Michael Smerconish
@smerconish.bsky.social
For Independent Minds
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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
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?
Listen at the link below ⬇️
Listen at the link below ⬇️
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
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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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
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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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
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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Listen to Michael's insights 🎙️ https://loom.ly/vSHgeAI
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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
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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Listen to Michael's insights 🎙️ https://loom.ly/7l3hQnE
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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
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
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
Watch: https://youtu.be/KyjBUzDqSUc
See: https://news.gallup.com/poll/696494/americans-show-consensus-democracy-related-matters.aspx
Michael Smerconish takes on a timely Thanksgiving question: Is there more that unites us than divides us?
Watch today's stream: https://youtube.com/live/3mO0Z-0eZOo
Watch today's stream: https://youtube.com/live/3mO0Z-0eZOo
November 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Michael Smerconish takes on a timely Thanksgiving question: Is there more that unites us than divides us?
Watch today's stream: https://youtube.com/live/3mO0Z-0eZOo
Watch today's stream: https://youtube.com/live/3mO0Z-0eZOo
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
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
Cartoons of the week, featured in the Smerconish Daily Newsletter.
🎨 Jack Ohman, Rob Rogers, Steve Breen, and Scott Stantis
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🎨 Jack Ohman, Rob Rogers, Steve Breen, and Scott Stantis
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November 21, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Cartoons of the week, featured in the Smerconish Daily Newsletter.
🎨 Jack Ohman, Rob Rogers, Steve Breen, and Scott Stantis
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🎨 Jack Ohman, Rob Rogers, Steve Breen, and Scott Stantis
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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
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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On RFK’s 100th birthday, Chris Matthews joins Michael to discuss his new book "Lessons From Bobby": why Robert F. Kennedy’s legacy still matters, from his "Ripple of Hope" speech to the 1968 campaign and how politics might have changed had he lived.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
On RFK’s 100th birthday, Chris Matthews joins Michael to discuss his new book "Lessons From Bobby": why Robert F. Kennedy’s legacy still matters, from his "Ripple of Hope" speech to the 1968 campaign and how politics might have changed had he lived.
Listen at the link below ⬇️
Listen at the link below ⬇️
Today's #poll question: If Texas is halted from redistricting by the courts, should California also pause its redistricting efforts?
Listen to the #podcast 🎧 loom.ly/7l3hQnE
Cast your vote 🗳️ loom.ly/6Y9cBds
Watch the discussion on YouTube 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMA8...
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Watch the discussion on YouTube 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMA8...
If Texas is halted from redistricting by the courts, should California also pause redistricting?
YouTube video by Michael Smerconish
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November 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Today's #poll question: If Texas is halted from redistricting by the courts, should California also pause its redistricting efforts?
Listen to the #podcast 🎧 loom.ly/7l3hQnE
Cast your vote 🗳️ loom.ly/6Y9cBds
Watch the discussion on YouTube 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMA8...
Listen to the #podcast 🎧 loom.ly/7l3hQnE
Cast your vote 🗳️ loom.ly/6Y9cBds
Watch the discussion on YouTube 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMA8...
Yesterday's poll closed with 53.48% of 34,211 voters saying that they would like the ability to vote with a smartphone in municipal elections. Do you agree with these results?
Click the links below to hear Michael's thoughts on the podcast and vote on today's poll! ⬇️
Click the links below to hear Michael's thoughts on the podcast and vote on today's poll! ⬇️
November 21, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Yesterday's poll closed with 53.48% of 34,211 voters saying that they would like the ability to vote with a smartphone in municipal elections. Do you agree with these results?
Click the links below to hear Michael's thoughts on the podcast and vote on today's poll! ⬇️
Click the links below to hear Michael's thoughts on the podcast and vote on today's poll! ⬇️
Join Michael Smerconish for a special in-studio SXM conversation with Chris Matthews as they commemorate the 100th birthday of Robert F. Kennedy. Watch the full interview: https://youtu.be/yxsTSp_f4D8
November 20, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Join Michael Smerconish for a special in-studio SXM conversation with Chris Matthews as they commemorate the 100th birthday of Robert F. Kennedy. Watch the full interview: https://youtu.be/yxsTSp_f4D8
Michael and @nytimes.com tech correspondent Karen Weise dig into her groundbreaking report revealing Amazon’s push to automate up to 600,000 jobs. The shift is already underway, what does it means for the future of warehouse labor and American work?
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November 20, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Michael and @nytimes.com tech correspondent Karen Weise dig into her groundbreaking report revealing Amazon’s push to automate up to 600,000 jobs. The shift is already underway, what does it means for the future of warehouse labor and American work?
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Listen at the link below ⬇️
In today’s YouTube Live stream, Michael Smerconish takes on a provocative question: Should Americans be able to vote in elections from their phones?
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Watch today's stream & subscribe: https://youtube.com/live/r8uuEuhGM18
November 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
In today’s YouTube Live stream, Michael Smerconish takes on a provocative question: Should Americans be able to vote in elections from their phones?
Watch today's stream & subscribe: https://youtube.com/live/r8uuEuhGM18
Watch today's stream & subscribe: https://youtube.com/live/r8uuEuhGM18
Today's #poll question: Would you like the ability to vote with your smartphone in municipal elections?
Listen to the #podcast 🎧 loom.ly/7l3hQnE
Cast your vote 🗳️ loom.ly/6Y9cBds
Watch the discussion on YouTube 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8uu...
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Vote by Phone?
YouTube video by Michael Smerconish
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November 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Today's #poll question: Would you like the ability to vote with your smartphone in municipal elections?
Listen to the #podcast 🎧 loom.ly/7l3hQnE
Cast your vote 🗳️ loom.ly/6Y9cBds
Watch the discussion on YouTube 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8uu...
Listen to the #podcast 🎧 loom.ly/7l3hQnE
Cast your vote 🗳️ loom.ly/6Y9cBds
Watch the discussion on YouTube 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8uu...
Yesterday's poll closed with 56.70% of 35,828 voters saying that the Epstein saga has not permanently ruptured President Trump’s hold on MAGA. Do you agree?
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Click the links below to hear Michael's thoughts on the podcast and vote on today's poll! ⬇️
November 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Yesterday's poll closed with 56.70% of 35,828 voters saying that the Epstein saga has not permanently ruptured President Trump’s hold on MAGA. Do you agree?
Click the links below to hear Michael's thoughts on the podcast and vote on today's poll! ⬇️
Click the links below to hear Michael's thoughts on the podcast and vote on today's poll! ⬇️
Join us for an insightful and thought-provoking discussion that offers a closer look at Frank Biden beyond the headlines: https://youtu.be/aIJptLnCOPY
November 19, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Join us for an insightful and thought-provoking discussion that offers a closer look at Frank Biden beyond the headlines: https://youtu.be/aIJptLnCOPY
Michael sits down with @codie-sanchez.bsky.social , author of "Main Street Millionaire", to unpack the surprising wealth hidden in “boring” businesses that are recession-resistant and AI-proof.
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How to Become a Main Street Millionaire with Codie Sanchez
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November 19, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Michael sits down with @codie-sanchez.bsky.social , author of "Main Street Millionaire", to unpack the surprising wealth hidden in “boring” businesses that are recession-resistant and AI-proof.
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Michael and Mark Halperin dive deep into the ongoing Trump/Epstein files debate and why Trump's decision to withhold them is raising more questions than answers. Should the public know everything? Or are there valid reasons to keep some documents hidden?
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Listen at the link below ⬇️
November 19, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Michael and Mark Halperin dive deep into the ongoing Trump/Epstein files debate and why Trump's decision to withhold them is raising more questions than answers. Should the public know everything? Or are there valid reasons to keep some documents hidden?
Listen at the link below ⬇️
Listen at the link below ⬇️
Today's #poll question: Has the Epstein saga permanently ruptured President Trump’s hold on MAGA?
Listen to the #podcast 🎧 loom.ly/7l3hQnE
Cast your vote 🗳️ loom.ly/6Y9cBds
Watch the discussion on YouTube 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=25m8...
Listen to the #podcast 🎧 loom.ly/7l3hQnE
Cast your vote 🗳️ loom.ly/6Y9cBds
Watch the discussion on YouTube 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=25m8...
Has the Epstein saga permanently ruptured President Trump’s hold on MAGA?
YouTube video by Michael Smerconish
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November 19, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Today's #poll question: Has the Epstein saga permanently ruptured President Trump’s hold on MAGA?
Listen to the #podcast 🎧 loom.ly/7l3hQnE
Cast your vote 🗳️ loom.ly/6Y9cBds
Watch the discussion on YouTube 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=25m8...
Listen to the #podcast 🎧 loom.ly/7l3hQnE
Cast your vote 🗳️ loom.ly/6Y9cBds
Watch the discussion on YouTube 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=25m8...
Yesterday's poll closed with 85.85% of 23,224 voters saying they predict a majority of Republican House members will vote to release the Epstein files.
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Click the links below to hear Michael's thoughts on the podcast and vote on today's poll! ⬇️
November 19, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Yesterday's poll closed with 85.85% of 23,224 voters saying they predict a majority of Republican House members will vote to release the Epstein files.
Click the links below to hear Michael's thoughts on the podcast and vote on today's poll! ⬇️
Click the links below to hear Michael's thoughts on the podcast and vote on today's poll! ⬇️