“This is basic stuff. Foreign donors — and certainly foreign governments — cannot participate in the American political process.”
— Mike Pence, in the 2016 vice presidential debate.
Save to Favorites“This is basic stuff. Foreign donors — and certainly foreign governments — cannot participate in the American political process.”
— Mike Pence, in the 2016 vice presidential debate.
Save to FavoritesNew York Times: “If Trump wins, he can use the Justice Department, including the FBI, to seek revenge against his political enemies — even if, as in the cases above,…
“Donald Trump has never stopped propagating falsehoods that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him. But now, he is increasingly turning his attention to pre-emptive claims the 2024 election…
Two dozen Wisconsin Republicans, including former lawmakers, other former elected officials and a GOP sitting district attorney, have signed an open letter declaring their support for Kamala Harris in her…
Judge Tanya Chutkan yesterday released a lightly-redacted motion by Special Counsel Jack Smith, presenting detailed arguments — and plenty of new evidence — explaining how Donald Trump attempted to overturn…
“Donald Trump mocked fellow former President Jimmy Carter during a campaign speech on his predecessor’s historic 100th birthday,” People magazine reports. Save to Favorites
Kamala Harris and Liz Cheney “will appear in the Wisconsin city of Ripon, considered the birthplace of the modern Republican party,” the Financial Times reports. “Harris will say that while…
New York Times: “In fact, since Mr. Walz joined the ticket, the Harris campaign has almost entirely kept him off national television, negating what was seen as one of his…
Anna Bower: “Many Americans are alarmed by eleventh-hour rule changes adopted by Georgia’s State Election Board—and rightly so. But many misunderstand where the danger lies.” “The new rules, which add…
“Melania Trump describes in her new memoir how she made her husband, then president Donald Trump, drop a signature hardline immigration policy under which migrant children were separated from their…
Tyler Austin Harper: “The 45th president has been subjected to a sustained fact-checking campaign for the better part of a decade. I do not think it’s an exaggeration to say…
“Senate Republicans’ campaign arm is making a last-minute shift in its TV advertising strategy in the face of a growing spending disparity with Democrats in key races,” Politico reports. “The…
Ron Brownstein: “Vance’s evasive response to the questions about health care, on a night when he took the offensive on most other subjects, exposed how fraught most Republicans still consider…
Arash Azizi: “This is a terrifying moment for Iran. Khamenei has long pursued what he calls a ‘no peace, no war’ strategy: Iran supports regional militias opposed to Western interests…
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) appears to be making an early play for Republican leader in case House Republicans lose the majority in November or decide to ditch House Speaker Mike…
“Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) went into the vice-presidential debate with a plan to surprise Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz by being shockingly… super-duper nice,” Axios reports. “It worked. The result was…
Former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson told MSNBC she was voting for Kamala Harris for president. Save to Favorites
Politico: “The optics, as they say, are not good. But as it stands now, the criminal case against Adams is not a sure thing — particularly on the headline-grabbing bribery…
Playbook: “Yesterday, in an unsealed legal filing, Smith gave his most complete look yet at the mountain of evidence he’s amassed against Trump in the case laying out his attempts…
“Tim Walz was supposed to cut through the political nonsense to speak plainly to Americans about out-of-touch Republicans. But instead, some Democrats were alarmed by his performance at Tuesday’s debate…
A new Emerson College national survey finds 50% of voters support Kamala Harris, while 48% support Donald Trump for president in 2024. 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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