Daily Poll: Is it ethical for the wealthy to hire private firefighters during public emergencies?
The Daily Poll Question is a thought-provoking query each day at Smerconish.com on a political, social, or other human interest issue. Entirely non-scientific, it always begins a great conversation. M...
23 Tammi 202514min
J6 Pardons, Executive Orders, Cabinet Hearings...Mark Halperin on the Trump Administration's Fast Start
A firehose of decisions and information has been coming out in just the first 48 hours since President Trump took the Oath of Office. 2WAY Editor in Chief Mark Halperin offers his analysis on all of i...
22 Tammi 202527min
Daily Poll: Should presidents have pardon power?
Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Should presidents have pardon power? Listen here to Michael's take, then vote at Smerconish.com, and please leave a rating and review of this podcast! The D...
22 Tammi 202518min
The conventional wisdom about how the outcome of the 2024 election was determined is wrong
Michael Podhorzer is former political director of the AFL-CIO. He publishes at Weekend Reading. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and u...
21 Tammi 202534min
Daily Poll: Was President Biden justified in pardoning five family members?
Michael opens today's podcast with his overall day-after thoughts on the Inauguration of President Trump, and then dives in to Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Was President Biden justified in...
21 Tammi 202521min
Daily Poll: Will Donald Trump's inaugural address be more conciliatory or combative?
Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Will Donald Trump's inaugural address be more conciliatory or combative? Listen here to Michael's take, then vote at Smerconish.com, and please leave a rating ...
20 Tammi 202520min
Filling in more of the gaps in the back story of how Biden finally dropped out
Michael hopes that one day we get the full story of why and how President Biden decided to finally drop out of the 2024 presidential race. Today in the New York Times, he learned more details, but sti...
17 Tammi 202533min
Daily Poll: When Trump leaves office, will his approval rating be higher or lower than Biden’s current 36%?
Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: When Donald Trump leaves the White House, will his approval rating be higher or lower than Joe Biden’s current 36%? Listen here to Michael's take, then vote at...
17 Tammi 20259min
