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Charlie Sykes

MSNBC columnist

MSNBC columnist Charlie Sykes is founder of The Bulwark. His most recent book, "How the Right Lost Its Mind," was published in October 2017.

MSNBC columnist Charlie Sykes is founder of The Bulwark. His most recent book, "How the Right Lost Its Mind," was published in October 2017.

Latest from Charlie Sykes

5d ago

Trump defeats Harris to secure a second term. Here's what comes next.

Latest 2024 election results: Donald Trump has defeated Kamala Harris to win a second presidential term, NBC News projects. Now what? We already know.
27d ago

Why I just endorsed Kamala Harris

I'm a Wisconsin Republicans. Here's why I'm voting for Kamala Harris over Donald Trump — and why Mike Pence and Mitt Romney could learn from Liz Cheney.
37d ago

I was at the Harris rally where Cheney spoke. Its significance cannot be overlooked.

Charlie Sykes attends the Liz Cheney and Kamala Harris rally in Ripon, Wisconsin and explains why Americans can't overlook the symbolism of this campaign event.
46d ago

'Send them back' chants show us what's at stake in this election

MSNBC's Charlie Sykes reacts to Trump rally attendees racist anti-immigrant chants and explains what's at stake in November's election
51d ago

White Dudes for Harris hits Trump and his weaponized masculinity

MSNBC's Charlie Sykes reacts to White Dudes for Harris' new ad and explains why Donald Trump's weaponized masculinity should turn away male voters
68d ago

Harris is ahead, but remains an underdog thanks to the Electoral College

New polls show the presidential election remains a toss-up, with Kamala Harris ahead of Donald Trump, but facing a disadvantage due to the Electoral College.
86d ago

Trump's New Jersey news conference was just another act of self-sabotage

MSNBC's Charlie Sykes reacts to Donald Trump's news conference and explains why, despite his campaign's best efforts, the former president keeps self-sabotaging
96d ago

Harris chose a running mate. Trump got weirder.

In picking Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, Vice President Kamala Harris has doubled down on his critique that the Republican ticket is “weird.”
101d ago

Donald Trump has always been ‘weird.’ Here's why it won’t work against Kamala Harris.

MSNBC's Charlie Sykes walks through Donald Trump's bad week and explains why going back to his 2016 playbook is a failing strategy against Kamala Harris.
114d ago

Joe Biden must break free of his bubble of denial

Charlie Sykes explains why Joe Biden's refusal so far to accept his 2024 chances are slim helps Donald Trump and hurts our democracy.
136d ago

9 facts to remember while watching the Trump-Biden debate

Watch Trump and Biden meet Thursday in the first presidential debate, hosted by CNN. In 2024, the issues in this year's election are worth paying attention to.