Beyond the Polls with Henry Olsen

J. Miles Coleman, Associate Editor of Sabato's Crystal Ball, returns to peer into the contested primaries in Virginia's 5th, 7th and 10th congressional districts. These deep dives into the respectively red, purple and blue territories, Coleman and Henry survey this microcosm of the national stage. Plus, Henry unpacks Emmanuel Macron's snap election gamble to head off his populist archfoe Marine Le Pen; and he looks at two finely crafted ads for Democrat Mary Peltola's tough reelection bid in Alaska. 

Mollie Hemingway discusses Trump's chances, Biden's vulnerabilities, and VP criteria. They explore conservative branding and analyze a controversial attack ad in the North Carolina Governor's race.

Political analyst Amy Walter from Cook Political Report discusses the latest findings from her Swing State Project, focusing on voters' views on the economy, the low number of undecided voters, and Democrat strategies. Henry Olsen delves into 'right direction vs. wrong track' polling data for election predictions. They also analyze John Avalon's ad strategy in New York's red district.

Steve Kornacki, NBC's national political correspondent, joins Henry Olsen to discuss Trump's momentum vs. Biden's unconventional debate challenge. They analyze the impact of third-party candidates, voter turnout, and public opinion on the election outcome. Plus, they delve into the influence of inflation on economic perceptions and share passionate reflections on horse racing events.

Jim Geraghty, Senior Political Correspondent at National Review, joins Henry to discuss the dysfunction in the Republican Party, potential November outcomes, and tight polls. They also analyze a bad political ad and dissect the GOP's strategic approach. Plus, a quick stop in Maryland to explore Angela Alsobrooks' victory over David Trone.

Patrick Ruffini discusses his book on GOP's multiracial coalition shift with Henry Olsen. They explore sustainability, global implications, dueling political ads, and the trend of working-class voters favoring right-est populist parties worldwide.

Political analyst Ruy Teixiera joins to discuss Democratic Party's shift away from white working class, Republican Party's attempt to win them over. Explore party realignment, cultural issues, and economic concerns. Analyze political strategies, family values in campaigns, and social interactions for informed citizenship.

Beyond the Polls listeners are all about the little details, and this week Henry's joined by Jacob Rubashkin, Deputy Editor at a premiere nonpartisan political analysis outfit, Inside Elections. They take us through a trip across the country to dig into the approaching Senate primaries in West Virginia & Maryland, along with House primaries in Pennsylvania’s 12th, Indiana 5, Maryland 3, Oregon 5, and the Republican runoff in Texas 23.Plus, with the fight over abortion heating up, pushing politicians to take concrete positions, Henry takes us through the approaches partisans should consider to move the needle in their direction. And, boy oh boy, we have quite an ad to discuss this week!

We take a long look at both sides of the pond this week, accompanied by Director of polling firm JL Partners Scarlett Maguire. She takes us through her team's innovative polling methods which have made them among the standouts for accurate predictions. She also takes us through their latest efforts in following the Trump/Biden rematch in the States and the crisis facing the Tories in Britain. Plus, Henry breaks down Donald Trump's favorable showing in the Wall Street Journal swing state poll; and for the first time ever, we've got dueling ads of the week!

AEI's Senior Fellow Emeritus Karlyn Bowman returns to answer some questions and poses others on one of the essential political puzzles of the day: the growing separation between the sexes. Plus Henry speculates on how Donald Trump might blunt Joe Biden’s cash edge, and breaks down the latest attack ad against Mike Braun.