“Out of Power”: James Carville’s Blunt Warning to Democrats | Greta Wire

Democratic strategist James Carville joins Greta Van Susteren for a candid discussion about the Democratic Party’s future, the 2026 midterm elections, the failures of the Biden-Harris campaign and the potential presidential field for 2028. Carville declares that Democrats are currently “out of power,” but predicts that polling, voter intensity and turnout could produce a major Democratic year in the midterms. He also argues that Joe Biden remained in the 2024 race “way past the expiration date” and calls Kamala Harris’ answer about what she would have done differently the “worst answer” he has ever heard. Greta presses Carville on Democratic campaign spending, his incorrect prediction that Harris would win, AOC’s prospects and possible 2028 contenders including Mark Kelly, Andy Beshear, Josh Shapiro, J.B. Pritzker, Rahm Emanuel and Raphael Warnock. Carville also discusses JD Vance, Brian Kemp, his beginnings in politics, his relationship with Bill Clinton and Louisiana’s unusual tradition of friendships across party lines. CHAPTERS 00:00 Greta’s trial-lawyer approach to politics 01:34 James Carville joins the conversation 01:52 Carville: Democrats are “out of power” 03:02 How today’s party differs from the Clinton era 04:01 Carville’s 2026 midterm prediction 05:21 The economy and Carville’s corruption allegations 06:53 Independents, Republicans and Trump’s approval 09:18 Voter intensity and Black turnout 10:35 Political civility in Louisiana 12:51 Carville’s autopsy of the 2024 election 13:26 Why Carville blames Biden 14:20 Harris’ answer about differing from Biden 16:38 Questions about Democratic campaign spending 18:29 The decision not to appear with Joe Rogan 19:20 Carville admits his Harris prediction was wrong 20:07 Potential Democratic candidates for 2028 22:20 Rahm Emanuel’s experience and political strengths 24:07 Why Carville doubts AOC will run 25:09 The possible Republican field 25:58 Carville on JD Vance 27:43 How Carville entered politics 29:08 Meeting Bill Clinton 29:43 Clinton’s empathy and personal connection 30:23 Katrina, flooding and national disasters 32:10 Subscribe to Greta Wire Got a comment or question? Send it to [email protected] and it may be used or answered on an upcoming episode. You can watch the video version of the “Greta Wire” podcast on NEWSMAX social media channels, plus YouTube and Rumble, on the same afternoon the audio version launches. Listen to Newsmax LIVE and subscribe to our entire podcast lineup at http://Newsmax.com/Listen Don’t miss Greta every weekday on “The Record with Greta Van Susteren” at 4 PM ET, only on NEWSMAX TV. Watch the show anytime, anywhere with NEWSMAX+. Get your 15-day free trial of NEWSMAX+ at http://NewsmaxPlus.com Follow Greta on Social Media: Facebook:   / greta   X/Twitter: https://x.com/greta Instagram:   / greta   TikTok:   / greta.com   Follow NEWSMAX on Social Media: Facebook: http://nws.mx/FB X/Twitter: http://nws.mx/twitter Instagram: http://nws.mx/IG YouTube:    / newsmaxtv   Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/NewsmaxTV TRUTH Social: https://truthsocial.com/@NEWSMAX GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/newsmax Threads: http://threads.net/@NEWSMAX Telegram: http://t.me/newsmax BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/newsmax.com Parler: http://app.parler.com/newsmax #JamesCarville #GretaVanSusteren #GretaWire #Newsmax #Midterms #Election2028