Former Clinton chief of staff Mack McLarty told CNN that despite President Obama’s and Hillary Clinton’s strong working relationship, the president would likely refrain from making an endorsement in the early stages of the 2016 race.
Said McLarty: “He probably stays neutral, certainly during the primaries. I think that’s been the standard for any sitting president. And look, it’s a long time. Four years is a long time.”
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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.