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James "The Ragin' Cajun" Carville is America's best-known political consultant. His long list of electoral successes evidences a knack for steering overlooked campaigns to unexpected landslide victories and for remaking political underdogs into upset winners.

Carville's most prominent victory, the 1992 win for the presidency by William Jefferson Clinton, cemented his status as a major political player. In recent years, Carville has focused his strategic thinking on international campaigns reaching more than 23 countries around the globe.

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