“Former Wisconsin governor Scott Walker is once again working closely with Vice President Pence on debate preparations and serving as Pence’s foil in practice sessions, effectively playing the role of Sen. Kamala Harris,” the Washington Post reports.
Save to FavoritesFormer President Trump encouraged donors to give money to his Save America PAC instead of to Republicans he dubbed “RINOS” in another departure from traditional GOP campaign operations, The Hill reports. Save…
“Thousands of migrant children are backed up in United States detention facilities along the border with Mexico, part of a surge of immigration from Central Americans fleeing poverty and violence…
“We believe our hard-earned tax dollars should just go for America. Not for, what? China, Russia, the Middle East, Guam, whatever, wherever.” — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), quoted by…
E.J. Dionne Jr.: “Now, you could argue that Biden’s relentless attention to the pandemic, and the work of economic relief and recovery, is simply common sense. And it is. These,…
“Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has compiled a short list of successors in his home state of Kentucky, preparing for the possibility that he does not serve out his full…
Ezra Klein: “The White House just sent Congress the most ambitious immigration reform bill in years. It midwifed a deal to get Merck to mobilize some of its factories to…
“The Georgia Senate passed a bill Monday to roll back no-excuse absentee voting and require more voter ID, which would create new obstacles for voters after Republicans lost elections for…
Former Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) on Twitter: “To all that are asking: thank you to the many who have said kind things. But I will never run for office again….
Hugh Hewitt: “The test of a good analyst who is also a partisan is whether he or she can fairly and succinctly state the argument of their opponent. A journalist…
“Former President Donald Trump is set to fulfill his civic duty as a private citizen and vote in the town of Palm Beach’s municipal election,” the Palm Beach Post reports….
“The Republican National Committee is denying a cease-and-desist demand from Donald Trump’s attorneys, who asked the party organization to stop using the former president’s name and likeness in fundraising appeals,”…
Wyoming’s governor announced the state “will remove its statewide mask requirement and allow bars, restaurants, theaters and gyms to resume normal operations on March 16.” Only one specific restriction was…
Sen. Roy Blunt’s (R-MO) announcement this morning that he won’t seek a third term next year “marks yet another blow to the governing wing of the GOP,” Politico reports. “The…
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Vox: “The most eye-popping finding is that the people who received the cash managed to secure full-time jobs at more than twice the rate of people in a control group,…
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) “is attacking Democrats for passing a pandemic relief bill that will send money to prisoners,” CNN reports. “But Cotton’s attack left out a highly relevant fact….
“A lifelong Republican’s decision to change party affiliations following the Capitol riot has evolved into a run for U.S. Senate,” the Raleigh News & Observer reports. Said Kimrey Rhinehardt: “I…
Associated Press: “While much of the material is coming from domestic sources such as Spanish-speaking social media ‘influencers,’ it increasingly originates on online sites in Latin America, those studying it…
Geoffrey Skelley: “Name recognition, or whether voters and the public writ large have heard of a candidate, is one of the most important ingredients in a presidential nomination contest. We’ve…
Huffington Post: “Democrats in the Senate narrowly passed a mammoth coronavirus aid package Saturday morning that is likely to become a landmark for progressive legislation.” “In fact, the legislation includes…
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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