Political Trade Secrets: Winning Campaigns | Elections | Politics
By Dustin Olson
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Political Trade Secrets goes behind the scenes of campaigns, elections, and media strategy to reveal how American politics really works. Join host Dustin Olson as he pulls back the curtain on campaign strategy, political messaging, and voter persuasion—offering insights used by top consultants from both sides of the aisle. Whether you’re a political professional, media strategist, or engaged citizen, you’ll get actionable takeaways on how power, strategy, and communication shape modern politics.
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🇺🇸 Last Full Measure of Devotion—Stories Behind Memorial Day
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May 21, 2026 |
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📊 PART TWO: Data-Driven Field Strategy: From the 2000 Florida Recount to the 2013 RNC Autopsy
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May 06, 2026 |
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👷♂️ Brand Politics—How Democrats Lost the Working Class & Why Latinos Are the New Soccer Moms
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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📊 PART ONE: Data-Driven Field Strategy: The Mechanics of Winning Elections & The Role Parties Play
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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⚖ Controlling the Narrative: What Politics Can Learn From Trial Attorneys
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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👥 How Field Operations Win Elections: Plus Organizing Presidential Debates, National Conventions, & Ballot Access
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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🗳 The Independent Strategy to Reshape the U.S. Senate: Can Independents Break the Two-Party System?
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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🫏 The Dem They Didn't Know What to Do With: What Really Happens in Southern Democratic Politics
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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📲 Politics in the Age of Algorithms: How Technology & Media Fragmentation Are Changing Elections
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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⭐ Raising Up Future Leaders of the Grand Opportunity Party
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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📊 Polling Club Strategy Session: Designing a Poll of America’s Political Strategists
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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📰 Breaking the News: Clicks, Chaos & Censorship—How Business Media Really Works
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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🪖 Life After the Military—The Challenges Veterans Face
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Legal Battles Shaping American Politics with Chris Murray
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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🎄 Ghosts of Christmas Past - Christmas & New Year’s in American History w/ Historic Storyteller J. Mark Powell
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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🦃 Surprising History & Politics of Thanksgiving w/ Author J. Mark Powell
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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🗳 2025 Off-Year Elections Preview: NYC, Virginia, New Jersey, & More!
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Government Shutdown Showdown... PLUS NYC Mayor's Race
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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🔮 Focus Groups, Courtrooms & the Future of the Democrat Party
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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🗽 Crime & the City—NEW NYC Mayoral Poll
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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🚨 Poll Briefing: America’s View on Iran Airstrikes, Israel-Iran Ceasefire & Trump Job Approval
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Top 2024 Issues: Focus on the Border w/ OH Sheriff-Elect Kurt Schneider
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Pennsylvania Swing State Focus: New Poll + PA-based Strategist Mark Harris Reveals What to Expect
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Polling 2024: What the Hell's Going on w/ Public Polls?
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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Revitalizing GOP's Ground Game: A Strategy Session w/ Matt Wylie
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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Celebrating America! Surprising History Trivia of our Independence Day w/ J. Mark Powell, Official Historian of the Political Trade Secrets Show
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Jul 02, 2021 |
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Ruth Edmonds, GOP Congressional Candidate & fmr. Columbus NAACP Pres. Shares Her Vision & Takes on Critical Race Theory, plus Our Powerful Maxim for Opportunity, & How to Watch Game Tape to Level Up
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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A Productive Way to Think about Border Security & Immigration | The History of Memorial Day | How Terrible is Kamala Harris? | You Need a System for Thank You's | Powerful Axiom: “What You Do Daily Gets Done”
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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🗺 Redistricting, the Census, & a New Congressional Map
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Jun 01, 2021 |
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How to Use Incentives & Disincentives for Strategy & Politics
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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Political Trade Secrets: How to Fight Fake News, Win Media Relations & Understand the News Landscape w/ Special Guest Brian DeRoy | ACB on the Court
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Nov 12, 2020 |
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Political Trade Secrets: Facebook Ad-mageddon w/ John Rogers of Torchlight Strategies and Andy Yates of RepublicanAds.com
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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Political Trade Secrets: We Speak w/ Pastor JC Church on Christians Leading in Politics | Presidential Debate Recap
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Nov 09, 2020 |
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Political Trade Secrets: How to Use the Olson Strategy Sweet Spot | Defining Fake News Fact-Checking
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Nov 06, 2020 |
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Political Trade Secrets: THE POSSIBILITY PRESIDENT: How Donald Trump Sees Possibilities Where Others Only See Constraints | Preview POTUS Debate 2
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Nov 05, 2020 |
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Political Trade Secrets: Using the Strategic Filter Known Known / Known Unknown / Unknown Unknown for Clarity & Innovation
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Nov 04, 2020 |
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Political Trade Secrets: How to Be an Informed Citizen and Fight Fake News
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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Political Trade Secrets: Dueling Town Halls for Dueling Realities in America & How Right was GOP about Scully & Debate Commission?
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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Political Trade Secrets: Perception is Reality: Burisma, Biden, & How Algorithms, AI, & Big Tech COULD Control Our Reality... And what this means for Political Leaders
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Oct 30, 2020 |
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Political Trade Secrets: Bad Decisions: The Joe Biden Story - Writer & Director Jason Meath Previews this Important Documentary
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Oct 29, 2020 |
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Political Trade Secrets: Surveying Key 2020 US Senate Races and How to Help
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Oct 28, 2020 |
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Political Trade Secrets: SCOTUS Nomination Hearings & How the Harris-Biden “Court Packing” Threat Would End America as We Know It
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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Political Trade Secrets: 3 Easy Steps to Improve Politics (at least your experience of it)
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Oct 26, 2020 |
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Political Trade Secrets: How to Manage a Candidate - Commissioner Mark Waller Gives a Candidate’s Perspective, and Much More!
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Oct 23, 2020 |
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Political Trade Secrets: Breaking Down the #VPDebate and the Nobody-Elected-You Commission on Presidential Debates
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Oct 22, 2020 |
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Political Trade Secrets: Previewing & Predicting the Undercard Debate & Figuring Out Your WHOLE Ballot #VPDebate
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Oct 21, 2020 |
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Political Trade Secrets: Special Guests John Wayne, Ronald Reagan, & Abe Lincoln explain Get-Out-the-Vote
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Oct 20, 2020 |
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Political Trade Secrets: Changing the Rules of the Game: How Democrats could create Permanent Power by Packing the Courts, Packing the Senate, and Packing the Presidency
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Oct 19, 2020 |
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Political Trade Secrets: The Yard Sign is Dead, Long Live the Yard Sign!!!
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Oct 16, 2020 |
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Political Trade Secrets: Dustin Olson is Joined by Co-host Sean Bartley to Break Down the Debate
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Oct 15, 2020 |
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Political Trade Secrets: Jeff Crank, Radio Host, Reformed Political Consultant, & Jack-of-all-Political Trades Talks About Candidate Recruitment & What Makes a Great Candidate
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Oct 14, 2020 |
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Political Trade Secrets: Jeff Crank, Radio Host & Jack of all Political Trades (Congressional Staffer & Candidate, Political Strategist, Chamber Exec, etc.) Shares Secrets of Success
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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Political Trade Secrets: 2020 Presidential Debate Preview, Debate Prep Basics & much more!
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Oct 12, 2020 |
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Political Trade Secrets w/ Dustin Olson: Lee Vasche w/ a Grassfire Polling Report on Hidden Trump Voters
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Oct 09, 2020 |
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Political Trade Secrets: John Rogers - The Wizard of the NRCC on Data, Polling, & What Sets Candidates Apart (Part 2)
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Oct 08, 2020 |
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Political Trade Secrets: John Rogers - The Wizard of the NRCC on Data, Polling, & What Sets Candidates Apart (Part 1)
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Oct 07, 2020 |
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Political Trade Secrets: Paige Marriott Talks National Fundraising & Helping Donors Make a Difference
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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Political Trade Secrets: Drew Ryun on Grassroots & Canvassing Technology
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Oct 05, 2020 |
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Bill Greener P1, Effective Messaging & the Evolution of Political Communication
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Aug 22, 2017 |
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Creating the Money Shot P2: Doug Lane on Staging Presidential Events
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Oct 25, 2016 |
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Creating the Money Shot P1: Doug Lane on Staging Presidential Events
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Oct 18, 2016 |
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Wayne Laugesen P2: How to Ace a Newspaper Endorsement Interview
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Nov 24, 2015 |
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Josh Kraushaar: A National Political Reporter on How Politicians Could Better Work w/ the Media
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Nov 17, 2015 |
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Wayne Laugesen P1: Inside Look at Newspaper Editorial Pages
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Nov 11, 2015 |
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MVP: How Jack Kemp, Pro-Football Quarterback , Changed America
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Oct 08, 2015 |
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Answering Listener Questions w/ Sean Bartley
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Sep 10, 2015 |
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TJ Walker on Media Training & the 1st 2016 GOP Presidential Debate
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Sep 03, 2015 |
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David Flaherty P2: How to Conduct & Effectively Use Polls
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Aug 31, 2015 |
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David Flaherty P1: Pollster Lays Out How Polling Works
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Aug 27, 2015 |
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Joe Fuld Answers "Are you ready to run?" & Explains How to Become a Political Consultant
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Aug 24, 2015 |
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Barney Keller: A Day in the Life of a Communications Director
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Aug 20, 2015 |
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Lee Vasche P2: How to Successfully Petition on the Ballot
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Aug 17, 2015 |
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Bradley Crate: Importance of campaign finance laws, treasury, and keeping yourself out of trouble
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Aug 13, 2015 |
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Lee Vasche P1: Good Grassroots, Micro-targeting, and Getting the Most out of Your Polling
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Aug 10, 2015 |