Charlie Sykes on Why America’s Politics Are Broken

The Chris Cuomo Project

Chris Cuomo

News, News Commentary, Politics, Government

4.6 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2024

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Charlie Sykes (political commentator, MSNBC contributor, and author, “How the Right Lost its Mind” and “To the Contrary” Substack Newsletter) joins Chris Cuomo to discuss how political polarization and leadership failures have brought America to a breaking point. They analyze Trump’s appeal to disillusioned voters, Biden’s challenges in maintaining trust, and how both parties contribute to the erosion of democratic norms. Sykes and Cuomo explore what it will take to restore faith in leadership and foster meaningful political change. Follow and subscribe to The Chris Cuomo Project on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube for new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday: https://linktr.ee/cuomoproject Join Chris Ad-Free On Substack: http://thechriscuomoproject.substack.com Support our sponsors: Everyday Dose Head over to everydaydose.com/chris for 25% off plus 5 free gifts with your first order including a USB rechargeable frother, Every month after you get additional amazing free gifts with your order. Get Maine Lobster Listeners of The Chris Cuomo Project get 15% off all orders store- wide with the promo code CUOMO. That’s right—15% off the freshest lobster you’ll find anywhere. So this season, create new memories, make it extra special, and add a touch of Maine to your holiday table. Visit GetMaineLobster.com and use promo code Cuomo Shopify Upgrade your business and get the same checkout Untuckit uses. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at SHOPIFY.COM/chrisc Cozy Earth Want your Cozy Earth pajamas by Christmas? Order by December 13 for free shipping! Missed it? You can still get expedited shipping until December 20 to ensure it arrives in time. Head to cozyearth.com/CHRIS now and use my exclusive code CHRIS for up to 40% off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Economist has been championing progress for almost 200 years,
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0:18.6	and topics ranging from business and culture to politics,
0:21.6	science and technology. Available in-app online through podcasts and print. So for facts
0:26.9	sake, search the economist. You want to figure out what this Biden pardon means for the Democrats
0:35.3	and means for the Trump administration, especially the way it was rationalized.
0:42.1	Well, I've got one of the big brains for you, my friends. I'm Chris Cuomo. Welcome to the Chris Cuomo
0:47.5	Project. Charlie Sykes, on the contrary, is his outlet now. He was with the bulwark for a long time. You see him on MSNBC.
0:58.0	He's a real conservative, but he's also a man without a country right now when it comes to his
1:03.2	political ecosphere, right? Because if you're not a trumper and he is a never-trumper,
1:08.6	then you are not accepted by them. But it is a set of
1:13.0	conservative ideals that drives his understanding of why he is so against what Biden just did
1:19.9	and what it means for where we're going. Now, I don't agree with all of it, but remember,
1:25.6	conversation is the cure. Not some bullshit gotcha contest.
1:29.8	That's what we've got enough of.
1:31.8	That's what, you know, the fringe is for when it comes to podcasting, to make you scared,
1:37.1	to give you little bits of information that proves some conspiracy theory about how everything
1:41.4	is wrong unless you listen to this person.
1:44.0	Not here. Let's have a conversation
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