Carville says he'd help fundraise for potential Gallego Senate bid

[brooklynite]

The Hill

Democratic strategist James Carville said on Thursday that he would support Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) if he launched a Senate bid, saying he did not believe Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) would win a primary against the congressman.

“She’s not going to win a primary against Rep. Ruben Gallego, I’ll tell you that damn much,” Carville told Vox’s Sean Illing in an interview published on Thursday. “And I will personally volunteer to help him fundraise because I think we can keep that seat if he runs.”

However, he said that he would back Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) if he launched a 2024 Senate reelection bid, noting that there would be political consequences for Democrats if Manchin ran again and did not win.

“Understand that Joe Manchin is a Roman Catholic Democrat in a state in which not a single county has voted Democrat [for president] since 2008. I repeat: not a single county has voted Democrat since 2008,” Carville told Illing.