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James Carville Predicts Democratic Sweep in 2028 and Push for Supreme Court Expansion

The strategist told his podcast audience a blue-ribbon review would likely urge lifting the Court’s size to 13 seats.

Overview

  • Carville said he would "bet a lot of money" that Democrats win the presidency, House and Senate in 2028.
  • He made the forecast on his Politics War Room podcast with co-host Al Hunt during a listener Q&A.
  • Carville outlined a plan in which a transition advisory committee and a panel of jurists would recommend expanding the Supreme Court to 13 to rebuild public trust.
  • He framed the court push as an "intervention" to address legitimacy concerns, emphasizing that a Democratic Congress would pass the change and a Democratic president would sign it.
  • Offering early 2028 context, he called California Gov. Gavin Newsom a frontrunner as polling from the University of New Hampshire shows Pete Buttigieg at 19%, Newsom at 15%, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at 14% and Kamala Harris at 11%.