Carville Demands 'Economic Rage,' Ignores Democratic Donor Handouts
When strategists like James Carville declare Democrats should channel 'economic rage,' it's always worth asking: whose economic rage? And against whom ? The Hill reports this populist battle cry, but stops short of asking why this 'rage' rarely targets corporate dark money, PACs, or the defense contractors funding perpetual wars. Perhaps because the 'Big Dog' himself, Bill Clinton, signed NAFTA in
1993, accelerating the very corporate offshoring that fueled this economic despair. Or because top Democratic Super PACs, like House Majority PAC, took nearly $2 million from defense sector donors in 2022 alone, according to OpenSecrets.org. (Sources like The Hill certainly won't connect those dots.) It seems 'economic rage' is a powerful tool, as long as it's carefully manicured to ignore the
financial scaffolding propping up the Democratic establishment itself. You're enraged by inflation? By all means, let's talk about it. Enraged by politicians who vote repeatedly for foreign military aid (like the $14 billion to Ukraine in HR 815 this year) while domestic programs starve? Now, now, let's keep that rage focused. One might wonder if Carville's preferred 'rage' is less about systemic
change and more about redirecting the populace's ire away from the architects of the current system.