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James Carville, a seasoned political strategist, has issued a warning to Democrats regarding their optimism following Kamala Harris's rise as the presumptive nominee for the 2024 election. Carville expressed concern over the party's current enthusiasm, cautioning that Harris will face significant challenges ahead.

In an appearance on MSNBC, Carville remarked, "I have to be the skunk at the garden party. This is too triumphalist, OK? Everybody’s giddy. I look at the coverage and it’s great. If I had to write a play about what I think, it’d be titled, ‘The Icepick Cometh,’ OK? Get ready, they’re coming. All right? And it’s good. Everybody should feel good and liberated and everything else. But if we don’t win the election, we haven’t done anything."

Carville emphasized that while Democrats may feel liberated with Harris as their candidate, they must remain focused on winning the election rather than getting carried away by early excitement. He stated, "This kind of giddy elation is not going to be very helpful much longer ’cause that’s not what we’re going to be faced with."

Carville's comments come amid media comparisons of Harris's candidacy to Barack Obama's 2008 campaign. However, he suggests this comparison may not hold true in practice.