Democratic primaries 2020
Sanders, Trump and the populist juju
‘Bernie beats Trump! Bernie beats Trump!’ That’s what Bernie Sanders’s fans keep chanting, and they have the polls to prove…
Why the #NeverBernie efforts fell flat in South Carolina
Last night, as expected, Bernie Sanders’s status as the front-runner invited a pile-on of attacks from the other candidates for…
Bless their hearts: every Democrat is a loser in South Carolina
Former South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg said at least one accurate thing in South Carolina on Tuesday night: ‘Russia doesn’t…
A bare knuckles fight between Bernie, Bloomberg and Trump
The Nevada caucuses confirm that Sen. Amy Klobuchar has clung to the ledge by her fingernails as long as she…
Global warning: 2020 Dems are floundering on foreign policy
This article is in The Spectator’s March 2020 US edition. Subscribe here. What would a Michael Bloomberg foreign policy look like? A…
Bernie Sanders is The Corbynizer
This article is in The Spectator’s March 2020 US edition. Subscribe here. Historians of the future, if there are any, will note…
What if Bernie actually wins the nomination?
Bernie Sanders has a long way to go yet before he locks up the Democratic nomination. He fell short of…
Bloomberg isn’t beaten
The sub-tweeters and thumb-twitchers are writing Michael Bloomberg’s political obituary after his admittedly less than thrilling turn in Las Vegas,…
Hinden-Bloomberg: NYC mayor goes up in flames at Vegas debate
Former New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg got a taste of front-runner status on Wednesday night, getting absolutely walloped by…
Struggling Democrats hit the wrong targets in Nevada
Unlike the previous snoozers where all the candidates pretended to like each other, the debate in Nevada ahead of their…
Bloomberg is a bigger threat to democratic norms than Trump
Mike Bloomberg publicly admitted just a few years ago that he ‘couldn’t win’ the presidency because his political program would…
Democrat blues: the leadership fears and loathes the grassroots
This article is in The Spectator’s March 2020 US edition. Subscribe here. ‘Today, I’m reflecting on the three years we’ve spent…
Sanders and Bloomberg take the American Jewish feud public
You wait decades for a Jewish candidate for the White House, and then two come along at once — like…
Joe Biden should do town halls forever
While a successful politician in many ways, Joe Biden’s attempts to become president are marked by quite a severe flaw…
Reports of the death of the Biden campaign have been greatly exaggerated
Joe Biden has blown it. His era is over. The obsequies for his campaign are pouring in. Michael Hirsh in Foreign…
Is Trump scared of Crazy Bernie?
Manchester, New Hampshire Democrats almost all agree that Donald Trump is ruining America and must be removed from the White…
Good riddance to Yang — and Biden
Now that ‘entrepreneur’ Andrew Yang has ended his presidential campaign, can we all admit what a sad commentary on the…
Bernie wins New Hampshire — and Klobuchar replaces Warren as the race’s leading lady
Two big stories have emerged from New Hampshire. The first is not surprising: Bernie Sanders looks like he’ll win. The…
Elizabeth Warren’s trail of tears
Elizabeth Warren will soon be gone, a victim of her faux personality, her failure at identity politics, her badgering, eat-your-spinach…
No presidency for old men
What a thrill! Last night, I was dining with a friend in Piccola Italia, a charming restaurant in Manchester, New…
James Carville is right. He’s also to blame
James Carville, the ragin’ cajun, former Democratic strategist and adviser to Bill Clinton, is hot. Carville has been making the…
Pete Buttigieg isn’t going to win
I see that various pundits are competing to write the political epitaph for Joe ‘son-of-a-bitch‘ Biden. That’s entirely understandable. It’s been…
Iowa offers more questions than answers
The results from Iowa are still trickling in, but however much confusion there is in Des Moines, the choices that…
No one saw Pete Buttigieg coming except himself
Small wonder that Joe Biden skedaddled out of Iowa as fast as he could to New Hampshire. It looks like…
NeverTrump 2020 died in Iowa
In a night that saw a nightmare ending (or beginning) for the Democratic party in Iowa, one thing became resoundingly…
