James Carville admits why Democrats lost and he was wrong. He didn’t listen to himself

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Carville argued that president-elect Trump won by convincing middle-class and low-income voters focused on the economy to back him and that “Democrats have flat-out lost the economic narrative.” For the party to win again, they have to “take it back,” the strategist wrote, adding that “perception is everything” and that many voters see the Democratic Party as being “out to lunch” on the economy, and not feeling the pain of voters or caring too much about other issues. The 80-year-old said Democrats have to be “entirely focused on the issues that affect Americans’ everyday lives.” He argued that the party must stop making Trump their main focus, noting that he can’t be elected again and that many Americans don’t care about his indictments, his “anti-democratic impulses, or about social issues if they cannot provide for themselves or their families.” James Carville argued in an op-ed that trump won by focusing on the American people’s ‘economic anger’ According to Carville, Trump won the popular vote this time by focusing on the American people’s “economic anger.” “Our messaging machine must sharply focus on opposing the unpopular Republican economic agenda that will live on past him,” he added. Carville called the term “politically tone-deaf” and argued that “Denouncing other Americans or their leader as miscreants is not going to win elections; focusing on their economic pain will, as will contesting the Republican economic agenda.” The strategist said that the most important message for Democrats will be to oppose Republican tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans, calling them “deeply unpopular.” “And then we attack the rest. He also argued that Democrats should make immigration an economic issue and force Republicans to reject bipartisan proposals to make it easier to bring in highly skilled workers and those bringing business to the U.S. Carville went on to note that the media landscape is changing rapidly, calling podcasts “the new print newspapers and magazines.” “Social platforms are a social conscience.