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The Election Democrats Don’t Want to Happen

March 5, 2021 at 2:33 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Just for members: Inside Elections.

This issue includes analysis of a big battle looming in the country’s smallest state. Because of reapportionment, Rhode Island is likely to go from two congressional districts to just one, which means the two Democratic incumbents might have to face off in a primary.

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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.

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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