Matt Bai
The Strategist
The long view, patient, analytical, playing several moves ahead.
Matt Bai is a national correspondent known for his insightful commentary on the intersection of politics and media. This interview reveals his strategic thinking as he navigates complex political landscapes and critiques the media's role in shaping public discourse.
“Take stock of our role in creating this moment because it's easy to demonize him, right? It's easy to talk or demonize as too strong a word. It's easy to call him out for dishonesty and exploiting the moment and entertaining demagoguing people. He does those things.”
“Who were important? I spent a lot of 1999 with Jesse Ventura in Minnesota. And not only was that a fascinating story and a great experience and forged a lot of my views about the potential of breaking the two-party paradigm in American politics and what was going on with the electorate that still informed my views.”
“President Trump in the end of the American century and the day before the inauguration. And my point was not that, you know, oh my God, we're now going off a cliff. It's over.”
“Which I Well, it's designed that way. I've written about this a couple times that it's, you know, the system is designed to be responsive. That's the nature of the republic. We don't actually want Washington forging ahead in creating our cultural trends. Every other sector of the society gets hit by cultural upheaval first.”
The Axe Files with David Axelrod — Ep. 119 - Matt Bai
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