Ep. 549 — Gov. Jay Inslee

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

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4.6 • 7.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 September 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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After decades in public office and a 2019 run for president focused on fighting climate change, Washington Governor Jay Inslee recently announced he would not seek reelection in 2024. Gov. Inlsee joined David to talk about where we are in tackling the climate crisis, moving away from a fossil fuel economy, the problems with social media, what he views as a lack of leadership in the Republican Party, and why he is optimistic about the climate future.

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0:00.0	And now from the Institute of Politics at the University of Chicago and CNN audio, the
0:11.5	Axwiles.
0:13.0	With your host, David Axelrod.
0:16.5	As the escalating effects of climate change are felt around the world and democracy is
0:21.2	weathering turbulence here at home, I decided to invite back an old friend of the Axwiles,
0:26.8	Governor Jay Inslee of Washington, one of the most admirable politicians I know, a long
0:32.0	time leader on climate issues in Congress and his state, and an unrepentant optimist,
0:38.0	even in stormy times, as you'll hear in this conversation.
0:46.1	Governor, it is great to see you again.
0:48.3	It's been a few years since we sat down here on this podcast and I'm happy to see you again.
0:55.2	You have not aged today.
0:56.2	All right.
0:57.2	So we're going to start off lying to each other.
0:59.2	Okay.
1:00.2	I can see how this thing is going to go.
1:03.2	Why worry about our credibility?
1:04.2	It's been shot for years.
1:05.2	You're not ready for real action.
1:07.2	You can get away with it.
1:08.8	The reason that I was so eager to speak with you is that I needed a dose of optimism.
1:14.7	I wouldn't call you a wild eyed optimist, but you're a realistic optimist.
1:19.8	About two things that I wanted to talk to you about.
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