Jonathan Martin
The Strategist
The long view, patient, analytical, playing several moves ahead.
Jonathan Martin is a seasoned political journalist with deep insights into the complexities of American politics. This interview reveals his ability to cut through the noise and focus on what truly matters in the evolving political landscape.
“Right, he's gone from an audio log backbench senator to Bobby Kennedy. I am surprised that he has been received in a sort of rapturous way. Because he's not in the political world an unknown commodity, right? I mean, Bernie's been in Congress for 25 years.”
“The country was designed around the idea of not giving anybody too much power. And so that inherently does create gridlock. And that very sort of constitutional fact of life has been exacerbated by the increasing tribalism of American politics.”
“This stuff is important. It is enriching, and it's the kind of thing that I think you accepted or you reject it as a kid when you're exposed to it. And obviously I accepted it. And I've got great memories of every Tuesday in our house, Time Newsweek and U.S. News coming in in the mail. And then Thursday was forgotten illustrated.”
“I would say that the TV media was more complicit because at a time where they're kind of trying to figure out their way, he was guaranteed eyeballs. That's not to say that he was not obviously good for traffic on print websites. He was. But the ubiquitous presence on TV, you cannot argue that it didn't give him a real leg up.”
The Axe Files with David Axelrod — Ep. 28 - Jonathan Martin
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