Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) said that it’s unclear whether children can get and transmit COVID-19, the Houston Chronicle reports.
That same day, Texas reported more than 550 COVID infections in children 9 and younger.
Save to FavoritesSen. John Cornyn (R-TX) said that it’s unclear whether children can get and transmit COVID-19, the Houston Chronicle reports.
That same day, Texas reported more than 550 COVID infections in children 9 and younger.
Save to Favorites“Black state lawmakers in Michigan are calling on the state’s attorney general and a local county prosecutor to investigate the congressional campaign of Tom Barrett, a Republican, for an ad…
Heather Cox Richardson: “Trump’s behavior is Authoritarianism 101. In a 1951 book called The True Believer, political philosopher Eric Hoffer noted that demagogues appeal to a disaffected population whose members…
“I’m scared. I was scared before and I’m still scared—scared to death. Because I have a pretty good idea of what happens if this thing goes the wrong way.” —…
“Kamala Harris will rally voters Monday in Erie County, a bellwether that has a knack for predicting who carries Pennsylvania, having mirrored the outcome of this crucial battleground state in…
John Heilemann: “All the polling is telling the same story. Never before has an election been so heavily polled or suffused with data—and never has that data been so intensely…
Doug Sosnik has a new memo and presentation out about the state of the presidential race. “The public has firm views about Donald Trump but a significant portion of the…
“This is going to be close all the way, and I know for Democrats that’s uncomfortable. But that’s just the reality. ’16 was close, ’20 was close, ’12 was close….
“The top GOP super PAC charged with flipping the Senate has found that most of its candidates are trailing their Democratic opponents,“ Politico reports. “The new round of October polling…
Nate Cohn: “There has never been an election with so many polls showing such a close race.” Save to Favorites
“One of the more peculiar aspects of Donald Trump’s political appeal is this: A lot of people are happy to vote for him because they simply do not believe he…
“Beijing is conducting espionage activities on what Western governments say is an unprecedented scale, mobilizing security agencies, private companies and Chinese civilians in its quest to undermine rival states and…
“In the final weeks of the 2024 election, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are staking their chances on two radically different theories of how to win:…
“Kamala Harris challenged Donald Trump on Sunday for refusing to do what she has done in recent days: release a report on his health, sit for a ‘60 Minutes’ interview…
“Donald Trump announced a new plan on Sunday to increase the number of United States Border Patrol agents and retain existing talent as he makes immigration and the border a…
“A man arrested at a security checkpoint near former President Trump’s Coachella rally was found with guns and fake press and VIP credentials,” Axios reports. Save to Favorites
A recent New York Times/Siena College poll of Black voters showed that only 78% plan to vote for Kamala Harris, compared to Joe Biden’s 90% share in the 2020 election…
Donald Trump suggested sending the military after U.S. citizens on Election Day, The Independent reports. Said Trump: “I don’t think immigrants are the problem in terms of election day. I…
Wall Street Journal: “Officials didn’t know if the drone fleet over Langley Air Force Base, which numbered as many as a dozen or more over the following nights, belonged to…
Donald Trump suggested that he was essentially making up numbers for his proposed tariffs as a threat to get countries to make more products in the United States, the New…
Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) said Sunday she does not trust House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to certify the 2024 election if Vice President Harris wins, Axios reports. Said Cheney:…
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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