Ken Rudin is one of America’s foremost experts in politics and campaign history. He focuses on all aspects of politics, from presidential elections — with the primaries, national conventions, debates and general election — to the races for the House, Senate and state governors. He has analyzed every congressional race in the nation since 1984.For most of the past 20 years, Ken was the eyes and ears of National Public Radio’s political coverage in his position as NPR political editor and resident “Political Junkie.” That was interrupted only by a three-year stint (1994-97) as managing editor of the Hotline, a daily political newsletter.Ken now hosts the weekly Ken Rudin’s Political Junkie program, and is a contributor to many local and national public radio programs. Ken is also a columnist for the USA TODAY newspaper and website, and contributes to a few other publications.