
Two Weeks Until Election Day: A Conversation With Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) On The Ohio Senate Race
Michael talks with Congressman Tim Ryan (D-OH) who is running for Senate against Republican candidate JD Vance, to replace the retiring Senator Rob Portman. Original air date 25 October 2022. Hosted b...
25 Loka 202216min

Democratic Strategist Paul Begala Does Not Understand Why Democrats Don't Want To Talk About Crime, Saying They Should Own It
Why do Democrats not want to talk about crime? Michael talks with CNN Democratic Strategist Paul Begala about his cnn.com piece "The slogan hurting Democrats' election chances." Original air date 24 O...
24 Loka 202234min

A deep dive into Gallup's polling of Ukranians with Editor-in-Chief Mohamed Younis
Are Americans losing interest in Ukraine? Michael has a conversation with Gallup Editor-in-Chief Mohamed Younis, he oversees Gallups news division, where they have been doing a series of polls in Ukra...
21 Loka 202229min

Michael Responds To Listener Poll Suggestions
With the recently new and improved Smerconish.com allowing listeners to propose their own poll questions for the program, Michael reads and reacts to some of the thought provoking questions that were ...
20 Loka 202233min

A deep dive into the races: Get ready for more Republican Senators
Michael analyzes the current political landscape ahead of Midterms, and callers offer their own thoughts on this election season. Original air date 19 October 2022. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz co...
19 Loka 202224min

Midterm Election Day is three weeks from today. Did Democrats peak too soon?
The midterm elections are three weeks away. Democratic candidates across the United States have made serious gains in the polls in recent weeks, but, Michael looks at the data and the storylines and a...
18 Loka 202233min

No "Um's," "Uh,s" or "Likes": Ruby Cramer profiles AZ Gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake
Michael talks to Washington Post national politics enterprise reporter Ruby Cramer about the hotly contested Arizona gubernatorial race where MAGA-Republican candidate Kari Lake. Hosted by Simplecast...
17 Loka 202220min

If Vladimir Putin Fires Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine, How Should The US Respond?
The prospect of nuclear war is now being weighed as seriously as any time since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, but the thinking among government officials has veered in a surprising direction. So says...
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