Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
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Ken Rudin's Political Junkie
Essential political news, analysis and history with veteran political analyst Ken Rudin.
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Episode #424: The Tragedy Of Joe Biden
A new book talks about how Joe Biden's stubbornness -- and insistence that only he could defeat Donald Trump -- kept him in the race longer than he sh...
Episode #423: Dick Durbin’s 44 Years Of Service
Sen. Dick Durbin's retirement opens up a safe Democratic seat -- and a spot in the Senate leadership. PLUS: George Santos heads to prison, Donald Tr...
Episode #422: How Mitch McConnell Enabled The Party Takeover By Donald
Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell is retiring next year, ending a long career in which he united Republicans against Democratic presidents and whose relat...
Episode #421: The Consoler In Chief
Past presidents have been able to take tragic events and try to console distraught Americans. Not Donald Trump. Plus: An open Senate race in Michiga...
Episode #420: Decency And Civility, Then And Now
Trump's election opened up two Senate seats, in Ohio and Florida, that have been since filled by Republican governors. And is our sadness about Jimmy...
Episode #419: Trump Won, And His Cabinet Choices Prove It
The election is over, Trump won, and now the Senate has to confirm (or not) some extraordinary Cabinet choices. Also: Who will succeed Marco Rubio in...
Episode #418: Butte And The Beast
A look at two races on the ballot next month that have national implications: Montana Senate and North Carolina governor. Plus, two vice presidentia...
Episode #417: The Unfathomable Rise Of Kamala Harris
How Kamala Harris went from the battles of California politics to the possibility of becoming the 47th President of the United States.
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Episode #416: I’d Walk A Mile For A Kamala
How a bad debate performance by President Biden helped lead to Kamala Harris becoming the (likely) Democratic nominee for president. And a farewell t...
Episode #415: The Debate — Cui Bono?
Setting up next week's CNN debate between Biden and Trump. Predicting Trump's running mate. And a look at some GOP VP picks that sometimes -- but no...
Episode #414: Trump Law, Meet Murphy’s Law
Republican strategist Mike Murphy, a leading anti-Trump voice in the party, discusses the state of politics and a new look at the presidential race in...
Episode #413: Maryland Has A Thriller, Farewell To Pete, And A Ruff Ending For Kristi
Democrats are experiencing an increasingly bitter battle for a Maryland Senate seat that suddenly seems competitive. Plus, Kristi Noem destroys her o...
Episode #412: Old McDaniel Told A Lie
How the Ronna McDaniel hiring turned NBC News into knots and revived the question about the advisability of hiring partisan voices on network news. A...
Episode #411: A Sense Of Yuma After Sinema’s Departure
A review of the Arizona Senate race following the departure of incumbent Kyrsten Sinema. And a look at the key results from Super Tuesday. Plus, a r...
Episode #410: California Girls (And Guys)
A look ahead towards Tuesday's primary to fill the Senate seat long held by the late Dianne Feinstein. Plus: Age and Biden, Sanity and Trump, and a...
Episode #409: Swift Paranoia Taylor-Made For MAGA
Rumors that Taylor Swift might endorse Joe Biden has led conservatives to lose their minds. And a look at Tuesday's congressional race on New York's...
Episode #408: New Hampshire, Where Trump Came, Saw and Concord?
The latest in the Republican and Democratic contests in New Hampshire.
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Episode #407: Farewell To 2023, Bracing For 2024
It's a review of 2023 and a look ahead to 2024 with NPR's Ron Elving.
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Episode #406: Farewell To The Trailblazers
We hear from the biographers of two trailblazers who have left us, former First Lady Rosalynn Carter and former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Con...
Episode #405: Pence Is Out; Is Choice In?
Election Day is on Tuesday, and we look at the race for governor in Kentucky and the battle for the state legislature in Virginia. Plus, Mike Pence i...
Episode #404: Master Of The House (For Now)
The ousting of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and replacing him, finally, with Mike Johnson, sets up two conversations this week: One, with a former Ca...
Episode #403: Goodbye To DiFi … And Kevin Too
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), the longest serving woman in the history of the Senate and a trailblazer for women, has died at the age of 90. And Kevi...
Episode #402: Murphy’s Law — On Romney, Haley And The Debates
GOP strategist Mike Murphy on Mitt Romney, Nikki Haley and this week's second Republican debate. We explore what's behind the Impeach Biden effort....
Episode #401: From The Archives, Gone, But Not Forgotten
Interviews with two political guests who died last week, Democrat Bill Richardson and Republican Gerald Carmen, are repeated in this episode.
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Episode #400: Larry Hogan’s Heroes
Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan talks about Donald Trump, the GOP debate, his future plans, and memories of his father, who courageously supported Ni...
Episode #399: Senate Health and Politics
Looking at the health -- and the political jockeying -- regarding Senators Mitch McConnell and Dianne Feinstein. Plus: Another Trump indictment and...
Episode #398: Kevin Can’t Wait
A look at Kevin McCarthy's victory to be Speaker of the House, which took 15 ballots -- the most since before the Civil War. We set up this month's e...
Episode #397: Sinema Vérité
A look at the decision by Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) to leave her party and become an independent, and a look at other Senate party switches. Plus, K...
Episode #396: 51 Or 50, And Fight
A look ahead to next week's Senate runoff in Georgia. Plus, thoughts about Trump's dinner with two anti-semites.
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Episode #395: Trump’s Problems, Pelosi’s Decision And A 2022 Wrap
Donald Trump is running but the Justice Department may not let him get far. Nancy Pelosi is stepping down, but she's not going far. And what to make...
Episode #394: Women Yes, Abortion Rights Maybe
Debbie Walsh of the Center for American Women and Politics reviews the women who will be on the ballot on Nov. 8th ... not all of whom are supporters...
Episode #393: Keystone State May Be Key To Senate Majority
A detailed look of the Pennsylvania Senate race by Jonathan Tamari of the Philadelphia Inquirer. And Jacob Rubashkin of Inside Elections lays out the...
Episode #392: O Father, Where Art Thou?
Reports on two key races this year, the Senate contest in Georgia (where GOP candidate Herschel Walker finds himself in a growing list of controversie...
Episode #391: She Has Everything But The Voters
Wyoming Sen. Alan Simpson talks about his close friend, Rep. Liz Cheney, and her chances in the August 16th primary for renomination.
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Episode #390: A Risk Of Failin’ For Cheney And Palin
The political future of two well-known Republican women -- Liz Cheney and Sarah Palin -- will be determined by the voters next month.
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Episode #389: The Facts Are There. Is Anyone Listening?
Some thoughts about what we saw and heard from the January 6th committee last Thursday, designed to find out who was responsible for the planning and...
Episode #388: Is Trump The Wizard For Oz? And Whither Cawthorn?
Five states are holding primaries on May 17th, with Pennsylvania and North Carolina taking top bill.
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Episode #387: Trump’s Endorsements, Many Of Them Real People
We explore the effect of Donald Trump's endorsements. A look at the upcoming Georgia primaries. And we remember the late Orrin Hatch, the longest se...
Episode #386: Testing The Leadership’s Patience
Claims made by freshman Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) may have gone too far for the House Republican leadership to support his re-election. We look at...
Episode #385: Alaska’s Not Jolly Not Green Giant
A look at the career of the late Rep. Don Young (R-AK), the longest serving Republican in the history of Congress. And a review of a recent Ohio GOP...