James Carville just said the quiet part out loud.
The veteran Democratic strategist is urging his party to move fast and hard if it regains the White House and full control of Congress, floating a sweeping agenda that would instantly reshape the balance of power in Washington.
Speaking Thursday on the Politics War Room podcast with co-host Al Hunt, Carville said Democrats should waste no time if they return to power in 2029.
“If the Democrats win the presidency and both houses of Congress, I think on day one, they should make Puerto Rico [and] D.C. a state, and they should expand the Supreme Court to 13. F— it. Eat our dust.”
That would be no small change.
Statehood for Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico has long been viewed through a political lens because both are widely expected to elect Democratic senators, potentially handing the party four additional Senate seats.
Adding four seats in a closely divided chamber could alter the Senate map for years.
Then came Carville’s call to enlarge the Supreme Court from nine justices to 13, reviving one of the most explosive fights in modern politics.
Republicans have blasted such proposals as court-packing. Democrats and progressive activists have argued structural changes are needed after years of bitter confirmation battles.
Carville made clear he believes the GOP has already played hardball.
“They’ve done everything they could,” he said. “They held up the 2000 election. They stole it. They’ve stolen Supreme Court seats. They’ve gerrymandered everything that you can.”
But perhaps the most striking line was not what to do, but how to do it.
“Don’t run on it. Don’t talk about it. Just do it,” Carville said.
That remark is likely to fuel Republican claims that Democrats want to conceal controversial plans until after winning office.
The comments also land as both parties increasingly debate whether America’s institutions should be reformed or protected from partisan escalation.
Carville, never known for subtlety, has now handed Republicans a new talking point and Democrats a fresh internal debate.
Listen to the clip above.
