Charlie Sykes sits down with Paul Rieckhoff, founder of Independent Veterans of America, for a wide-ranging conversation about America’s mass shooting crisis, the culture of grievance fueling extremism, and the dangerous consolidation of presidential power. Rieckhoff highlights the role of isolation and disconnection among young men, the failures of political leadership, and the urgent need for new role models. It’s not all bad news though. The two also discuss the rise of independent veteran candidates as a possible antidote to partisan dysfunction.
To The Contrary with Charlie Sykes: Paul Rieckhoff – Grievance, Guns, and Power
The Brief
→ Four things from today’s episode
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Why 48% of Tennessee voters are independent. and why the parties are the real spoilers
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The 775,000-vote path to flipping the governor's mansion. The 775,000-vote path to flipping the governor's mansion
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Pinkston on living in a communist country. "I don't want to see a one-party state"
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60-70% of her incoming voters are Republicans looking for an. 60-70% of her incoming voters are Republicans looking for an off-ramp from Trump
