The Trump Effect Flummoxes Democrats as James Carville Urges His Party To ‘Play Possum’

Even in deep-blue California, things look cloudy for Democrats.

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James Carville is advising Democrats to wait it out when it comes to President Trump. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images

Democrat strategist James Carville advises his party to simply wait for President Trump to fail: “I’m telling the Democrats, just sit there, play possum. Let them go, let them go, let them go. Poll numbers have declined, and the collapse is already underway. … Just let the ball come to you. We don’t need to be aggressive now.”

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