First published 2016
The Ragin' Cajun breaks his silence on the 2016 election with his trademark bluntness. James Carville watched Donald Trump destroy the Republican Party's coronation march and saw vindication for everything Democrats had argued for decades. Carville updates his 1996 bestseller that Bill Clinton credited for his reelection victory. He dissects twenty years of GOP failures and positions Trump as the inevitable result of a broken party. The Democratic strategist tackles income inequality and race relations while defending Hillary Clinton against email accusations. Carville mixes political analysis with personal stories about his mother confronting Louisiana seafood vendors. He includes a chapter called "The Anatomy of Bullshit" that examines how political panics develop. The book even features a recipe for grilling Trump Steaks. Carville argues that Democrats represent America's future, not just its past, and provides a roadmap for continued victory.
Genres: american, political-science, biography-memoir, 21st-century, current-affairs, american-history
Vibes: fast-paced, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Louisiana
Period: 2016
242 pages · Hardcover · Blue Rider Press