{"podcast":{"title":"Beyond the Polls with Henry Olsen","slug":"beyond-the-polls-with-henry-olsen-1207991","podcast_index_feed_id":1207991,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5817286/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://ricochet.com/series/beyond-the-polls-with-henry-olsen/","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9d698a06993577e393b01fec76b11092.jpg","author":"Ricochet","episode_count":170,"summary":"Each week Henry Olsen, columnist and senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, will talk about the presidential and congressional races with leading political journalists and analysts, people who are out in the field and won't give you media spin. Find out who's leading the pack and who's an also-ran, with Beyond the Polls with Henry Olsen. Listen to Beyond the Polls with Henry Olsen , along with more than 40 other original podcasts, at Ricochet.com . No paid subscription required.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-04T06:18:53.956013+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-the-polls-with-henry-olsen-1207991"},"episode":{"title":"America's Dairyland or the Progressives' Fairyland?","slug":"america-s-dairyland-or-the-progressives-fairyland","published_at":"2026-08-06T17:47:01+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-the-polls-with-henry-olsen-1207991/america-s-dairyland-or-the-progressives-fairyland","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-the-polls-with-henry-olsen-1207991","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/america-s-dairyland-or-the-progressives-fairyland--73569818","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/3808868/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73569818/beyond_the_polls_137.mp3","summary":"The Wisconsin state motto is one word: Forward. And after Tuesday's primary in Michigan, we're reminded again that the progressive left has the momentum in the Democratic Party. To dive into what this left-wing insurgency means for Wisconsin, Henry brings back the Badger State's premier election analyst, Craig Gilbert. Craig explains how Democratic Socialist gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong benefited from opponents' imploded campaigns, moving from fourth (at best) to the top of the field. He and Henry look to the coming general in Wisconsin 3, where Rebecca Cooke is expected to challenge Republican Derrick Van Orden in a rematch. They also consider how the Democrats' leftward lunge may give Tom Tiffany a better shot than previously thought, given his rural House district (Wisconsin 7) and Trump's low approval. Plus, Henry heads to Michigan and beyond to explain that the DSA's moment has come—before imparting some advice to the ambitious within its ranks who might seek the presidency. And, finally, we inspect another ad from Darline Graham, who seems ready to state some positions. Be sure to sign up for Henry's weekly newsletter, Margin of Victory , for his insights every Wednesday!","meta_description":"The Wisconsin state motto is one word: Forward. And after Tuesday's primary in Michigan, we're reminded again that the progressive left has the momentum i…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3484,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/beyond-the-polls-with-henry-olsen-1207991/episodes/america-s-dairyland-or-the-progressives-fairyland/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-the-polls-with-henry-olsen-1207991/america-s-dairyland-or-the-progressives-fairyland.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}