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2018-10-30 Home Front: Politix
James Carville: 'The caravan is the Ebola (non-news event) of 2018'
[Washington Examiner] Longtime Clinton loyalist and Democratic operative James Carville said Monday that the migrant caravan is "the Ebola of 2018."

In recent weeks, news of a large group of Central American migrants pressing into Mexico on their way to the southern border of the U.S. has gripped headlines, particularly in right-leaning media. President Trump has called the caravan, which is still weeks away from getting close to the U.S.-Mexico border, an "invasion," and his administration is poised to send thousands of troops to help prevent migrants from illegally entering the country.

During a discussion on foreign policy and the 2018 midterm elections in Washington, D.C., Carville said he sees a similar pattern now to the "crisis" that was Ebola in 2014, when the last midterm elections took place.

"The caravan is the Ebola of 2018," Carville said. "And I bet the caravan is out of the news a week from tomorrow."

The midterm elections are on Nov. 6. Carville said he expects foreign policy to be a nonfactor for voters this year.

The Ebola outbreak led to more than 11,000 deaths in West Africa between 2014 and 2016, predominantly in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Ebola remains a deadly presence in Africa, with a recent outbreak in Congo.
Posted by Besoeker 2018-10-30 04:03|| || Front Page|| [11134 views ]  Top

#1 The projection of hope is still projection. Wishing it were not a political issue will not make it so.
Posted by Besoeker 2018-10-30 04:12||   2018-10-30 04:12|| Front Page Top

#2 The 2014 Ebola craze got more press.
Posted by Skidmark 2018-10-30 13:49||   2018-10-30 13:49|| Front Page Top

#3 Leaders of first caravan DEMAND 'safe and dignified' transport to Mexico City for 4,000 migrants as second more 'violent' group continues its advance
Posted by Skidmark 2018-10-30 14:05||   2018-10-30 14:05|| Front Page Top

#4 Eat a rodent, Snake Head
Posted by Frank G 2018-10-30 18:33||   2018-10-30 18:33|| Front Page Top

#5 Jimmy, shove yer head back up Bill's arse where it belongs.
Posted by Silentbrick 2018-10-30 21:53||   2018-10-30 21:53|| Front Page Top

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