Charlie Sykes and Tim Miller on the Fight for the Soul of the Republican Party and Ron Chernow on the Truth about Ulysses Grant

Episode 31,   May 28, 2020, 04:00 AM

The Bulwark editor-in-chief Charlie Sykes and contributor Tim Miller chart the moral decline of the Republican establishment thanks to the rise of Trumpism, and historian Ron Chernow shines some light on the misconceptions about America's 18th president: Ulysses S. Grant.

How has the Republican party fallen so far from grace? Is the rise of Trumpism the cause of this rapid decline, or a symptom of the party leadership's disconnection from its base? What does the future hold for a political organization that has sold it soul for victory? These are just some of the questions Charlie Sykes, editor-in-chief, and Tim Miller, and contributor for the Never-Trump, conservative news site The Bulwark, try to answer. Historian Ron Chernow ("Alexander Hamilton") sets the record straight about Ulysses S. Grant's military prowess, presidential record and alcoholism. Plus Al and James give a rundown on the Senate seats up for grabs in November.