249: The Lost Cause with Heather Cox Richardson

<div>James and Al tear into Trump for seeking bribes from Big Oil, blast the MSM for failing to cover what matters, share their take on the recent polls and primaries, and welcome historian Heather Cox Richardson.  They draw parallels between contemporary politics and the Civil War era, exploring MAGA’s regressive roots, our democracy’s war with demagoguery, the electorate’s disillusionment, and why J6 represents a new “Lost Cause”.  They also cover the corruption of the judicial system and the modern Republican party, calling for a revival of populism to revitalize our system and put in guardrails to protect it.<br /><br />Email your questions to James and Al at <a href="mailto:POLITICSWARROOM@GMAIL.COM">politicswarroom@gmail.com</a> or tweet them to<a href="http://www.twitter.com/@politicon"> @politicon</a>.  Make sure to include your city, we love to hear where you’re from!<br /><br /><strong>Watch James Carville Explains on YouTube </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8CmBcr1ock&amp;list=PLIMaYVqnSs69pLbnSb_2FkHVAoIPznxsC"><strong>Playlist</strong></a><br /><br /><strong>James Carville &amp; Al Hunt have launched the </strong><a href="http://www.politicswarroom.com/"><strong>Politics War Room Substack</strong></a><br /><br /><strong>Get More From This Week’s Guest:</strong><br /><br /><strong>Heather Cox Richardson:</strong><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/HC_Richardson?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/morrissey/departments/history/people/faculty-directory/heather-cox-richardson.html">Boston College</a> | <a href="https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/">Substack</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/heathercoxrichardson/">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/stores/Heather-Cox-Richardson/author/B001IQXC8M?ref=ap_rdr&amp;store_ref=ap_rdr&amp;isDramIntegrated=true&amp;shoppingPortalEnabled=true">Author of “Democracy Awakening” &amp; Many Other Books</a><br /><br /><strong>Please Support Our Sponsors:</strong><br /><br /><strong>ExpressVPN:</strong><br />Control your data, defend your privacy, and protect yourself online with 3 free months on a VPN plan when you go to <a href="https://www.expressvpn.com/warroom">expressvpn.com/warroom</a><br /><br /><strong>3 Day Blinds:</strong><br />For their buy 1 get 1 50% off deal, head to <a href="https://www.3dayblinds.com/landing-page-002?adkey=MC39830&amp;utm_source=incrementalmedia&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_term=none&amp;utm_content=bogo50&amp;utm_campaign=3db_podcast_im_politicswarroomjamescarvillealhunt_202404_bogo50">3DayBlinds.com/warroom</a><br /><br /><strong>Beam:</strong><br />Sleep better with Beam’s best-selling Dream Powder and get up to 40% off for a limited time when you go to <a href="https://shopbeam.com/products/sleep-powder?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=sponsorship&amp;utm_campaign=warroom&amp;variant=39994089898039&amp;selling_plan=787415095">shopbeam.com/warroom</a> and use code: <strong>WARROOM</strong><br /><br /></div>