A new Quinnipiac poll in Connecticut finds Ned Lamont (D) just ahead of Bob Stefanowski (R) in the race for governor, 47% to 43% among likely voters, with independent candidate Oz Griebel at 7%.
Said pollster Douglas Schwartz: “This race is looking a lot like the last two elections for governor in Connecticut — a real nail-biter.”
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President Trump urged Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell to slash interest rates by a full percentage point, despite a better-than-expected result from the Labor Department’s latest jobs report, CNBC reports….
James Fishback, the chief architect behind the proposal to send “DOGE checks,” told Politico he’s stepping away from the movement after Elon Musk lashed out at President Trump. Said Fishback:…
“While Ukraine just pulled off an audacious and effective attack on Russia’s bomber fleet, Vladimir Putin is slow-walking Donald Trump’s effort to nudge the warring countries toward peace talks and…
Washington Post: “Across the government, the Trump administration is scrambling to rehire many federal employees dismissed under DOGE’s staff-slashing initiatives after wiping out entire offices, in some cases imperiling key…
Fox News’ Mark Levin slammed his former colleague Tucker Carlson as a “loathsome ass who is increasingly unhinged and pathetic,” Mediaite reports. Levin’s declaration of war came after Carlson claimed…
President Trump told CNN he is “not even thinking about” billionaire Elon Musk and won’t be speaking to him in the near future. Said Trump: “I’m not even thinking about…
The Guardian: 10 ways Donald Trump and Elon Musk can further hurt each other if they fail to broker a peace deal. Save to Favorites
“A super PAC with close ties to House Democratic leadership is taking a more active role with House candidates ahead of next year’s elections, expanding its political operation into the…
The feud between Donald Trump and Elon Musk has left Fox News visibly shaken. Its primetime hosts are struggling to reconcile their loyalties to two of the network’s biggest heroes….
Ben Smith: “The most plugged-in people in Washington are reading the same tweets you are, marveling. The persons-familiar who populate so much of the reporting about Trump are no more…
“U.S. job growth slowed slightly last month, a sign employers remained cautious about hiring amid uncertainty over tariffs and the nation’s economic outlook,” the Wall Street Journal reports. Save to…
Charlie Warzel: “Musk had, it seems, kicked off an attentional spectacle without precedent. You have the world’s richest man, who is terminally online and whose brain has been addled by…
President Trump has a “large reserve of proclamations and executive orders — many of which have been long in the making — to drive its chosen narrative, push the president’s…
Wall Street Journal: “The extraordinary fight between Trump and Musk that rippled across the country threatens the new MAGA governing coalition that the president built and Musk funded. It puts…
President Trump told ABC News he was “not particularly” interested in talking to Elon Musk after their blistering exchange yesterday. Said Trump: “You mean the man who has lost his…
“Shortly after President Trump unexpectedly withdrew Elon Musk’s pick to lead NASA last weekend, one name quickly surfaced as a major force behind the surprise decision: top White House aide…
“During her Senate confirmation hearing for U.S. Attorney General, Pam Bondi tip-toed around whether she would stand up to President Donald Trump’s pressure on the Justice Department, promising only in…
“Iran has ordered thousands of tons of ballistic-missile ingredients from China, seeking to rebuild its military prowess as it discusses the future of its nuclear program with the U.S.,” the…
Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said it will cost hundreds of millions of dollars to retrofit a Qatari luxury Boeing 747 jetliner to fly as the new Air Force One,…
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.