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Category: The Farrell Report

Cover Story

Judge Kavanaugh v. Dr. Ford, Et. Al. and the Implosion of the SCOTUS Nomination

By Dr. Walter C. Farrell, Jr., PhD, M.S.P.H. Columnist

The Kavanaugh controversy has caused more professional and working-class women to reconsider their existing conditions and to begin to believe that electing more women to office will improve their overall fortunes.

Trump’s children, Ivanka, Don Jr., and Eric may be indicted for state and federal corruption crimes which would limit the ability of their father to pardon…

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Commentary

Will Sexual Assault Charge Against Kavanaugh, Etc. Help Dems in the Midterms?

By Dr. Walter C. Farrell, Jr., PhD, M.S.P.H. Columnist

In this age of #MeToo, there is an incandescent anger among women over the sexual harassment and assaults that they have been subjected to over the years, and they are preparing to strike back at the voting booths.

Recent polls show increased enthusiasm among Democrats as we approach the midterms, and they are being motivated to vote in high numbers based on the chaos…

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Commentary

Why Republicans Could Prevail in the 2018 Midterms

By Dr. Walter C. Farrell, Jr., PhD, M.S.P.H. Columnist

Republicans continue to march in lockstep behind the party agenda laid out by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and departing Speaker Paul Ryan. The Democrats are experiencing intra-party squabbles between its more liberal Progressive wing and the Party’s old-line leaders, and they continue to be unable to agree to rally behind a common plan for the future.

But Trump’s management of the economy remains a big plus for his base and the ‘silent majority’ of Americans who are pleased by his economic performance…

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Commentary

Woke and Unwoke Women and the 2018 Midterms

By Dr. Walter C. Farrell, Jr., PhD, M.S.P.H. Columnist

Presently, we have a whole new cadre of ‘Woke’ Democratic females who are turning social and political inequality on its head:

Bob Woodward’s new book, “Fear” may be a key factor in driving President Trump from office as his series of articles on the Watergate investigation (with…

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Cover Story

Democrats’ Midterm Conundrums

By Dr. Walter C. Farrell, Jr., PhD, M.S.P.H. Columnist

most disturbing are the Democratic leaders’ criticisms of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who toppled ten-term Congressman Joe Crowley, the fourth ranking member in the House Democratic caucus, in New York’s 14th District. They seem not to grasp that her focus on kitchen table issues was the key to her victory, and that they would do well to follow suit.

The enthusiasm polls show that Democrats lead Republicans by nine points (51 percent to 42 percent) for the upcoming midterms, a gap that should be viewed…

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Commentary

Trump’s Strategy of Politicizing Pardons and Commutations, Etc

By Dr. Walter C. Farrell, Jr., PhD, M.S.P.H. Columnist

By issuing a pardon and commutation to two well-known African American figures and forgiving loans of four HBCUs, it is hoped that black voter turnout in the midterm elections will be depressed as there will be less anger toward Trump. In addition, Democrats have yet to put forth a galvanizing message or coherent strategy to increase black enthusiasm to vote.

Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi, Democratic leaders in the U.S. Senate and House, respectively, have refrained from criticizing San Bernardino, California Deputy District Attorney Michael Selyem…

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Cover Story

An Open Letter to Senator Chuck Schumer and School Teachers

By Dr. Walter C. Farrell, Jr., PhD, M.S.P.H. Columnist

Since the rise of a substantial national, negative response to the Kavanaugh recommendation, Democrats in the trenches have been forced to turn to their own strategies without strong and coherent direction from Party leadership.

In Judge Kavanaugh, Trump has proof of the loyalty he demands of all his appointees given Kavanaugh’s service as an on-the-ground operative for President George W.…

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Commentary

Democrats Will Lose 2018 Midterms Unless …

By Dr. Walter C. Farrell, Jr., PhD, M.S.P.H. Columnist

Trump and his allies are marching across the nation like Sherman did through Georgia towards the end of the Civil War and Hitler through Europe in World War II. Democrats are in big trouble and refused to acknowledge their dire straits.

The nation’s rapidly changing demographics are proving to be more of a challenge for Democrats than for the Trump Republican Party. Democrats have been on a…

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Commentary

Donald Trump Has an ‘All American’ Winning Strategy

By Dr. Walter C. Farrell, Jr., PhD, M.S.P.H. Columnist

The Democrats need to accept the fact that they are not going to attract Trump voters by being politically mealy mouthed because the only way they attract Trump voters is to join them and champion their ideology. To carry on this idiotic practice while the majority of the Party is headed in a center-left direction is political suicide.

In the aftermath of these SCOTUS verdicts, Trump is becoming even more aggressive in establishing an imperial and authoritarian Presidency paralleling those of his four amigos:…

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Commentary

Teachers and Democrats Are Bending to Trump’s Will

By Dr. Walter C. Farrell, Jr., PhD, M.S.P.H. Columnist

Teachers and other educators are both opposing and joining efforts to eviscerate their profession. Since 2000, more than seventy majority white communities have tried to secede from large diverse school districts, primarily in the South, and more than fifty have succeeded.

In response to Trump’s recent binge on issuing pardons, Kwame Kilpatrick, the disgraced former African American Mayor of Detroit, who is currently serving an extensive prison…

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