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 Jan 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 Jan 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 Jan 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 Jan 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 Jan 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 Jan 20259min
Biden says farewell with low polling numbers, Trump says hello with high polling numbers
What explains President Biden's leaving the White House with his lowest approval numbers to date, and President Trump coming in with a rating at an all time high? Michael offers thoughts on President ...
16 Jan 202524min
Daily Poll: Should Congress allow insurance plans to raise premiums for people who drink?
Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Should Congress allow insurance plans to raise premiums for people who drink? Listen here to Michael's take, then vote at Smerconish.com, and please leave a ra...
16 Jan 202512min
