Ollie didn't really know much about this Baltar character, but being one of the city's richest young businessman, he liked to keep himself informed about the socio-political-economical state of his environment. Or, at least, he was trying to keep himself informed now. He used to not care about anything but partying.
But that was then. This was now. He wanted to hear both candidates platforms before he made any sort of decisions one way or the other.