The book was also named one of the top 5 best books on Public Relations by the Wall Street Journal. Author James Carville, (with co-author and wife Mary Matalin, former Assistant to President Bush and Counselor to Vice-President Cheney), first wrote All’s Fair: Love, War, and Running for President, which spent eight weeks on The New York Times bestseller list. James Carville is also an author, actor, producer, talk-show host, speaker and restaurateur. In 1999, Carville led Ehud Barak to victory in his campaign to become the Prime Minister of Israel. Since that time, Carville’s political clients have included the following: Greek Prime Minister Constantine Mitsotakis Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso Honduran Prime Minister Carlos Flores President Jamil Mahuad of Ecuador the Liberal Party of Canada Sao Paolo Mayor Celso Pitta, Argentine Economic Minister Domingo Cavallo, Francisco Labastida of Mexico, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago Basdeo Panday Hipolito Meija of the Dominican Republic and many others spread across the globe. Carville was also the focus, along with George Stephanopoulos, of the feature-length Academy Award nominated documentary The War Room.Īfter the Clinton victory, Carville began to focus on foreign consulting. In 1993, Carville was honored as Campaign Manager of the Year by the American Association of Political Consultants for his leadership of Clinton’s fearsome and intense “War Room” at campaign headquarters in Little Rock.
Having wounded the sitting President in 1991, Carville finished the job the following year when he guided William Jefferson Clinton to the Presidency in 1992. With the startling and unpredicted Wofford win, Carville exposed the political vulnerability of George Bush, who enjoyed 91% approval ratings during the Gulf War. In 1991, Carville-who had already become prominent in political circles-drew national attention when he led Senator Harris Wofford from 40 points behind in the polls to an upset landslide victory over former Pennsylvania Governor and U.S. Carville next managed the successful 1990 gubernatorial campaign of Georgia’s Lieutenant Governor Zell Miller, including a tough primary win over Atlanta mayor Andrew Young. Senate to victory, defeating Rhodes Scholar and Heisman Trophy winner Pete Dawkins. The following year brought Carville to New Jersey where he guided Frank Lautenberg’s campaign for U.S. Digital Politics Radio with Karen Jagoda.
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