Reply #96: Carville is part of the old guard Democrats

[The Wizard]

that undermined Dean in 04. They still adhere to the 20th Century model where corporate money is raised to buy TV time. The presidents of large corporations have one vote, the same as everyone else. Obama has raised more from far more individuals who all feel as though they have a stake in the system.
The days of raising large sums of money for TV advertising are a remnant of 20th Century campaigns. The fact is, most voters know the TV ads are bullshit and use their remote controls when they appear on the tube. Even Karl Rove agrees with this. What Rove did successfully in 04 was have the news media carry the Swift Boat attacks against Kerry as news, thus they were perceived as news, not political ads. In essence, the corporate media gave donations in kind to the Bush campaign.
Unfortunately, the media belongs to large corporations that reap huge benefits from Republican rule. Look for more of the same.
Carville is hanging on to the past because that's all he knows. He had success with Bill Clinton because of Bill Clinton not because he knew more than others.
The idea of marginalizing the party's base is foolish.
The biggest reasons Hillary is in trouble are her IWR vote and her vote for the Kyl - Lieberman Amendment. Both were done out of fear of being labeled soft on terror by the Republicans. Running scared is a bad strategy. Both votes were calculated through the prism of a compromised political philosophy. If a candidate is perceived as fearful of the opposition, that perception is magnified against the back drop of a foreign enemy. It is apparent that the Clinton's can't read the tea leaves, still believing that you have to appeal to the war monger wing of the Republican Party. This triangulation strategy worked sixteen years ago, but the landscaped has changed, primarily because of the Iraq occupation that has most of the country demanding an end to the occupation and the drain on our treasury.
The majority, around 70%, believe Bush lied us into war and want it stopped now, not 10 years from now. Hillary's refusal to apologize for giving Bush war powers, and her vote to give him authority to attack Iran, were calculated votes that didn't reflect the will of the majority.
As despicable as Karl Rove is, he's smarter than Carville.
James Carville is still building the bridge to the 21st Century. Howard Dean crossed it in 2003, bringing the grass roots along for the ride. The Internet made us the activists that supply the energy.
Television is for Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Keith Olbermann and sporting events.
A word of advice to James Carville, alienate the base at your own risk. The rest of us have a Constitution to restore.