James Carville, the architect of President Bill Clinton’s 1992 victory over President George H.W.Bush and industrialist H.
Ross Perot, said this week that President Donald Trump has forced him to break with the catchphrase that many believe helped win that election and made him a political household name.Carville originally coined "It’s the economy, stupid," as an internal reminder to campaign staff at Clinton’s Little Rock headquarters to stay on-message amid Bush’s rising approval ratings connected to his handling of the Gulf War.But this week, Carville suggested allegations of corruption involving President Donald Trump have supplanted the idea that the economy should remain top of mind during election season.During a discussion on his "Politicon" podcast network, former Mount Holyoke dean Joseph Ellis mentioned "It’s the economy, stupid" before the Ragin Cajun cut him off.FOX NEWS POLL: AS ECONOMIC PAIN DEEPENS, DISAPPROVAL OF TRUMP HITS NEW HIGH"So, professor, I thought about that recently – about ‘It’s the economy, stupid' – it's a great catchphrase.It's maybe one of the most oft-repeated things in politics," Carville said."I now have come to detest the fact I said that."Without mentioning Trump by name, Carville — who has repeatedly accused the incumbent of corruption in recent months — compared him with the more genteel Bush."I'll listen to people who say, ‘people don't care about corruption, they care about the economy -- As long as their incomes are up, they don't care what he does’ – and I'm afraid that's right."JAMES CARVILLE SAYS SOCIALIST DEMOCRAT SHOULDN'T BE IN THE PARTY, CALLS HER VIEWS 'A BRIDGE TOO FAR'"But I said it in 1992, and say what you want about George H.W.
Bush, he was not… a corrupt man at all; decent man too.We have now the breathtaking, staggering -- I understand if people say, ‘Yeah, you know, you're right, that's all people care about is the economy, and I won't do it, I don't say anything, I'm nice...