Walworth reported. “Carville disagreed and called Hogg a contemptible little twerp.” The two Democrats met for a lengthy debate on Tara Palmieri’s podcast this week before Carville tweeted that they have come to an understanding. “It was like a total 180,” Tom Bevan said about Carville’s change of mind. “At first, I was like, I think James Carville’s account has been hacked, been commandeered by some progressive. I don’t know what’s going on. Now they’re buddies, and James Carville thinks it’s a good idea to primary Democrat incumbents? I mean, that seems crazy to me.” “I’d like to know who interceded and called James Carville and told him he’s doing what he says he doesn’t like, he’s picking a fight with a Democrat,” Carl Cannon commented. “We’re working behind the scenes, you’re not helping, so make it go away.” Walworth added: “In the last cycle, Hogg’s PAC ‘The Leaders We Deserve’ raised $ 11.9 million, which sounds like a lot, but they only spent $ 266,000 on actual candidates! That’s 2.2%. It went to operating costs, David Hogg’s salary, and stuff like that.” “I didn’t know you could major in grift at Harvard,” Bevan joked.
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