James Carville suggests 'plot twist' ahead of November election, weighs in on Harris' winning chances

Democratic strategist James Carville said the upcoming presidential election favors Kamala Harris over Donald Trump but is susceptible to twists
PUBLISHED SEP 24, 2024
Political strategist James Carville said we can expect an unforeseen event to happen in the upcoming election which largely favors Kamala Harris for now (Getty Images)
Political strategist James Carville said we can expect an unforeseen event to happen in the upcoming election which largely favors Kamala Harris for now (Getty Images)

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: James Carville has warned that the weeks leading up to the November presidential election could hold yet another plot twist.

Speaking to CNN's Anderson Cooper on Monday, September 23, Carville highlighted the unusual nature of this election cycle, pointing to several surprising events that have already unfolded.

James Carville says unimaginable things have happened in 2024 election cycle

James Carville speaks onstage during the Sports Illustrated 2018 Sportsperson of the Year Awards Show on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. Tune in to NBCSN on Thursday, December 13, 2018, at 9pmET to watch the one hour Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year Awards special. (Photo by John Sciulli/Getty Images for Sports Illustrated)
James Carville suggested possibility of election plot twist ahead of November presidential race (Getty Images)

James Carville said, "This entire cycle, things have happened that we couldn’t imagine," suggesting that more surprises may lie ahead.

"How many times did we start the day, start the news night, ‘Who could have thought this was going to happen?’" he continued.

The Democratic strategist was on the show to promote a new CNN documentary titled 'Carville: Winning is Everything, Stupid!'

Set to release on October 5, the film explores Carville's role in advising President Joe Biden to drop out of the race, amid concerns over Biden's electability in a fiercely contested presidential race.

With just six weeks left until Election Day on November 5, he noted that the 2024 election race is entering its final and most intense phase.

"Something tells me something else is going to happen, I don't know what it is. But the idea we’ve got 42 days to go, six weeks," said Carville.

"This is a sprint to the finish. I think there’s another plot twist coming here," he continued.

"I'm just not good enough to tell you what it is," the political consultant added.

James Carville's warnings for Joe Biden and predictions for Kamala Harris

James Carville has been vocal about his concerns for President Joe Biden’s chances of winning in the November election, particularly before he stepped aside and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the frontrunner on the Democratic ticket.

Despite his earlier skepticism about Biden's election campaign, he now believes Harris is in a strong position to win the presidential race.

James Carville is seen on April 5, 2023, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by jfizzy/Star Max/GC Images)
James Carville claimed Kamala Harris is in a strong position to win the 2024 election (Star Max/GC Images)

"I don’t like to predict elections. I would just say, this just doesn’t feel like a race that Harris is going to lose," said Carville.

"It’s close in the polls, and I’m not convinced that it’s going to be close on Election Day," he added, according to The Hill.

Carville, who was an ex-advisor for former president Bill Clinton and served as a mastermind for Clinton's 1992 election against George HW Bush said, “I’ll say this: If there’s seven swing states, the least, most least likely scenario is that it breaks 4-3.”

MORE STORIES

JD Vance says '30 million illegal immigrants' flooded the country under Joe Biden and drove up housing costs
6 hours ago
Federal workers are finally relieved and national parks can reopen, but the Trump administration went a step further than taking a humble victory lap
1 day ago
Katherine Clark, in an interview with MSNBC’s Simone Sanders-Townsend, alleged Trump is trying to bury the truth about Epstein’s network
1 day ago
In a fresh batch of Epstein emails released by House Democrats, the late convicted offender claimed that Trump 'knew about the girls'
1 day ago
Trump framed the end of the shutdown as a political victory, urging voters not to forget the episode when heading into the 2026 midterm elections
1 day ago
Appearing on 'Fox & Friends' Tuesday, November 11, the Pennsylvania Democrat said Chuck Schumer 'never' talked to him during the government shutdown
2 days ago
Trump went off on a rant, claiming California’s infamous bullet train is '3,000 percent' over budget
3 days ago
GOP lawmakers are upset that thousands of federal workers and military personnel went weeks without pay, while members of Congress kept their salaries
3 days ago
Democrats blasted Chuck Schumer for weak leadership and failing to unite the party against the shutdown deal and rising health-care costs
3 days ago
Jeanne Shaheen defended breaking with Democrats to support a bipartisan plan she co-brokered with Angus King and Maggie Hassan to end the shutdown
4 days ago