Democratic strategist James Carville called for Vice President Kamala Harris to continue to promote former President Donald Trump’s comments at rallies, as voters need to “pay attention” to Trump’s rhetoric.
Carville specifically spotlighted recent comments from Trump and his supporters, including one in which the former president suggested he could possibly use the National Guard or the military against the “radical Left lunatics” within the country. MSNBC’s Jen Psaki noted how the Harris campaign has gradually gone from deeming Trump “weird” to calling him dangerous, with Carville encouraging this portrayal of Trump.
“So we have, they’re telling you, and by the way, if they win, they are going to correctly say, ‘We told you in an election what we were going to do and you voted for us, you have greenlighted the whole thing,’” Carville said on MSNBC’s Inside with Jen Psaki. “And if we don’t tell people about that, if these young black men — how do you think they’re going to do? If you’re a young black male and Trump inspired a roundup of people, how well do you think you’re going to do that? You think you got nothing to lose? How about looking at American history for one time and see what can happen here.”
Carville reiterated that Trump and his allies “are telling you” what they would do in a second Trump presidency, and that voters need to “pay attention” to these statements. He added that Trump’s promise of a potential roundup is the only time the former president is telling the truth.
In regards to how Harris can continue to spotlight Trump’s comments, Carville suggested that she start asking voters about the former president’s promises.
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Earlier this week, Carville encouraged Harris to stop focusing on the Jan. 6 Capitol riot or the 2020 election, as she should “leave it alone.” Instead, he suggested she should talk about what she would do to save healthcare.
With a little more than three weeks before the election, both Harris and Trump are tied at 48% in polling data with a margin of error of 3.1 points. The vice president was previously leading Trump by 5% in September, indicating she has lost momentum ahead of Election Day.