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Beyond the Polls with Henry Olsen

Each week Henry Olsen, columnist and senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, will talk

Episodes

Total: 85

Quo Vadis, Democrats?

2024/11/21

For years, Ruy Texiera has warned Democrats of the consequences of its moves away from the working-c

Called It!

2024/11/7

Want a detailed analysis of Tuesday's red wave but don't know whose to take to the bank? Why not giv

Henry’s guest for the final pre-election episode of the season has covered political campaigns for q

The Harris Campaign is pulling out all the stops to edge out Donald Trump in what looks set to be th

We may be three weeks from Election Day, but votes are already being cast. To get a handle on what's

Wisconsin Whiplash!

2024/10/10

Don’t count the Badger State out. It’s very much in play, but keeping up with moving parts and piece

Wall Street Journal's Gerard Baker joins Henry to consider how J.D. Vance's debate performance might

Selena Zito joins Henry today to talk about the all-important Keystone State. They discuss the voter

In the era of the perpetual campaign, debates don't move the polls like they used to. But Henry brea

Upon gaining the Democratic Party's nomination, Kamala Harris's favorability rating surged from belo

Since the 2020 election, American political observers have heard a great deal about voter fraud. But

The Consultant’s Axiom

2024/8/22

Today’s guest, Jeff Roe—who’s been dubbed “the next Karl Rove”—grew up on a hog farm and is the foun

In Alaska's 2022 special election, candidates as varied as Sarah Palin and Mary Peltola to Santa Cla

The tickets are set, and Americans are looking at a stark choice between two very different futures.

With Joe Biden's decision to drop out from the presidential race, the Democratic Party has been forc

The tectonic shakeup in American politics continues, as Joe Biden bows out and Kamala Harris appears

It’s been a wicked googly of a week in American politics! To start, Henry appraises how the polls mi

Washington's worst-kept secret is out: Joe Biden is not up to the job he's campaigning for. Today's

After 14 years at the helm, the polls tell us the British Tories are facing a slaughter on Thursday.

If you want to win an election, you gotta campaign. And to campaign, you gotta get a lotta dough! Th