Trump is 'scraping the bottom' for votes — and is in for a rude awakening: James Carville

Legendary Democratic strategist James Carville told MS NOW's Ari Melber on Monday that President Donald Trump is reaching all-time lows with the public — and upcoming elections give Democrats a chance to twist the knife.

Carville and Melber focused in particular on a moment at Trump's latest press event when he walked out on a question about gas prices spiking.

"He was all over the place," said Melber. "And you have to wonder, where does his acuity fit in when he sounds like this, finally giving a speech on the war?"

"So I think I got this straight," said Carville. "He couldn't buy Greenland, so he invaded Iran. I don't understand it. Somebody would have to explain it to me, but it really makes no sense at all that he wanted Greenland, but he couldn't have it, so he's going to bomb Iran. I don't know, maybe somebody else can explain it. It doesn't make any sense."

"And the way that he goes at the public. We know his style, but ... has he become a lesser communicator, perhaps, than he once was?" asked Melber.

"Well, this is horrifically unpopular," said Carville. "And there's a conversation that's going on among political people, which is, how low can Trump go?"

He noted that Trump's popularity seems to range between 32% and 35%, depending on the sample of voters.

"I think his average is now about 35. So he's scraping the bottom, and I think he's going to find out tomorrow," Carville said. "We got two big you know, pretty big elections."

"But you know, I'll give you what they call 'tells' in a poker game," he added. "But you're going to get two 'tells' tomorrow and be pretty conclusive on the Democratic side, as is my guess."

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