Were Still Right, Theyre Still Wron..., James Carville
Were Still Right, Theyre Still Wron..., James Carville
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We're Still Right, They're Still Wrong
The Democrats' Case for 2016

Author: James Carville

Narrator: James Carville, Tom Stechschulte

Unabridged: 5 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 08/30/2016


Synopsis

In his 1996 #1 New York Times bestseller We’re Right, They’re Wrong, political strategist James Carville eviscerated the Republican economic agenda and debunked many of the GOP’s ludicrous positions on national issues such as health care, welfare, tax reform, and economic growth.

Now, twenty years after the book’s publication, Carville acknowledges that not much has changed. In fact, he maintains that it was the Democratic policies enacted by Presidents Clinton and Obama that salvaged America’s financial well-being during the last two decades, saving us from a collapse that George W. Bush and the Republican Congressional majorities inspired.

In We’re Still Right, They’re Still Wrong, Carville analyzes how the Republican party has ultimately failed to deliver on its promises and how Donald J. Trump—the party’s likely nominee in the 2016 presidential election—is the embodiment of that failure—and worse. Make no mistake, says Carville: Trump’s ascendance is no accident, but a revealing sign that the GOP is intellectually bankrupt and on the wrong side of today’s critical issues, including economic inequality and global warming. Written with Carville’s trademark sarcasm, folksiness, wit, and downhome common sense, We’re Still Right, They’re Still Wrong is a timely guide for voters, politicians, and journalists trying to make sense of our country’s most divisive and contentious election of the century.

With an Introduction read by the Author

About The Author

James Carville is an American political consultant, commentator, educator, actor, attorney, media personality, and prominent liberal pundit. Carville gained national attention for his work as the lead strategist of the successful 1992 presidential campaign of Bill Clinton. Carville was a cohost of CNN's Crossfire until its final broadcast in June 2005, and since then he has appeared on CNN's news program The Situation Room. Carville is the author of several books and currently teaches political science at Tulane University.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bill on December 23, 2016

As a Hillary supporter who has started to panic now that Trump is creeping up in the polls, I thought I’d make myself feel better by reading this recent “rally the troops” effort by committed Democratic campaign strategist, pundit and Tulane political science professor, the “ragin’ Cajun” James Carv......more

Goodreads review by Fred on September 11, 2016

Funny and vindicating if you are a Democrat, liberal, progressive, or Clinton supporter. You will hate it if you are a Trump supporter, but I, for one, don't care.......more

Goodreads review by Tim on September 01, 2016

I love James Carville and am a diehard liberal Democrat, so this book was pretty much right up my alley. It's full of wonderful fact-based arguments on why the Democrats have been on the right side of history for a long time, including climate change, health care reform, income inequality and more.......more

Goodreads review by Deanna on December 17, 2016

I can't recommend this to my grandchildren -- there are some bad words, like bulls*%t. However, it is also full of facts, and I think all of my adult friends should read the facts and understand them. Understand how they've been lied to -- how they've drunk the KoolAid. I challenge anyone who voted......more

Goodreads review by Susan on February 14, 2017

If you re a liberal, a progressive, a Democrat or someone who likes facts then this book is for you. Carville has an engaging easy to read and understand style. I read this book in less than a day. The chapters are well organized and concise. If you are a conservative or a republican you would benef......more


Quotes

"Carville makes a breezy, detailed, and well-supported case for the progressive positions...for liberally inclined readers looking to refute their conservative friends' arguments, these are the concise, thoughtful talking points they'll need." —Publisher's Weekly

"Delivered with [Carville's] signature passion and earthiness...a valuable book for readers hoping to make sense of the strangest election in memory." —Kirkus Reviews