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Michael Smerconish
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November 28, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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Yesterday's #poll closed with 89.37% of 29,486 voters saying that they are thankful for being an American. Do you agree with these results?

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November 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Watch Michael's Thanksgiving Message: https://youtu.be/vd0p3F4sSmc
November 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Michael Smerconish sits down with Larry Magid, the iconic promoter behind Live Aid at JFK Stadium. This conversation dives into the behind-the-scenes stories, the logistics, and the cultural impact of a moment when music truly changed the world. Watch Now: https://youtu.be/zCBTo7mrJss
November 26, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Michael talks with Josh Fryday, California’s Chief Service Officer, about the California Men’s Service Challenge, a statewide push to recruit 10,000 male mentors and coaches to volunteerism, helping address rising loneliness and reconnect a divided America.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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Michael welcomes legendary concert promoter and Live Aid producer Larry Magid in-studio to discuss his latest project, "The Philadelphia Music Book", a beautifully crafted collection celebrating more than 280 influential artists with roots in the region.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Today's #poll: Do you agree with DOT Secretary Sean Duffy that airline passengers should 'dress with respect' to promote civility?
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Should airline passengers dress with respect, as DOT Secretary Sean Duffy suggests?
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November 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Yesterday's #poll closed with 69.49% of 34,430 saying Ukraine should not agree to a peace deal involving territorial concessions to Russia even if its future security is guaranteed.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Michael brings in one of the world’s most trusted strategic minds, @admiralstav.bsky.social , to explain how the Ukraine/Russia peace plan has shifted, the difficult territory trade-offs Ukraine may face, NATO’s role, and long-term security guarantees.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Last night, I spent nearly two hours in conversation with about two dozen of our Mingle Meet Up captains from all across the country. These are screenshots from the conversation, and we will be releasing the full discussion on my YouTube page.

Watch here https://youtu.be/6fL0aTrIVRM
November 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Today's #poll question: Should Ukraine agree to a peace deal involving territorial concessions to Russia if its future security is guaranteed?
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Should Ukraine concede territory for guaranteed security and peace?
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November 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Yesterday's poll closed with 73.64% of 38,680 voters saying that it was appropriate for members of Congress to release a video urging military personnel to refuse illegal orders.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Was it appropriate for members of Congress to release a video urging military personnel to refuse illegal orders?
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November 24, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Michael and Lt. Col. Rachel VanLandingham, former Air Force JAG and law professor, unpack Democratic Congress members' video urging troops to “refuse illegal orders.” What does the law actually say about disobeying orders, and where does the real danger to democracy lie?
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November 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Today's #poll question: Was it appropriate for members of Congress to release a video urging military personnel to refuse illegal orders?
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Appropriate for members of Congress to release video urging military to refuse illegal orders?
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November 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Yesterday's #poll closed with 59.19% of 29,539 voters saying that gas-powered leaf blowers should not be banned. Do you agree with these results?
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November 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Yesterday's poll closed with 76.56% of 48,027 voters saying that there is more that unites us than divides us. What do you think?
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November 23, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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What do you think? VOTE on the poll question here: https://loom.ly/6Y9cBds
November 23, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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Yesterday's poll closed with 56.72% of 36,209 voters saying that CA should not pause it redistricting efforts even if TX is halted from redistricting by the courts. What do you think?
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November 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Your Thanksgiving Table Can Handle the Truth. Michael makes the case that you can talk politics at the Thanksgiving table — as long as you look at the data.

Watch: https://youtu.be/KyjBUzDqSUc

See: https://news.gallup.com/poll/696494/americans-show-consensus-democracy-related-matters.aspx
November 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Michael Smerconish takes on a timely Thanksgiving question: Is there more that unites us than divides us?
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November 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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What do you think? VOTE on the poll question here: https://loom.ly/6Y9cBds
November 22, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Join TC and me on today’s stream as we tackle the biggest political stories of the day and take a deeper look at our daily poll question: If Texas is halted from redistricting by the courts, should California also pause redistricting? Watch now & subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/live/WMA86GMgoUQ
November 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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November 21, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Michael invites Yale constitutional law professor Jed Rubenfeld to break down why a federal panel struck down Texas’s mid-decade redistricting map for unconstitutional racial gerrymandering & what this means for California’s controversial Prop 50 map.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM