“What I think is scary is a president who doesn’t know their stuff.”
— President Obama, in an interview with the Today Show.
Save to Favorites“What I think is scary is a president who doesn’t know their stuff.”
— President Obama, in an interview with the Today Show.
Save to FavoritesPresident Biden’s campaign is continuing its swing-state ad blitz this month with a $14 million ad buy. This follows a six-week, $30 million ad buy in March and April. Join…
New Hampshire state Rep. Jess Edwards (R) opposed raising the age of marriage to 18 years old and “drew gasps and groans from lawmakers,” the Granite Post reports. Said Edwards:…
Rep. Jamaal Bowman’s (D-NY) personal YouTube page “features known Russian and Chinese disinfo peddlers, flat earthers, musings about UFOs and ‘signs you’re being prepared to cross to the new earth,’…
Most news coverage of Stormy Daniels’ testimony at Donald Trump’s “hush money” criminal trial avoided the more lurid details, but the Daily Mail didn’t. Save to Favorites
“The Georgia Court of Appeals on Wednesday decided to hear an appeal of a judge’s ruling allowing District Attorney Fani Willis to remain at the helm of Fulton County’s election…
Just a reminder that members can add Trial Balloon to their podcast player . You’ll get new episodes downloaded automatically every Friday morning. Save to Favorites
Donald Trump thought his “let the states decide” position on abortion was threading some imaginary middle ground on the controversial issue. A new poll suggests its backfiring badly. Join now…
“Georgia conservatives are launching a rescue mission for Georgia Supreme Court Justice Andrew Pinson ahead of a May 21 election that pits him against former Rep. John Barrow (D-GA),” the…
“Despite pleas from Democrats and gut-wrenching testimony from doctors and rape survivors, a GOP-controlled legislative committee rejected a bill Tuesday that would have added cases of rape and incest as…
Former Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) “doubled down on his claim that he will not vote for Donald Trump this November, reasserting his opposition to the former president just two months…
A right-wing social media influencer hired by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign who previously said Jan. 6 was “Democrat misdirection” appears to have himself been on the restricted grounds…
“Donald Trump is scheduled to spend part of his day off from court today at a Mar-a-Lago dinner with supporters who spent thousands of dollars for Trump ‘Mugshot Edition’ NFTs,”…
President Biden is in a race against time to dole out hundreds of billions of already-appropriated dollars that haven’t yet been spent in case Donald Trump wins in November and…
“In Indiana’s 7th congressional district, incumbent André Carson easily won the Democratic nomination Tuesday,” the Indianapolis Star reports. “It’s not totally clear, however, who the Republican candidate will be. Tuesday’s…
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) avoided an awkward elevator ride with Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), who has called on him to resign. Save to Favorites
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) “signed election-year changes into law Tuesday that empower voter eligibility challenges, require more audits and tighten ballot security ahead of this year’s contentious presidential campaign,”…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. issued a challenge for Donald Trump to debate him head to head at the upcoming Libertarian Party convention this month. Save to Favorites
A new AARP survey in Pennsylvania shows Donald Trump leading Joe Biden, 49% to 45% A new Muhlenberg poll shows Trump ahead, 44% to 41%, although the race is tied…
“Donald Trump’s economic advisers are eyeing aggressive new legal justifications to impose tariffs on all imports, seeking to buttress a second-term plan that would reshape the U.S. economy,” the Washington…
“President Biden will travel to Racine County, Wisconsin, on Wednesday to unveil a $3.3 billion investment by Microsoft to build a new artificial intelligence data center,” Axios reports. “It’s another…
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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