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Hakeem Jeffries Meeting with Jared Kushner Is Like Bill Clinton Rebuking Sister Souljah. It’s Smart Politics

Friday, August 28, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Hakeem Jeffries is catching hell for meeting Jared Kushner. But iPINIONS urges Democrats confusing political contact with ideological betrayal to remember Bill Clinton’s Sister Souljah moment. Governing requires negotiating with people you despise, resisting purity tests, and keeping your eye on the gavel. Read my full take on Substack: https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/hakeem-jeffries-meeting-with-jared Read more.

Mamdani Shows Why Establishment Democrats Fear Democratic Socialists More Than MAGA

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Zohran Mamdani’s New York sweep proves Democratic Socialists are doing more than making noise. iPINIONS argues that they’re turning insurgent energy into institutional power, forcing establishment Democrats to confront a threat MAGA never posed in deep-blue districts: Democratic replacement from within. Read my full take on Substack: https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/mamdani-shows-why-establishment-democrats Read more.

Democrats Want a Left-Wing Joe Rogan. That’s a Dumb Idea.

Monday, June 16, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Democrats are wasting millions trying to manufacture a “left-wing Joe Rogan” to win over disaffected White men. That’s not a strategy. It’s surrender. And the irony is almost too rich to stomach. iPINONS thinks chasing the Archie Bunker vote is a losing game for a party that once stood for civil rights and women’s liberation.… Read more.

Harris-Cooper 2024: That’s the Ticket!

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 6:16 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

The attempted assassination of former president and 2024 Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, coupled with Joe Biden’s sudden withdrawal from his reelection campaign, already made this a summer to remember. Now, Vice President Kamala Harris becoming the new Democratic nominee risks political sensory overload. The VP countdown President Biden led Democratic politicians, donors, and activists… Read more.

I Urged Biden to Channel Washington, He’s Channeling Trump Instead

Sunday, July 21, 2024 at 7:33 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Biden channeling Trump Biden’s Trumpian delusions of indispensability are frustrating efforts to get him to withdraw. He stubbornly ignored private entreaties to do so gracefully. Now there’s a farcical mutiny afoot. But, with all due respect to Obama, Pelosi, Schumer, and others, they should have made their entreaties in November 2022 — after Biden’s blue… Read more.

Presidential Debate Has Democrats Calling for Biden to Resign

Friday, June 28, 2024 at 10:43 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Democrats in panic Mere seconds after last night’s debate, every reporter and pundit on CNN shared how their phones were “blowing up” with messages from Democratic politicians, donors, and organizers. They were all panicking, bemoaning their party’s fate if Joe Biden remained at the top of their ticket for the November General Election. Thomas Friedman… Read more.

Blacks and Latinos for Trump: As Dystopian as American Politics Can Get

Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at 11:31 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Trump’s perverse appeal to Blacks and Latinos  Black and Latino men are signaling their intent to vote for Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election. Polling to this effect suggests a narrative. It’s as bizarre as it is troubling.  But they aren’t interested in Trump’s policies. They probably know nothing about them. Instead, Black and… Read more.

Kyrsten Sinema Leaves the Democratic Party to Maintain the Center of Attention in the Senate

Friday, December 9, 2022 at 8:14 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Kyrsten Sinema spent much of the last session of Congress trying to upstage Joe Manchin. Manchin prides himself on being the only senator Democrats, including President Biden, must lobby to pass signature legislation. Sinema wants to be that senator and then some. Sinema Leaves the Democratic Party Sinema has decided that becoming an Independent is the best… Read more.

Hakeem Jeffries Taking the Torch of Leadership Would Make Even JFK Proud…

Friday, November 18, 2022 at 10:36 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

I published the post-election post “Trump Turns Republican Red Wave Blue for Democrats” on November 9. In it, I advised President Biden to deliver the very speech Speaker Pelosi delivered yesterday. The putative sub-heading for that post is, “Now is the time to go, Joe.” Because I urged Biden to announce that he’s passing the torch to… Read more.

To Joe Biden: On Cutting Joe Manchin Down to Size

Monday, May 3, 2021 at 6:23 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

All of Washington is marveling at how Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia has the Democratic Party twisting itself into pretzels trying to appease his “moderate” sense and sensibilities. To put it charitably, this is playing out like the idiomatic tail wagging the dog. After all, despite this appeasement, Manchin is pooh-poohing the likelihood he’ll… Read more.