Carl Hulse
The Strategist
The long view, patient, analytical, playing several moves ahead.
Carl Hulse is a seasoned political analyst who provides insights into the complexities of congressional dynamics and party strategies. This interview reveals his ability to cut through the noise of political discourse to focus on what truly matters in governance and electoral strategy.
“Totally different place, totally different. You know, to me, back then, you know, there was a lot of partisanship, obviously. And, you know, I don't want to paint some picture of this Halcyon days where everybody got along. No, there was a lot of nasty partisanship. I think the thing that was different.”
“Right, but there seems to be Some motivation now to try and find a way to bring it back because the appropriations process, you know, which is really the bedrock of the government, of the Congress, what they're supposed to do is totally broken. And so nothing, you know, that leads to everything being broken.”
“That was a shock. We all just sort of expected he was going to go along there. And he reversed himself. But there's been others who haven't. And I think that they're the ones right now who are, you know, Jeff Flake, you know, feeling pretty good about the position they've taken.”
“Yeah, but they really thought that they were dead. And so they were casting about how do we do this? And so McConnell organized his people and said the only way we're going to be able to stop this is to really hold together and just have united opposition. And he was able to pull that off.”
The Axe Files with David Axelrod — Ep. 92 - Carl Hulse
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