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The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Ep. 32 - Erick Erickson

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

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4.67.7K Ratings

🗓️ 29 February 2016

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Conservative commentator Erick Erickson sits down with David to discuss his childhood abroad, his opposition to GOP frontrunner Donald Trump, and his stance on the ongoing debate over whether Republicans should confirm a Supreme Court nominee before the end of President Obama's second term. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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And now, from the University of Chicago Institute of Politics and CNN, the Axviles, with your

0:12.5

host, David Axelrod.

0:15.0

One of the most provocative voices on the Republican right is Eric Erickson, the former

0:20.5

editor of Red State, the host of the Eric Erickson Radio Show.

0:25.3

And the author of You Will Be Made To Care, a new book out just now.

0:30.8

I sat down with him the other day to talk about Donald Trump, who he does not like, the conservative

0:35.8

movement for which he fears, and the Supreme Court, which he likes just the way it is right

0:41.2

now, four to four, with no presidential appointment.

0:49.3

Direct from Macon, Georgia, Eric Erickson.

0:52.1

And I like saying that because it reminds me of the Alman Brothers.

0:55.5

Multiple people have said that today.

0:56.8

Yes, the Alman Brothers band, my favorite band when I was growing up.

1:01.8

So they're not there anymore, right?

1:04.4

One of the brothers is still around.

1:05.9

They preserve the big house.

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It's now a museum.

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Uh-huh.

1:09.7

Have you been over there?

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I haven't actually been to a young restaurant.

1:13.3

You're too young to appreciate the Alman Brothers.

1:15.9

So you're not a Georgian by birth.

1:20.3

You start in Louisiana.

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