Carville did not pass up the chance to take a few shots at Bush, saying the candidate was in the dark about foreign policy issues.
"He can't even pass a simple foreign policy quiz," he said.
Carville also jokingly brought up Bush's wild youth.
"The best four years of his life were his sophomore year in college," Carville quipped.
Though Lungren seemed calm during Carville's jokes, the tension between them grew when the discussion turned to more contentious issues such as race relations, the war on drugs and government spending.
The audience question-and-answer format provoked a question on why minority voters would be attracted to the respective parties. In response, Carville pointed to income tax credits and the rise in the minimum wage, while Lungren focused on Republican initiatives against crime and drugs.
Carville, dressed in blue jeans and a tie, was characteristically informal, often pacing around the stage while waiting to respond to Lungren's comments.
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