Last week, the Obama re-election campaign trumpeted the fact that Osama bin Laden is dead. This week, they release a new video pointing out that “General Motors is alive.”
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Here’s the video:

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“Senate Democrats spent Wednesday touting their big Election Day wins and President Donald Trump’s reaction. Today, we’ll find out whether that will derail bipartisan talks to end the 37-day-long government…
CNN: “As the shutdown drags on, the changing relationship between Johnson and Jeffries may make it even harder for lawmakers to find a way out of the impasse, particularly if…
“They’re gonna make DC a state and they’re gonna make Puerto Rico a state. So now they pick up two states, four senators. They’re gonna pick up electoral votes. It’s…
Nate Cohn: “In the Trump era, Democrats have seemed to excel among the highly engaged, highly educated voters who predominate in low-turnout, off-year elections, only to struggle when more irregular…
Trump administration officials told lawmakers that the U.S. is not currently planning to launch strikes inside Venezuela and doesn’t have a legal justification that would support attacks against any land…
Rep. Nancy Pelosi “announced on Thursday that she will retire when her term concludes in early 2027, ending a remarkable career in which she rose to become one of the…
American politics is finally confronting a generational turning point. For more than three decades, Washington has been led by politicians who are often decades older than the people who put…
“Sometimes, it’s good to touch the hot stove.” — A Trump adviser, quoted by Axios, arguing that Republicans across the board need to wake up to political reality. Save to…
A federal jury on Wednesday began deliberating a verdict in the case against a man dubbed “sandwich guy” after he tossed a Subway footlong at a federal officer who was…
“A half-dozen scattered elections did overnight what President Trump himself couldn’t do in 10 months: revitalized the Democratic resistance, instantly and profoundly,” Axios reports. “Democrats are more likely to fight…
“Layoffs accelerated in October, pushing 2025 job cuts to levels typically seen in recessions, according to newly released data from Challenger, Gray & Christmas, a private firm that tracks workplace…
If you’re still hoping this week’s elections will force Republicans to find common ground with Democrats before next year’s midterms, don’t hold your breath. American politics has become fully nationalized…
With Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) not seeking re-election, Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball moved the district from Toss Up to Leans Republican. Save to Favorites
“Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has become increasingly vocal in her criticism of the Republican Party and its leadership, particularly in the House, is telling people she wants to run…
Journalist Michael Wolff has crowdfunded nearly half a million dollars to pursue a lawsuit against Melania Trump, Semafor reports. Save to Favorites
Playbook: “For all the initial noise about poor candidates, Republicans clearly understand the fundamental problem they face: that the oldest cliche in modern U.S. politics — it’s the economy, stupid…
Derek Thompson: “Last night showed what affordability can be for the Democratic Party. Not a policy, but a prompt, an opportunity for Democrats to fit different messages under the same…
The clear takeaway from this week’s elections is that voters are still angry about the cost of living. Affordability dominated last year’s presidential race—and it’s still the top issue now….
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) told the Daily Caller that the “practical reality” is he simply doesn’t have the votes for the nuclear option to end the government shutdown…
“The Trump administration is wielding the possibility that parts of the economy are in a recession as it raises pressure on the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates, hoping to…
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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