Dean was elected DNC chair by a democratic process.  If Carville thinks he can overturn that process, he's got another thing coming.  It says alot about where his loyalties lie when he decides that he wants to punish success.  Perhaps he wouldn't feel so comfortable if we democratically elected our self-important, pinheaded, beltway insider pundits.

Dean should stay as chair.

I've had more than my fill of Carville and his wife.  The dem political advisor class in DC knows its days are numbered.

The triangulation crowd are in denial. They still believe in their own importance and since their only exposure is among themselves and their cocktail circuit they really don't have a feel for out there in the boonies.

The grassroots/netroots need to realize that this will be a long term struggle to overcome the grip of the corporatists that run the DC conventional wisdom.

Progress was made in 2006. There are some fresh faces now elected that recognize who supported them when the DC power elites actively worked against them. We've got work smarter, harder and earlier in 2008 to build on the success of this week.

So the GOP is looking to Michael Steele and Carville wants to counter with Harold Ford.  Is this some kind of weird affirmative action?

Yeah... I have to agree.. I like Carville one day out of every 2 years... On election night on CNN... He entertains me for one night like a jester and then crawls back under his rock.  That should be the limit of his involvment in the party as of now.  

Well at least Ken supports outreach to minorities

XD

He's the Terry Bradshaw of politics.  Does anyone take Terry Bradshaw seriously? No.

I've said for a long time that Carville needs to be shut out of Dem politics.  Maybe now is the time to actually do something about that?

I tend to believe that he's not the player in Democratic national politics that he fancies himself. He's on TV a lot because he's goofy and all, but I can't imagine a sane politician telling him anything, given who he's married to.

Never forget that he railed against Dean's selection from BEFORE day 1 -- saying the chairmanship should have been fixed in a backroom deal like in the good old days. The man is neither a Democrat nor a democrat.

Every time the man opens his mouth to spout shit like this the blogosphere needs to be prepared to shove a sock down his throat by responding at light speed.

...and I would strongly suggest that future campaigns avoid this man at their peril.

He has placed himself above the interests of the Democratic Party, and as far as I'm concerned, above those of the nation.

If anyone wants to truly understand Carville and Co see the film "Our Brand is Crisis"

How long would Dean be expected to remain DNC chair? Doesn't this change hands every election cycle or so?

And after the success of the last week, what continuing role does Carville suggest for Dean? Does he just want him to just disappear?

Because what would surely happen is a netroots schism and a 'Draft Dean' movement.

Carville has always been a terrible person to have out front for Democrats.  I have to strain to make out what he's saying, though it appears to be an act he's putting on with the marbles-in-the-mouth diction.  Its as though he thinks that projecting a thug attitude is more important than whatever it is he's saying.  I think he's contemptuous of the voters.  

Obviously, the Tennessee Senate seat could have been won with another candidate.  Where did they get the idea that a 36 year old unmarried guy born with a silver spoon in his mouth and handed a seat in Congress from his father was a good candidate against anyone?  The House seat his father handed him was the only one he could win, truth be told.  

"How long would Dean be expected to remain DNC chair? Doesn't this change hands every election cycle or so?"

I think how it works is, if you lose big, you're expected to fall on your sword.

First of all this sort of TREASON to the Democratic party would NEVER be tolerated in the Republican party, where they take party loyalty seriously.

What kind of B.S. Bush ass-kissing crap is that?

Dean is now more popular than ever. All the regional parties are now celebrating instead of moaning how we
"let one get away" which would have been the case if the tri-strangulating Melman-Carville strategy of challenge 30 seats had been adopted!

Carville should be strapped to a cargo-plane and cut-loose somewhere out over the Bering Straits!

I assume everyone believes that Woodward's unattributed source is 100% correct and Woodward has never made a mistake.

I'll never believe Carville planted a knife to a Dem Presidential contender until I see more than a book written in nearly novel style.

I don't trust Woodward and haven't for years. His books are too loaded with stuff that lights fires and never has a source.

Carville spent his life on Dem politics. Rep wife or not I can't believe this canard that's be floated for years without more actual proof. In my book this is one step above a rumor.

Just one opinion and it could be worth what you paid for it...nothing. But after 30+ years in Dem Politics I don't see him deliberatly shafting a Dem Presidential hopeful. Just don't buy it.

Any one have an interview somewhere where the question was asked...Did you do this? I'd like to see his answer...particularly if it's on camera. Camera tells a lot.

I had no idea about that... that puts whole new light on what I said earlier...I always thought that Carville was moderate, but very partisan and very pro-Democratic.

Carville and Susan Estrich should be put into the progressive penalty box for two full election cycles for blatant stupidity.

Remember what I told you? Carville is just the rumour bearer - he has no information whatsoever apart from what someone told him.

we're waaiting chris.

I find all this to be just a smoke screen to capture some attention. Because together with attention come more votes (not necessarily in the same proportion)