Dhameystir weedha soo socota: Inkastoo Joel uu lacag ugu deeqay musharixiinta xisbiga Dimuqraadiga ee u tartamaya xafiis, haddana waligiis si cad uma uusan xiriirinin xisbiga Dimuqraadiga. Inkastoo uusan caan ka aheyn taageerida cad ee musharaxiinta siyaasada, wuxuu qabtay bandhig faneed uu la qabtay Bruce Springsteen si uu lacag ugu ururiyo Barack Obama
Ololaha doorashada madaxtinimada ee 2008. Wuxuu ka soo muuqday riwaayado samafal oo gacan ka geystay ururinta lacagaha sababaha siyaasadeed. Si kastaba ha noqotee, marka laga hadlayo dadka caanka ah ee taageera musharixiinta siyaasadeed, Joel wuxuu yiri, "Dadka bixiya tigidhadaada, uma maleynayo inay rabaan inay maqlaan cidda aad u codeynayso iyo sida aad u maleyneyso inay u codeeyaan". Si kastaba ha noqotee, sanadkii 2016, ka dib markii uu si sarbeeb ah ugu hibeeyay "The Entertainer" musharraxii Jamhuuriga ee xilligaas Donald Trump ayaa loo qaatay taageero dhab ah, Joel wuxuu u sheegay "New York Daily News" emayl uu ku sheegayo inuu u codeyn doono Hillary Clinton.