Political power couple buys Sarasota condo

Political commentator and adviser James Carville and his White House staffer wife, Mary Matalin, are the new owners of a home in Sarasota, property records show.

The power couple known for their views on the left (Carville) and on the right (Matalin) in early January closed on a unit in The Condominium on the Bay, along Boulevard of the Arts.

Property records show they paid $1,915,000 for the 1982-built condo with three bedrooms, three baths and about 2,300 square feet of living space. It was listed on Dec. 13 with an asking price of $1.99 million and went under contract three days later, according to the real estate site Homes.com.

Carville is perhaps best known for his Cajun drawl, folksy manner and the phrase, “It’s the economy, stupid,’’ which became a rallying cry during then-Gov. Bill Clinton’s successful run for president in 1992.

Matalin was campaign director for President George H.W. Bush and served presidents Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush. She also counseled Vice President Dick Cheney.

Both have been frequent guests on network TV news programs.

The condo is not the first property they have purchased in Sarasota.

In 2013, they bought a unit in the Renaissance building and a unit on Golden Gate Point. They list their home address in Alexandria,Va., just outside Washington, D.C.