{"id":5223,"date":"2024-01-25T08:01:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T08:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/264-michael-smerconish-new-hampshire-post-mortem-jason-kelce-for-president-haleys-independent-appeal-playing-for-qb2-who-trump-might-pick-for-vp-dean-phillips-blah-the-2024-wil\/"},"modified":"2024-01-25T11:51:28","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T11:51:28","slug":"264-michael-smerconish-new-hampshire-post-mortem-jason-kelce-for-president-haleys-independent-appeal-playing-for-qb2-who-trump-might-pick-for-vp-dean-phillips-blah-the-2024-wil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/264-michael-smerconish-new-hampshire-post-mortem-jason-kelce-for-president-haleys-independent-appeal-playing-for-qb2-who-trump-might-pick-for-vp-dean-phillips-blah-the-2024-wil\/","title":{"rendered":"264. Michael Smerconish. New Hampshire Post-Mortem. Jason Kelce for President!? Haley\u2019s Independent Appeal &amp; Playing for QB2. Who Trump Might Pick for VP. Dean Phillips: Blah. The 2024 Wild Cards: RFK Jr, No Labels &amp; Independents. Super Bowl Predictions!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IA-264-MAIL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5225\" \/><br \/>\n<div class=\"embed-responsive  embed-responsive-16by9\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DtWT2jYkAxA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" class=\" embed-responsive-item\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=ANA4633440395\" width=\"100%\" height=\"210\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The New Hampshire primary is over\u2013and independents were a huge factor. Just as they will be in the general election in November. Who did they vote for? What do they care about? And who can appeal to them now\u2014and in the future? And what\u2019s next for Nikki Haley, Trump, Biden and the rest in this chaotic sprint to the summer nominating conventions?<\/p>\n<p>Michael Smerconish (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/smerconish\">@Smerconish<\/a> is back on IA to chop it up with Paul on all that. And, to rip into Jason Kelce\u2019s shirtless emergence as America\u2019s man of the people (and what it reveals\u2013heh heh\u2013about our politics in 2024), why more voters aren\u2019t responding to Dean Phillips, why so many are responding to RFK Jr, who is on the bench for the Dems and Republicans, who can galvanize all this independent energy, and who\u2019s gonna win the Super Bowl??? We\u2019re digging into all of it in a fast and fun episode with your two favorite outspoken, bald and bearded, independent, white guys!<\/p>\n<p>Michael Smerconish is a longtime political commentator, radio host, TV host, best-selling author, and maybe the single most high profile political independent in the media. A guy who has served as a guest host for voices on all sides of the political spectrum. He\u2019s been a guest host for Chris Matthews AND for Bill O\u2019Reilly. For Chris Cuomo AND for Glen Beck. And he\u2019s the host of his own SiriusXM radio and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/shows\/smerconish\">CNN TV show<\/a>. And Paul Rieckhoff\u2019s stunt double! You can learn more and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smerconish.com\/\">subscribe to his free daily newsletter here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Every episode of <em>Independent Americans<\/em> hosted by Paul Rieckhoff (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaulRieckhoff\">@PaulRieckhoff<\/a>) provides light to contrast the heat. It\u2019s independent content for independent Americans. And every episode delivers a dose of the <a href=\"https:\/\/righteous.us\/\">Righteous Media<\/a> 5 Is: independence, integrity, information, inspiration and impact. This is another insightful pod to help you stay vigilant. Because vigilance is the price of democracy. In these trying times especially, <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/\"><em>Independent Americans<\/em><\/a> will continue to be your trusted place for independent news, politics, inspiration and hope.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Stay vigilant, America.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>-Check out Michael\u2019s previous appearance here: <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/151-michael-smerconish-defining-independent-analyzing-independent-candidates-from-gary-johnson-to-bloomberg-to-schwarzenegger-to-yang-how-to-be-independent-in-media-how-fked-is-bid\/\">Episode 151<\/a><\/p>\n<p>-Get extra content, connect with guests, attend exclusive events, get merch discounts and support this critical show that speaks truth to power by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/independentamericans\/posts\"> joining us on Patreon<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/DtWT2jYkAxA\">-Watch the full video of this conversation with Paul and Michael here.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>-Check the hashtag #LookForTheHelpers on Twitter. And share yours.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>-Find us on social media or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independentamericans.us\">http:\/\/www.IndependentAmericans.us<\/a>\u2013where you can also grab some cool IA gear. <em>Independent Americans <\/em>is powered by Righteous Media.<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/megaphone.fm\/adchoices\">megaphone.fm\/adchoices<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New Hampshire primary is over\u2013and independents were a huge factor. Just as they will be in the general election in November. Who did they vote for? What do they care about? And who can appeal to them now\u2014and in the future? And what\u2019s next for Nikki Haley, Trump, Biden and the rest in this&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/264-michael-smerconish-new-hampshire-post-mortem-jason-kelce-for-president-haleys-independent-appeal-playing-for-qb2-who-trump-might-pick-for-vp-dean-phillips-blah-the-2024-wil\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">264. Michael Smerconish. New Hampshire Post-Mortem. Jason Kelce for President!? Haley\u2019s Independent Appeal &amp; Playing for QB2. Who Trump Might Pick for VP. Dean Phillips: Blah. The 2024 Wild Cards: RFK Jr, No Labels &amp; Independents. Super Bowl Predictions!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5224,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-episodes","entry"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/74e95f.jpg",1400,1400,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/74e95f.jpg",1400,1400,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/74e95f.jpg",1400,1400,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/74e95f-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/74e95f-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/74e95f-1024x1024.jpg",750,750,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/74e95f.jpg",1400,1400,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/74e95f.jpg",1400,1400,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/74e95f.jpg",1400,1400,false]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/author\/admin\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/category\/episodes\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Episodes<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"The New Hampshire primary is over\u2013and independents were a huge factor. 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