Ep. 89 - John Heilemann

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

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4.6 • 7.7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2016

⏱️ 69 minutes

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John Heilemann, co-managing editor of Bloomberg Politics and best-selling author of Game Change, talks with David about Trump’s electoral end game, his own short but momentous stint as a political aide, and why his personality traits were ultimately better suited to journalism. 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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0:00.0	And now, from the University of Chicago Institute of Politics and CNN, the Axviles, with your
0:12.5	host, David Axelrod.
0:20.7	His book, Game Change and the subsequent movie made him a kind of media celebrity, and
0:27.6	he is everywhere on your television dial, as well as writing for the Bloomberg political
0:33.0	site which he co-edits with Mark Halperin.
0:36.3	John Hyleman is one of the most valuable and interesting guys you'll meet in politics,
0:42.7	and not just in terms of his insights into the process, but his insights into people.
0:49.0	We talked the other day about his career in journalism, which included I learned a small
0:52.8	side trip into politics, and this very, very crazy 2016 campaign.
1:05.7	John Hyleman, welcome.
1:07.6	I've always wanted to ask you this question, and now is the time.
1:14.0	It's really a two-part question.
1:15.6	Have you always been interested in politics, and have you always been a smart ass?
1:20.3	And you can answer him in whatever order you'd like.
1:23.6	It seems like an unnecessarily harsh way, hostile way to start this interview.
1:27.0	Well, I don't think there's anything wrong with being interested in politics.
1:30.9	I don't know if I've always been interested in politics, but I've been pretty interested
1:35.9	in politics for a pretty long time.
1:37.4	You grew up in L.A., right?
1:39.2	I grew up in Los Angeles.
1:41.8	Were your folks from California?
1:43.4	No, they're from California.
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