Sally Kohn: In the primary elections, it seems that many of these really extreme progressives have been rejected by democratic primary voters. But on the right, it seems they are doubling down on their positions, she says. Kohn: The energy in both parties seems to be coming from elements that have something in common, a desire to move their side,. in the country as a whole, in an illiberal direction.Kohn: I think there's a way in which affective polarization really is a problem and getting worse.
Elements on both the left and right are tracking in the same illiberal direction on economic regulation, the First Amendment, and on radical rhetoric. Plus, the NatCons’ plan to get the country to go full Trump. Stephanie Slade joins Charlie Sykes today.