James Carville: Democrats should take out Sinema but leave Joe Manchin alone

Strategist contends West Virginia replacement could be worse but congressman Ruben Gallego could win Arizona primary

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Progressives frustrated by failures on domestic spending and voting rights should not target Joe Manchin, the veteran Democratic operative James Carville said, because bitching about a Democratic senator in West Virginia is missing the damn plot".

But Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, Carville said in a wide-ranging interview with Vox, is fair game for a primary challenge.