Carville says he’d rather Republicans keep the House than Democrats win by five seats, held ‘hostage’ by DSA

Democratic strategist James Carville said he would prefer Republicans to retain the House by five seats over Democrats winning it by the same margin. He argued that a narrow Democratic majority would leave party leaders “hostage” to the Democratic Socialists of America and unable to govern effectively.

Carville said a result of 225 House seats for Democrats would be a “nightmare”, while host Bill Kristol called that figure a lower bound. Strategist Kaivan Shroff disagreed, saying Democrats should seek control of Congress by any margin to check President Trump’s agenda, and warned Carville’s remarks could discourage left-wing voters. The article says Democrats are projected to regain both chambers; Senate ratings show each party at 47 seats, with six races still rated as toss-ups.