Six Key Takeaways From My Interview with Steve Schmidt

This week, I had the former McCain campaign manager as my guest on Narativ. We discussed the campaigns, turning political attacks into personal triumphs, and his defiant message to Americans.

Steve Schmidt renowned political analyst and founder of "The Warning," accurately predicted Trump's 2015 win and the January 6 insurrection. When he agreed to come on Narativ, I had to ask him about this year's race. Schmidt became a vocal critic of Donald Trump after an exemplary career in GOP politics, where he served as a strategist for George W. Bush, John McCain, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. He founded the influential Lincoln Project Super PAC in 2020 and was an analyst at MSNBC. “The Warning” spans a daily Substack newsletter, insightful podcast, and YouTube channel.

Here are six key takeaways from our interview: