A new Public Policy Polling survey in Georgia finds Joe Biden leading Donald Trump in the presidential race, 48% to 46%.
In the U.S. Senate race, Jon Ossof (D) barely leads Sen. David Perdue (R), 45% to 44%.
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“President Trump has been practicing with flashcards and prepping with former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie before Tuesday’s presidential debate,” Axios reports. “Top aides tell Axios he’s been testing his…
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“The United States has told the Iraqi government and its diplomatic partners that it’s planning a full withdrawal from its sprawling embassy in Baghdad unless Iraq reins in attacks on…
Richard Friedman: “As a psychiatrist, I’d like to offer Mr. Biden some advice: Don’t waste your time fact-checking the president. If you attempt to counter every falsehood or distortion that…
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From CBS News/YouGov: NORTH CAROLINA: Cunningham (D) 48%, Tillis (R) 38% SOUTH CAROLINA: Graham (R) 45%, Harrison (D) 44% GEORGIA: Perdue (R) 47%, Ossoff (D) 42% From NBC News/Marist: MICHIGAN:…
Former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge (R) endorsed Joe Biden for president in a Philadelphia Inquirer op-ed. Writes Ridge: “Donald Trump has proven over these last four years he is incapable…
From NBC News/Marist: MICHIGAN: Biden 52%, Trump 44% WISCONSIN: Biden 54%, Trump 44% From CBS News/YouGov: NORTH CAROLINA: Biden 48%, Trump 46% GEORGIA: Trump 47%, Biden 46% Save to FavoritesTwitterFacebookLinkedInEmail
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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.
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