A new ECU poll in North Carolina finds Joe Biden and Donald Trump tied in the presidential race, 47% to 47%.
In the U.S. Senate race, Cal Cunningham, (D) leads Sen. Thom Tillis (R), 44% to 40%.
Save to FavoritesA new ECU poll in North Carolina finds Joe Biden and Donald Trump tied in the presidential race, 47% to 47%.
In the U.S. Senate race, Cal Cunningham, (D) leads Sen. Thom Tillis (R), 44% to 40%.
Save to FavoritesA new New York Times/Siena poll finds Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump nationally among likely voters, 49% to 46%. The results suggest Harris is making gains, if small ones, on…
“Democrats have privately grown worried about Kamala Harris’s standing among working-class voters in the crucial ‘blue wall’ states—particularly in Michigan,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Donald Trump has assiduously courted…
“Montana Senate candidate Tim Sheehy, who is locked in a highly consequential race with Democratic incumbent Jon Tester, said in newly unearthed audio that the Republican Party needs to do…
“Donald Trump suggested in a radio interview on Monday that he had visited war-torn Gaza in the past, a place there is no record of him visiting,” the New York…
“Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign is launching a new digital ad campaign featuring two former Donald Trump administration officials criticizing the former president’s handling of natural disasters while in office,”…
“Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is threatening TV stations that air ads in support of an abortion rights ballot initiative with criminal penalties, including jail time,” Slate reports. “DeSantis and…
A new Detroit News/WDIV-TV poll in finds Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump among likely voters, 47% to 44%, with another 8% undecided. Said pollster Richard Czuba: “What we look for…
Tom Nichols: “The candidate’s tirades are the most obviously bizarre part of his performances, but the nature of the gathering itself is a fascinating paradox. Thousands of people, mostly from…
“Only $1.6 billion remains in a federal program to help small businesses impacted by hurricanes and natural disasters — enough funding for only a few more weeks without emergency intervention…
“It’s been amazing. Israel would be good, I think that Israel has to do one thing. They have to get smart about Trump, because they don’t back me. I did…
“Programs dishing dating advice, personal finance tips and digging into pop culture are scoring interviews with Donald Trump and Kamala Harris as the presidential contenders go all-in on podcasts,” Bloomberg…
“Elon Musk plans to campaign for Donald Trump in Pennsylvania this month,” Bloomberg reports. “Musk will appear in connection with the super political action committee he founded earlier this year,…
“Elon Musk touted a $47 referral bonus that the billionaire’s political action committee is offering to the public for each registered swing-state voter whom they refer to an online petition…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is not taking calls from Vice President Kamala Harris about storm recovery just over a week after Hurricane Helene hammered parts of his state, NBC News…
A new Wason Center poll in Virginia finds Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump by 11 points, 52% to 41% among likely voters. Save to Favorites
Politico: “The swing states of Georgia and North Carolina were among the most heavily affected by Hurricane Helene, which flooded towns, destroyed buildings, took out power and cell service and…
“Democrats are massively outspending Republicans on internet campaign ads but one social network is a notable exception: X, owned by Elon Musk, who has increasingly used the platform to elevate…
“Vice President Kamala Harris is losing support among young Latino men, even as she continues to hold a lead over Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump among Latino voters in Arizona…
“Now, Asheville is a blue dot in that area. But those voters in Asheville are, they’re, you know, the kind of voters who will figure out a way to vote….
Donald Trump used increasingly harsh rhetoric to attack immigrants, suggesting that immigrants commit horrendous crimes because “it’s in their genes,” Politico reports. Said Trump: “How about allowing people to come…
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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