Podcast Episodes
Back to Search6,600 Noncitizens Registered, Nearly 400 Voted: What Happened in New Jersey?
Episode 1963
New Jersey says a software error mistakenly added approximately 6,600 noncitizens to its voter rolls—and fewer than 400 ultimately cast ballots. Does…
3 months, 1 week ago
Today's Poll Question: Can Federal Prosecutors Force Journalists to Reveal Their Sources?
Episode 1962
Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Is it ever appropriate for federal prosecutors to subpoena journalists to reveal their confidential sources?…
3 months, 1 week ago
Who Should Vote First in 2028? Michael’s Democratic Primary Strategy Game
Episode 1961
Michael turns the Democratic Party’s 2028 primary calendar into a political strategy game: Which state should vote first, and could that decision det…
3 months, 1 week ago
Today's Poll Question: Is New Jersey's mistakenly registering 6,600 non-citizens to vote an aberration, or the norm?
Episode 1960
Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: New Jersey mistakenly registered 6,600 non-citizens to vote, and about 400 did so — is that an aberration, o…
3 months, 1 week ago
Trump’s Election Integrity Opening? Mark Halperin on New Jersey, the SAVE Act & the 2026 Midterms
Episode 1959
Did New Jersey just give President Trump a powerful new argument on election integrity? Michael Smerconish and Mark Halperin debate the facts, the po…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Today's Poll Question: Is Continuing the War With Iran Worse Than Cutting Off Funding For It?
Episode 1958
Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Which is worse, continuing the war with Iran or cutting off the funding for it? Michael Smerconish examines …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
The Sharpest Election Forecaster That You're Not Reading Enough Of
Episode 1957
Ethics and Public Policy Center Senior Fellow and Washington Post columnist Henry Olsen joins Michael to break down the rapidly shifting political la…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Today's Poll Question: Should Media Outlets Air Every Presidential Address Live?
Episode 1956
Today's Poll Question at Smerconish.com: Should media outlets air – live – what an American president says will be a major address to the nation? Mic…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Robert Costa On Why Congress Keeps Giving Away Its Power To The President
Episode 1955
CBS News Chief Washington Analyst Robert Costa joins Michael to examine the growing imbalance of power in Washington. They discuss why Congress has s…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Air President Trump's Speech Live. Then Debate It.
Episode 1954
When President Trump requested a primetime address on election integrity, several major networks declined to air it live. Should they have? Michael a…
3 months, 2 weeks ago