Democratic strategist James Carville said his party is a little too enthusiastic after President Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid.

Biden stepped aside on Sunday, paving the way for Vice President Kamala Harris, who is the presumptive Democratic nominee. The president alarmed many in the Democratic base with his poor performance in last month’s debate with former President Donald Trump.

Carville, who earlier this month advised Democratic donors to freeze contributions to all candidates publicly supporting Biden, appeared on Thursday’s edition of The Beat on MSNBC and warned Democrats that the opposition is going to come heavy.

“I have to be the skunk at the garden party. This is too triumphalist, ok? This is– everybody’s giddy. I look at the coverage and it’s great,” he said. “Get ready. They’re coming. All right? And it’s good. Everybody should feel good and liberated and everything else. But if we don’t win the election we haven’t done anything.”

He added, “This kind of giddy elation is not gonna be very helpful much longer ’cause that’s not what we’re gonna be faced with.”

Host Ari Melber aired a graphic of poll results in swing states showing Harris trailing Trump, but within the margin. Her numbers are an improvement over Biden’s.

“There is no doubt that the polling has gotten better and it’s kind of 45-45,” Carville replied. “But it’s still the same country, all right? It might be a different mood.”

He went on to say Republicans are going to “get their sea legs” and come full throttle at Harris and the Democrats.

“And all I’m doing is saying, watch out, people. Don’t get too far out there. If we don’t win this, all this good feeling is gonna evaporate and gonna be all for naught.”

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