James Carville thinks that Sen. Sinema will not be re-elected if Rep. Ruben Gallego challenges her for the Senate nomination in Arizona.
In a recent interview, Carville expressed his confidence in the chances of a primary run against the freshman senator, who was first elected in a race against then-Republican Rep. Martha McSally to great fanfare among state.
Sinema has come under withering criticism by many Democratic voters and activists, with many Arizonans incensed that she declined to back filibuster reform to pass the party's marquee voting-rights bills and was critical of some elements of President Joe Biden's "build back better" agenda.
He told the publication that she is not going to win a primary.
Carville helped the Democratic Party break a 12-year GOP lock on the White House and has expertise in crafting winning candidate messages.
He was stumped when Sean Illing asked about Sinema's motives.
No one else can explain it. He said that the only explanation people have given is that she wants to be the next John McCain.
I have no idea what she is thinking, I have never met her. I have talked to people who know her who think she is a McCain-esque maverick. I am out of gas on this one. I really am.
Carville was more receptive to a reelection campaign by Joe Manchin of West Virginia, who was able to win despite being in a state that Donald Trump carried by large margins in 2016 and 2020.
Joe Manchin is a Roman Catholic Democrat in a state in which not a single county has voted for the Democrats since 2008. He said that not a single county has voted Democrat since 2008.
He said that politics is about choices and he is up for reelection in 2024. I will do everything I can to help Manchin if he runs for reelection. It is not Joe Manchin or Ed Markey. You have to understand that. It is really that simple.
In November of last year, Manchin said he was not sure if he would run for the Senate again.
As a Democrat representing one of the most conservative states in the country, Manchin's decision will be critical as the party's hopes to maintain and build on their majority will run through red states like West Virginia and Montana.
Sinema is from a state that Biden won in 2020 and her seatmate is Mark Kelly, who is up for reelection this fall.
Sinema was censured by the Arizona Democratic Party for her vote to keep the 60-vote threshold in the upper chamber.
During a recent CNN appearance, Gallego didn't say if he would run for the Senate but he was critical of Sinema's tenure in office.
I have known Senator Sinema since we were both in our 20s and starting out in politics here in Arizona. He said that the only consistency about Senator Sinema is his positions.
It is a long time from now. I'm focused on 2022. I don't say no to the future. He said that she is disappointing a lot of Arizonans.
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