Retiring U.S. Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) delivered a soft rebuke to his party on Wednesday, describing as a scare tactic some Republicans’ use of the migrant caravan in their final midterm election campaigning, the Tennessean reports.
Said Corker: “Let’s face it. We all know what’s happening. It’s all about revving up the base, using fear to stimulate people to come out at the polls.”
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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.
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