Who Is Going to Win the 2024 U.S. Elections? | Henry Olsen

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Demetri Kofinas

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🗓️ 4 November 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

In Episode 387 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with political analyst, author, and host of “Beyond the Polls,” Henry Olsen about the state of the 2024 presidential race and what to expect from what could be the most contested election in American history.

Henry tells us how each candidate is performing in the key swing states and districts that will determine this election, the frequency of early voting and how it compares to 2020, and shares his views on other predictive metrics that he is paying close attention to.

Henry believes that this election could be even closer than the one in 2000 between George W. Bush and Al Gore, an election that was ultimately determined by a narrow margin of 537 votes, along with a ruling by the Florida Supreme court to suspend any further recounts. The country is in a very different place today than it was two decades ago, and how any remotely similar scenario would play out this time is truly anyone’s guess.

Olsen and Kofinas also discuss the economic repercussions of a Trump victory, the role of J.D. Vance as a potentially transformational figure in Republican politics, the effect that a loss on the part of the Democrats would have on their party’s realignment, and much more.

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Episode Recorded on 10/31/2024

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0:00.0	What's up, everybody?
0:02.0	My name is Demetri Gaffinus, and you're listening to Hidden Forces,
0:06.0	a podcast that inspires investors, entrepreneurs and everyday citizens,
0:12.0	to challenge consensus narratives, and learn how to think critically
0:16.0	about the systems of power shaping our world.
0:19.0	My guest in this episode of Hidden Forces is Henry Olson,
0:22.7	author of Working Class Republican and The Four Faces of the Republican Party. He's a columnist
0:28.7	for the Washington Post and hosts the weekly podcast Beyond the Polls, where he speaks with
0:33.2	leading political journalists and analysts about American politics and its presidential and
0:38.6	congressional races. I asked Henry back on the podcast just a few days before the election
0:43.9	in order to get a final tally of where the race stands at this moment. We discuss how each
0:49.8	candidate is performing in the key swing states and districts that will determine this election,
0:55.1	what we're seeing in terms of early voting and how it compares to 2020, along with other key metrics
1:00.7	that he and his fellow analysts and insiders are paying closest attention to. Henry thinks that
1:06.4	there is a good chance this election could be even closer than the one in 2000 between George W. Bush
1:13.2	and Al Gore, an election that was ultimately determined by a narrow margin of just 537 votes,
1:20.3	along with a ruling by the Florida Supreme Court to suspend any further recounts.
1:25.2	The country is in a very different place today than it was two decades ago.
1:29.2	And how any remotely similar scenario would play out this time is truly anyone's guess.
1:35.2	We also discuss the economic repercussions of a Trump victory, the role of J.D. Vance as a
1:40.2	potentially transformative figure in Republican politics, the effect that a loss on the part of the Democrats would have
1:46.0	on their party's realignment, and much more.
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