A new Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Hillary Clinton has opened up a double-digit lead over Donald Trump, 46% to 35%, with another 19% saying they would not support either candidate.
Trump briefly tied Clinton last month in a similar poll.
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said that the state would protect Texas Democrats who fled to the Prairie State over GOP efforts to redraw the Lone Star State’s congressional maps,…
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“House Speaker Mike Johnson is expected to visit a settlement in the occupied West Bank on Monday as part of a private visit to Israel organized by a pro-Israel advocacy…
The Senate confirmed former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia in a 50-45 vote along party lines, the Washington Post reports. Save…
“Big Tech’s unprecedented spending spree on artificial intelligence is getting so big that it’s starting to reshape the U.S. economy,” the Washington Post reports. “Google, Meta, Amazon and Microsoft reaffirmed…
“A chief White House economic adviser said Sunday that President Trump wants his allies placed in the Bureau of Labor Statistics after the agency published a surprisingly dismal jobs report…
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Donald Trump complained about “low IQ”Charlamagne tha God: “Why is he allowed to use the word ‘GOD’ when describing himself? Can anyone imagine the uproar there would be if I…
College football coach Derek Dooley (R) officially launched his Senate campaign in Georgia. Playbook: “The college football coaching scion will seek to replicate the path of Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL),…
“President Donald Trump wants lower interest rates. Achieving that objective will require overcoming bigger obstacles than Fed Chair Jerome Powell,” Bloomberg reports. “There are structural forces that drive the cost…
Economist Mark Zandi: “The economy is on the precipice of recession. That’s the clear takeaway from last week’s economic data dump. Consumer spending has flatlined, construction and manufacturing are contracting,…
An anonymous group of self-described democracy advocates will fly planes with banners that say “mess with Texas” tomorrow over blue state capital cities: Albany, Annapolis, Augusta, Trenton, Springfield and Sacramento,…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) threatened quorum breaking Democrats with untested theory that they can be removed from office and replaced if they do not return to the Texas House…
“Many Democrats are betting on a blue wave next year to help them regain favor with disenchanted voters and claw back some control in Washington — but several key indicators…
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) is planning an announcement today— with speculation widespread that she’ll launch a gubernatorial bid, the Greenville 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.
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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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