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Longtime Democratic strategist James Carville is encouraging his party’s leadership to allow grassroots protests to flourish naturally without interference.
As the federal workforce experiences significant reductions, demonstrators have gathered in numerous cities nationwide to express their opposition to Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency plans. During a Monday appearance on MSNBC’s “The Beat” with Ari Melber, Carville emphasized that these demonstrations are emerging without centralized coordination.
“This is happening all around the country. So, the question is, how should Democratic politicians respond to this? And I think they should do is, what we call in rural America, play possum. Just let it go. Don’t get in the way of it, or as we like to say, don’t just stand there, do nothing,” Carville opined. “Let this germinate.”
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The veteran strategist suggested that Democratic leaders should refrain from intervening and allow citizens to develop their own resistance movement.
“This freight train is moving,” he said. “Let’s just get out of the way, and then we’re gonna have time.”
Drawing inspiration from the movie “Road House,” Carville advised fellow Democrats to maintain a cordial approach “until it’s time not to be nice,” adding “and that time is coming shortly.”
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After showing footage of two female protesters expressing their concerns about Musk’s unelected authority, Melber questioned whether Musk’s role as a “super almost co-president” might become problematic for the Trump administration.
“I think the slogan for 2026 is going to be ‘a government of, for, and by billionaires. Is that really what you voted for?’ But these two women are way more articulate and way more influential than you or I because we would be expected to say it.”
“But let’s get out of the way, and just let it go. I’m almost positive it [the protests] are going to continue to happen.”
