joining us, charlie sykes, editor at large of the bulwark.en you see a broad coalition of voters, that's never ever good for republicans. voter turnout was massive. and we have seen numbers today that 70% of all newly registered voters in that state, were women. at this point, is there anything republicans can do to see that and change their play? or reverse course? or the have they chosen a lane and they just have to double down? >> well they've chosen a lane that is going to be very difficult to change the lane. actually there is a race to take the position of who's gonna have the most extreme abortion restrictions. but i don't think it's understating it to say that this is a political earthquake. several things out of kansas, number one, a big question was, would abortion be enough to motivate democrats to come out in big numbers and vote? yes. would it divide republicans? the answer is yes. but i think the most extraordinary thing about kansas, and i'm hoping that folks around the country will look at the effective way that they did reach

we're back with jake sherman and charlie sykes. n first" revolving door thing, charlie. but we've seen it before from donald trump. is it -- is that a tenable -- is -- i keep asking the question, i know republicans don't have any principles, but my question is whether the ludicrousness, the preposterousness of arguing the alternative as the lawyers say, whether at some point that will be a thing that republicans on an issue this important will be, like, got to stay away that, it's too toxic, it's going kill me. >> well, you would think so, especially when the former president of the united states is essentially using the oj simpson defense. they planted -- think about that for a moment. that the former president is suggesting that if there's something really bad that they found in my locked room at mar-a-lago, the fbi agents planted it. i mean, that is the kind of conspiracy theory that a few years ago, you would have found, say, on infowars and alex jones' show or something like that. it is so outlandish. but what donald trump has

attorney and host of the talking heads podcast and msnbc contributor, my friend, charlie sykes, editor-at-large at the bulwark. charlie, let's start with you. i read the email between eastman and giuliani. a lot of us have now staked our reputations on the claims of election fraud and this would be a way of -- to gather proof if we could get proof of fraud on january 5th. it would likely also demonstrate the fraud on november 3rd, thereby vindicating president biden's claims and serving as a strong bulwark against senate impeachment trial. a, what does this tell us and b, isn't this still all about sort of validating donald trump's made-up claim that there was fraud? >> yes. absolutely. i think this email reveals quite a few things. one, that even as president biden was being inaugurated that day that john eastman and allies of donald trump were still pushing for the election results and i think it shows a few other things. one, it's an implicit acknowledgement. they had not found the fraud that they had claimed that they had promoted to state legislators and to the public that he's saying here

and charlie sykes, i take it you likely agree with that as well?in, the important thing to remember here, donald trump has the document. donald trump has the warrant. >> right. >> as hugh hewitt said in his "washington post" comment yesterday, donald trump should release the warrant, all of it, so we can see what the search is about. what do you think? >> you know, i'm having flashbacks when bill barr frame the mueller report, remember, he came out and did his own summary of it but he did not release the whole report. i think one of the things donald trump has realized there's a certain asymmetry here. he knows that the department of justice will not comment. he's going to come out and frame the issue the way he wants. he saw that bill barr did it with the mueller report. so far, it's working. the problem is asymmetry between the department of justice which has a long-standing tradition of not commenting on the investigation. but you're absolutely right. look, donald trump is holding that warrant. he has the return sheet. he could release that, if

eddie glaude chair of the department of african american studies at princeton university, and charlie sykes the bulwark. both are msnbc contributors. eddie, i want to ask you a different question, obviously the comments are inane and stupid, but this is what trump has wrought, candidates who the only litmus test was fealty to donald trump and the big lie. you get this guy, the silly things he says vance. you get this guy. the silly things he says are the least of the problems. he seems all too comfortable questioning the results of the last election. >> or blake masters in arizona. in these moments when we find ourselves in a backlash, in the midst of a betrayal of a really genuinely, multicultural democracy, there's always, in our history, nicole, this moment where that ugliness throws up, vomits up, in some ways, some of the ugliest characters. think about john patterson, who became the governor of alabama during the civil rights movement. he couldn't get elected to clean people's closets, and he became the governor of alabama, and that was a sign of -- that we just needed someone to show

charlie sykes, editor at large of the bulwark in msnbc contributor and columnist.ng. matthew, let's start with that clip we just heard. when you think is going on with liz right now? is he weighing a serious thought of 2024? where does that presidential run even look like? could she get through a republican primary with the direction of the gop, being the way it is? >> having worked with a listen to a different presidential campaigns, i know she approaches these things realistically and with a sense of logic. so she knows the numbers in the republican primary. she knows why she lost that race and wyoming. she knows how it unfolds nationally. i don't think she realistically thinks that she could win the republican presidential nomination. i don't think that's in her mind. i do think it is in her mind as what she stated in what she has stated. which she will do anything possible to keep trump for being in the oval office. if that means launching a campaign where she takes on donald trump day in and stay out, and the other republicans who are facilitated and enabled i

and you would go up there and you would talk to republicans of the charlie sykes ilk, and they wouldare a much more center, this is not the crazy wing of the party. and now, you're seeing this kind of behavior, and you're seeing these efforts again and again, what tony evers is talking about. people used to ask, what's the matter with kansas? i want to know, what the the matter with the badger state? what's going on in wisconsin that the party has gone so far off the rails and what does that portend for 2024? >> well, it's not just wisconsin, but it's pretty much an infection that is throughout the country. where it emanates from is this idea of how we gain power. this isn't about governing. this is not -- there are no real legitimate concerns here. when you ask these folks, okay, show me where there was the fraud or when people say, we want to address irregularities in the election. okay, which irregularities, specifically, are you referring to that occurred in your state or in that county or in that particular jurisdiction? they can't point to those. and when they do, ironically en

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josh dots sit is reporter for "the washington post" and charlie sykes is editor at large. thank you for being here on such an important day. we don't know the details of the search warrant. it would have to be meticulous. a judge would have had to have sign off. but to a lot of these republicans, none of it seems to matter, does it? >> no, and that's why you don't hear republicans giving defense of actual allegations of trump team's understanding is that this is at least in part related to the potential material that was taken from the white house and brought here to mar-a-lago. then some of these materials would be classified documents. you don't hear these elected officials from ron desantis, mike pence, ted cruz, lindsey graham, defending the actual substance of the matter here. instead, they are taking shots at the department of justice and the fbi. we heard last night steve bannon on fox news talking about when the republicans were to take back the house this next year. that jim jordan, that he should work to have funding cut off to the fbi here. that essentially this

joining me right now is senior national political reporter, sahil kapur and charlie sykes, editor ate bulwark and an msnbc political contributor. historically, the odds are in the republicans' favor to retake control, but mcconnell is a very savvy politician. this isn't something that he would have said lightly. >> mitch mcconnell does not say anything lightly. the fact that he said this, it was a moment of candor for the longtime senate republican leader, giving voice to a fear that many republican strategists have quietly held for some time now, which is that an election cycle that started off looking pretty good for the republican party has turned sour and problematic in large part because of what he just said, candidate quality. mcconnell didn't name names, but it's plain to see who he's concerned about. let's start with a quartet of republican candidate who hand picked by donald trump in crucial senate races, dr. oz in pennsylvania. you just mentioned j.d. vance in ohio. that's a red-leaning state. it should not be this difficult for republicans to hold on, but in part because o

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we also have charlie sykes joining us now.re still not in the books. >> we are still talking about arizona and the race for the nomination of governor remains too close to call. that is well over 24 hours after the polls closed. it did not stop carrie lake from declaring victory yesterday. they pressed rubber claims of voter fraud and why she is claiming victory before official results have been announced. >> why essays press conference premature? >> what you mean, premature? >> nothing has been finalized right now. >> we know the outcome is. we won. to make use of the election was messed up. why should voters trust that you won fair and square? >> we have a lot of evidence of irregularities and problems, we will address those. spinnaker will not release it to the fake news. >> i don't want to release the two of brunch of people that don't believe there was fraud when there was clearly fraud. >>> they declined to expand on the claims of voter fraud. they said the campaign is moving on. she built yourself into a box. she says t

joining us, the founder of the conservative website the bulwark, charlie sykes, and victoria defrancescohe impact it'll have, we can look at the impact it's already had in the primary races. the impact on the ballot initiative in kansas. the impact it had in places like nebraska, where you might not expect it. clearly, not just democrats, independents and some republicans are turned off, to say the least, by what happened at the supreme court. >> willie, in the previous segment, claire was highlighting the importance of independent voters, and this is really what is boils down there. in either base of the party, you see strong support for the pro-choice or pro-life stance, but the elections will be won on the margins. a lot of the states are purple. not a lot but some are purple districts. this is what is problem and what i think is emblematic of the push for independence, is the ad that came out yesterday. i thought it was phenomenal by beto o'rourke. it was an ad targeting not just independents but independent women. we know women outvote their male counterparts. they think this is goi