Mitt Romney paid for automated telephone calls in Iowa accusing rival Rick Perry of contributing to illegal immigration, the AP reports.
The call is the first paid attack by Romney on Perry.
Save to FavoritesMitt Romney paid for automated telephone calls in Iowa accusing rival Rick Perry of contributing to illegal immigration, the AP reports.
The call is the first paid attack by Romney on Perry.
Save to Favorites“Donald Trump’s political operation has been taking extraordinary measures in a bid to stay financially competitive with Vice President Kamala Harris, deploying aggressive and creative accounting strategies that test the…
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (R) filed a lawsuit against CNN and a porn store employee in which he admits that he frequented a Greensboro porn store to “bring…
Donald Trump weighed in on the new movie The Apprentice, calling it a “cheap, defamatory and politically disgusting hatchet job,” Deadline reports. Save to Favorites
John Heilemann: “The target audience for the next three weeks contains essentially no one who watches Fox News or MSNBC or reads the Times, the Post, the Daily Dish (or…
“Just a former president suggesting he’ll use the military against his fellow citizens for exercising their freedom of speech. Nothing to worry about, folks. Seriously, when is he gonna grow…
A new AARP poll in Michigan finds Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are tied among likely voters in a multi-candidate field, 46% to 46%. Key finding: “Since our August poll,…
“With just weeks left in the 2024 presidential contest, Donald Trump already has plans in place to aggressively challenge the election results if he fails to defeat Vice President Kamala…
“The Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a lower court ruling from Pennsylvania that allowed residents under 21 to carry firearms in public, though the justices declined for now to hear…
Donald Trump’s town hall event in Pennsylvania last night began with softball questions and meandering answers. Then it turned absolutely bonkers. Join now to continue reading. Members get exclusive analysis,…
“Donald Trump has again asked an appeals court to transfer his New York criminal hush money case to federal court, reigniting an effort to stall his sentencing or throw out…
“The Senate Leadership Fund is dumping another $10.5 million in Michigan to bolster former Rep. Mike Rogers in his bid for Senate,” Axios reports. “All signs are pointing to the…
The news media tends to avoid using the term “fascist” to describe political leaders, particularly due to the sensitive historical comparisons it invokes with figures like Adolf Hitler. That’s what…
“The co-manager of Donald Trump’s White House campaign has raked in $22 million and counting from the Republican nominee’s political operation in just two years,” the Daily Beast reports. “Chris…
Time: “Over the decades, the book has come to include ready-made orders to suspend habeas corpus, the ancient and bedrock principle that those arrested appear before a judge, put parts…
A new Yale Youth poll finds Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump among voters under age 30, 56% to 35%. For comparison, Joe Biden won this age group by 60% to…
“The Senate Majority PAC (SMP) raised $119 million in the third quarter, leaving it with $109 million at the beginning of this month to try to keep Senate Majority Leader…
Tom Nichols: “The term fascism has been so overused as a denunciation that many people have understandably tuned it out. But every American should be shocked to hear a presidential…
“An attempt to invalidate new Georgia election rules goes to court Tuesday, including an election night hand-count verification of the number of ballots cast,” the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports. Save…
“A group of Republican donors and operatives has been the hidden hand behind some of this campaign’s most controversial advertisements attacking Kamala Harris and bolstering Donald Trump,” the New York…
Dan Pfeiffer: “With the exception of talented communicators like Pete Buttigieg and Gavin Newsom, I urge Democrats to avoid doing interviews on Fox News. The audience is relatively small, and…
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.
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