Ken Rudin's Political Junkie

Ken Rudin's Political Junkie


Latest Episodes

Episode #402: Murphy’s Law — On Romney, Haley And The Debates
September 25, 2023

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. And Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) has been indicted.

Episode #401: From The Archives, Gone, But Not Forgotten
September 09, 2023

Interviews with two political guests who died last week, Democrat Bill Richardson and Republican Gerald Carmen, are repeated in this episode.

Episode #400: Larry Hogan’s Heroes
August 25, 2023

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan talks about Donald Trump, the GOP debate, his future plans, and memories of his father, who courageously supported Nixon's impeachment in 1974.

Episode #399: Senate Health and Politics
August 17, 2023

Looking at the health -- and the political jockeying -- regarding Senators Mitch McConnell and Dianne Feinstein. Plus: Another Trump indictment and the first GOP debate on the way.

Episode #398: Kevin Can’t Wait
January 12, 2023

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 election at the RNC to determine whether incumbent

Episode #397: Sinema Vérité
December 15, 2022

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, Kevin McCarthy battles his right flank to become th

Episode #396: 51 Or 50, And Fight
November 30, 2022

A look ahead to next week's Senate runoff in Georgia. Plus, thoughts about Trump's dinner with two anti-semites.

Episode #395: Trump’s Problems, Pelosi’s Decision And A 2022 Wrap
November 23, 2022

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 of the 2022 midterms.

Episode #394: Women Yes, Abortion Rights Maybe
October 30, 2022

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 of abortion rights. And reporter Bill Salisbury r

Episode #393: Keystone State May Be Key To Senate Majority
October 22, 2022

A detailed look of the Pennsylvania Senate race by Jonathan Tamari of the Philadelphia Inquirer. And Jacob Rubashkin of Inside Elections lays out the themes of the 2022 midterm elections.