Donald Trump clarified through the Washington Post that he never had a relationship with a woman during in his bachelor days who later had an abortion.
Said Trump: “The answer is ‘no.'”
Trump repeated talked about the “respect” he has for women, how he has a proven track record for hiring them — and that he didn’t think New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd was serious when she asked that question about abortion.
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Taegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.
Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.
Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.
Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.
Goddard is the owner of Goddard Media LLC.