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James Carville (born October 25 , 1944 ), is an American Political Consultant , commentator and Pundit . Also known as the '''" Ragin' Cajun "'''. He gained national attention for his work as the strategist of the successful 1992 Presidential campaign of then-governor Bill Clinton . ( David Wilhelm was the campaign manager.) Carville was the co-host of CNN 's '' Crossfire '' until its final broadcast in June 2005 . Since its cancellation, he has appeared on CNN's new program, The Situation Room . EARLY LIFE AND CAREER Born and raised in Carville, Louisiana to Chester James Carville and Lucille Norman, Carville has a distinct American Southern Accent , which coupled with his quick and fiery rhetoric made him a charismatic manager of underdog political candidates, and a mediagenic commentator during the Clinton Administration. Before entering politics, Carville worked as a Litigator at a Baton Rouge law firm from 1973 - 1979 spent a couple of years in the U.S. Marines , and worked as a high school Teacher . He graduated from Louisiana State University with Undergraduate and law degrees. Prior to the Clinton campaign, Carville and consulting partner Paul Begala , gained other well-known political victories, including the 1991 Senate victory of Harris Wofford and the gubernatorial victories of Robert Casey in 1986 and Zell Miller in 1990 . Carville has since stopped working on domestic campaigns, stating that he would bring unneeded publicity, but he has worked on a number of foreign campaigns, including those of Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom , Ehud Barak of Israel 's Labor Party , and the Liberal Party Of Canada . In 2002, Carville worked to help American-educated Bolivian Gonzalo Sanchez de Losada win the presidency in Bolivia. In 2004 he was brought in for last-minute consulting on the John Kerry campaign, but he did not play a major role. In 2005 Carville took a stab at teaching. He taught a semester of the course "Topics in American Politics" at Northern Virginia Community College . The students were elated at having Carville teach them and among the guests he had come speak to the class were Al Hunt , Mark Halperin , Senator George Allen , George Stephanopoulos , Karl Strubel , Stan Greenberg , Tony Blankley , representatives from the Motion Picture Association Of America , James Fallows , and frequent appearances from his wife, Mary Matalin . In 2006, Carville switched gears from politics to sports and became a co-host on a sports show called 60/20 on XM Satellite with Luke Russert son of NBC journalist Tim Russert. The show is an in-depth look at the culture of sports based on the ages of the two hosts (60 and 20). 1992 CLINTON CAMPAIGN In 1992 , Carville helped lead Bill Clinton to a win against George H. W. Bush in the presidential election. In 1993, Carville was honored as Campaign Manager of the Year by the American Association Of Political Consultants . His role on the Clinton campaign was documented in the feature-length Academy Award-nominated film, '' The War Room ''. One of the formulations he used in that campaign has entered the language, derived from a list he posted in the war room to help focus himself and his staff, with these three points, in a rough approximation of haiku: # Change vs. more of the same. # The Economy, Stupid . # Don't forget health care. WRITINGS AND OTHER INFORMATION Carville is also a best-selling author and co-author. With his wife, s in his books. FILM AND TELEVISION APPEARANCES Carville takes a lead role in '' The War Room '', a documentrary about Bill Clinton 's 1992 presidential campaign, together with George Stephanopoulos .
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