“JFK would be a Republican today. There is no room for John F. Kennedy in the modern Democratic Party.”
— Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), quoted by MSNBC.
Save to Favorites“JFK would be a Republican today. There is no room for John F. Kennedy in the modern Democratic Party.”
— Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), quoted by MSNBC.
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“The Biden administration in recent days quietly authorized the transfer of billions of dollars in bombs and fighter jets to Israel despite Washington’s concerns about an anticipated military offensive in…
“As the Biden campaign touted Thursday night’s $25 million fundraiser as a political record, word leaked about a Trump campaign event that organizers say will raise even more — at…
Stephen Wolf: “Now that congressional maps are likely finalized for the 2024 elections, we know that the House battlefield will be even more tilted toward Republicans this year than it…
“Donald Trump and the GOP’s campaign presence in the must-win state of Arizona is a shadow of what it was at the same time in 2020,” the Arizona Republic reports….
“New Jersey’s unique way of displaying county-endorsed candidates on the ballot has been struck down by a federal judge, after a lawsuit by Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.), who is running…
President Biden has released an ad targeting Nikki Haley’s voters. The spot has clips of Donald Trump making fun of Haley. And the ad has text that says: “If you…
“There was a period on Jan. 3 when he was the acting attorney general until the president changed his mind later that day.” — Jeffrey Clark’s lawyer Harry MacDougald, quoted…
Philadelphia Inquirer: “Fetterman has alienated some of his supporters on the left with his defense of Israel’s war against Hamas and his criticism of cease-fire activists. His office did not…
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), a Donald Trump loyalist and one of the former president’s most trusted surrogates, is widely viewed to be on Trump’s short list of vice presidential contenders,…
CNN: “As the war in the Middle East continues, many Jews and progressives have increasingly found themselves at odds with each other over Israel’s handling of the war and President…
Since leaving office in 2021, former President Donald Trump has spent more than $100 million on costs related to investigations, indictments and his coming criminal trials, the New York Times…
“Israel has agreed to reschedule talks on Gaza that it called off in protest just days ago, an apparent effort to mend a growing rift with Washington over the war…
“Nearly 200 mobile devices of people who visited Jeffrey Epstein’s notorious ‘pedophile island’ in the years prior to his death left an invisible trail of data pointing back to their…
“President Biden is set to be endorsed Friday by members of Cesar Chavez’s family — a mostly symbolic gesture, but one meant to send a signal to independent presidential candidate…
Washington Post: “As hopes of a Republican alternative have crumbled, elite donors who once balked at Trump’s fueling of the Capitol insurrection, worried about his legal problems and decried what…
Jonathan Martin: “Chris Christie’s extended flirtation with No Labels should be a wake-up call — for President Joe Biden.” “Christie seriously considered whether to run for president as an independent,…
Former Sen. Joe Lieberman died this week. He was a confounding figure to many Democrats, but as my home state senator it was fascinating to watch his evolution from liberal…
President Biden is expected to ask Congress to approve more than $1 billion to help rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Punchbowl News reports. Save to Favorites
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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