
Daily Poll: Will President Biden’s SOTU address help, hurt or have no impact on his re-election?
President Biden delivers his State of the Union tonight. Ahead of it, your chance to vote on today's Daily Poll Question at Smerconish.com. Listen here as Michael asks: Will President Biden’s SOTU add...
7 Mar 20247min

Douglas MacKinnon: What if no candidate wins 270 electoral votes?
If you don’t believe the 2024 presidential campaign can get any more bizarre or anxiety-inducing, just wait. So says Douglas MacKinnon, a political and communications consultant. He joins Michael to t...
6 Mar 202421min

Daily Poll: Will a "let Biden be Biden" strategy improve his re-election chances?
The day after Super Tuesday, Michael asks this Daily Poll Question to you at Smerconish.com: Will a strategy of "let Biden be Biden" improve the President's re-election chances? Listen here, then vote...
6 Mar 20246min

An intruder in the house. The homeowner had a gun, but didn't use it. Would you have?
Michael talks about a compelling op-ed in the Washington Post by Fredrick Kunkle, titled "I’m glad I had a gun. I’m even happier I didn’t use it on an intruder." Original air date 5 March 2024. Hoste...
5 Mar 202431min

Daily Poll: Joe Biden remains the Democrats’ best shot. Agree or Disagree?
On this Super Tuesday, Michael asks you this Daily Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Agree or Disagree, Joe Biden remains the Democrats’ best shot? Listen, then vote! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz c...
5 Mar 20246min

Trump probably can be tried before the election - but should he?
The Supreme Court made a Jan. 6 Trump trial harder — but not impossible. Michael talks to POLITICO Magazine Senior Writer Ankush Khardori, a former federal prosecutor, about his latest analysis piece ...
4 Mar 202415min

Daily Poll: Does a 4-day workweek work?
Companies around the world have tried various work models since the COVID-19 pandemic, including remote work, hybrid work, and 4-day work weeks instead of 5, to name a few. (And yes, many have succes...
4 Mar 20244min

Everything you need to know about Denver's migrant crisis
Nearly 40,000 migrants have arrived in Denver, Colorado over the past year from the US-Mexico Border. For a city with a population of just over 700,000, that's quite a number. Michael gets the full st...
1 Mar 202430min






















