Democratic strategist James Carville said in an interview that aired Sunday that former Vice President Joe Biden Joe BidenBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Democratic groups using Bloomberg money to launch M in Spanish language ads in Florida Harris faces pivotal moment with Supreme Court battle MORE represents what Democrats have been familiar with rather than "generational change"

"Biden represents stability ... but doesn't represent generational change," Carville told radio host John Catsimatidis in an interview that aired on AM 970 in New York.

He added that a big question in the race is whether Biden will be able to hold on to his lead or whether he will falter and open up the race to one of his many competitors for the nomination.

"The field's going to wind down pretty quick, I think," Carville said, referring to the two dozen people in the race. "It's really a question of Biden and everybody else and can Biden stay in the lead or does he falter and then one of these other people come charging from behind."

Biden has been a front-runner in the 2020 Democratic primary race in most major polls. In a Monmouth University poll last week, he had support from 33 percent of Democrats, with his closest challenger, Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersOutrage erupts over Breonna Taylor grand jury ruling Dimon: Wealth tax 'almost impossible to do' Grand jury charges no officers in Breonna Taylor death MORE (I-Vt.), 18 percentage points behind.