Democratic Party strategist and former Bill Clinton adviser James Carville admitted he was shocked and “puzzled” after President-elect Donald Trump’s victory Tuesday night. In a depressed tone, he conceded, “I’m in a very, very dark tunnel right now.”

In a fast YouTube updateThe 80-year-old pundit lamented that people chose to re-elect Trump despite his baggage and said he should “reevaluate” the Democratic Party’s strategy and his own vision for America after the Trump wins.

“I just have to forget the fact that I’m 80 years old and I live in a country that has put in place a criminal bigot, who has no idea what the world is like – is the most parochial, secular person than you could imagine.

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During a recent episode of his podcast, Democratic strategist James Carville reacted harshly to Donald Trump’s re-election. (Aspen Institute YouTube Channel)

Carville was a prominent media presence throughout the 2024 presidential race, advising his party on how to beat the former president and criticizing his messaging when it was deemed condescending to male voters, for example.

Carville also predicted in recent weeks that Vice President Kamala Harris would beat Trump. He wrote a New York Times Guest Essay in late October, providing “Three Reasons Why I’m Certain Kamala Harris Will Win.”

The strategist also told MSNBC on the Friday before Election Day that Harris would winstating: “She has more money, more energy, has a more united party, has better surrogates, and he is crazy.”

Carville’s message Thursday morning indicated he was still trying to understand the election results, with Trump securing both the popular vote and the Electoral College vote in an unprecedented victory over Harris.

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“I don’t know what percentage of that loss was because we didn’t accept the message of change or we held on to something too long – you know, there were flaws in our strategy and our presentation. “

He continued, “I’m going to have to re-evaluate. I’m sure I’ll find something that feels good again, but right now, today, it’s hard.”

The strategist then added his frustration with the “tens of millions of people who have fallen for this shit.”

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“It’s just, it’s depressing, but I’ll get through it. But it’s very hard,” he added.

As the video progressed, Carville became more and more animated with his disappointment with the results and launched a Trump/Hitler comparison Also.

“This guy got 50 percent! OK? You could argue that Hitler never got 33 percent, okay? It’s – it’s scary that we’re coming to this.”

Carville admitted. “I’ll get through this, but I’m, I’m, I’m in a very, very dark tunnel right now.”

The strategist then mentioned the other talented figures in the Democratic Party that the party has underutilized in elections like these.

“Andy Beshear, Josh ShapiroWes Moore, Raphael Warnock, and there’s a lot more than that… The level of talent at the gubernatorial and senator level in the Democratic Party is extremely high, and we’ve done a good job so far of keeping that kind of expression away from people. “.

Elsewhere, he worried about all the “intangible advantages” the party had over Republicans who “amounted to nothing.”

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