Nicholas Lehmann: “Trump will not be President forever—he may be in the role for only a few more months. It’s hard to imagine that the Republican Party could come close to replicating him with another Presidential candidate, unless it’s Donald Trump, Jr. But is there a future in Trumpism?”
Save to FavoritesRep. Tom Reed (R-NY) has begun hiring staffers to work on a campaign for governor of New York, a clear sign he’s nearing a bid, Axios reports. Save to FavoritesShare…
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) has told colleagues he will ask for a reading of entire coronavirus relief bill on the Senate floor, The Hill reports. Senate Minority Whip John Thune…
President Biden on Wednesday criticized the governors of Texas and Mississippi for ending mask mandates and rolling back other coronavirus restrictions, saying “the last thing we need is Neanderthal thinking,”…
“Donald Trump is telling allies he’s strongly considering another run for president in 2024 — and close advisers want him to choose someone other than former Vice President Mike Pence…
The federal investigation into Hunter Biden’s “tax affairs” is “active and ongoing,” two sources familiar with the status of the probe told Fox News. And as President Biden vowed, the U.S. attorney’s…
Facebook will finally allow advertisers to resume running political and social issue ads in the U.S. on Thursday, Axios reports. Save to FavoritesShare on TwitterShare on FacebookShare on LinkedInShare on…
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) said that he will not resign despite growing bipartisan criticism over sexual harassment allegations leveled against him by three women. Said Cuomo: “I’m not…
Associated Press: “The U.S. Capitol Police say they have intelligence showing there is a ‘possible plot’ by a militia group to breach the U.S. Capitol on Thursday. The revelation was…
Punchbowl News: “Some Senate Republicans are warning that Democrats’ efforts to push the huge Covid package on a party line vote could ‘blow up the budget process’ and prevent a…
Brian Stelter: “On a chart of Sunday’s TV ratings, President Trump’s CPAC speech looks like the lift-off of a Space Force rocket. At least 5.7 million viewers watched the 90-minute…
A new Monmouth poll finds 62% of Americans support the $1.9 trillion Covid stimulus package currently making its way through Congress, while 34% oppose it. The Economist says the package…
Insider: “Warren made the case for more IRS auditors as part of her pitch for a 2-3% annual tax on the wealth of America’s ultra-rich.” “Her proposal calls for a…
“I’m not going to get punked into voting for a bill that helps Pelosi bail out California, that helps Schumer bail out the predator Governor of New York.” — Sen….
Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN), the chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, said that is not helpful to the GOP’s goal of winning back a majority in the House to…
David Shor tells New York Magazine how Republicans were able to make gains with non-white voters in 2020: “What we found is that Clinton voters with conservative views on crime,…
Bloomberg: “Top House Democrats including Speaker Nancy Pelosi are lobbying President Joe Biden to promote Shalanda Young, his pick for deputy budget director, to the agency’s top job after Neera…
The Federal Election Commission asked Rep. Jim Jordan’s (R-OH) campaign committee “to explain large accounting discrepancies between reports it filed several years ago and corrected reports the committee filed earlier…
The relief plan would now phase out the $1,400 payments faster for higher-income individuals after moderate Senate Democrats pushed for more “targeted” spending, the Washington Post reports. Bloomberg: “Individuals earning…
Ron Brownstein: “Democrats may have only a brief window in which to block these state-level GOP maneuvers. Typically, the president’s party loses House and Senate seats in the first midterm…
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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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