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How Joe Biden Barely Won the Presidency

January 25, 2021 at 7:16 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Coming soon: Lucky: How Joe Biden Barely Won the Presidency by Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes.

The book tells the inside story of the 2020 presidential election and in particular of the many lucky breaks Joe Biden got on his way to the Democratic nomination and eventually the presidency.

Lucky: How Joe Biden Barely Won the Presidency
Lucky: How Joe Biden Barely Won the Presidency
  • Amazon Kindle Edition
  • Allen, Jonathan (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 480 Pages - 03/02/2021 (Publication Date) - Crown (Publisher)
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goddard-bw-snapshotTaegan 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.

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