Shailagh Murray
The Diplomat
People, composure and the difficult conversation held well.
Shailagh Murray is a seasoned political communicator with a background in journalism, known for her ability to mediate and build coalitions across divides. This interview highlights her deep understanding of political dynamics and her commitment to fostering collaboration in challenging environments.
“Because it was their passions that had been unleashed. A lot of people, though, felt kind of perversely safe in that kind of structure. It teaches you, living in a place like that, a moment like that teaches you how long the arc of history can be and how hard changes even when it's even when people really want it or they think they really…”
“Part of the state anyway. Yes, exactly. We used to say a prayer for the people who lived in Northern Virginia. It was so sad. But they were very much on the front lines of the civil rights movement through the Catholic Church.”
“I remember doing one. I did a couple of stories, one about the Czechs had the highest per capita rate of atheism in the world, I think. And I went around with a couple of Mormon missionaries who had recently been dispatched. And as they tried to cross the threshold with these hardcore atheist old ladies all over Prague.”
“He's obviously recognized as this formidable tactician. But I also think he saw, he's from the South. Has seen a lot of this firsthand as a canny politician himself, that the country, you know, it wasn't just that the country. Elected the first elect president, it pivoted during that election.”
The Axe Files with David Axelrod — Ep. 142 - Shailagh Murray
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