“I talked to him a little bit about Jesus — that’s about it.”
— Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN), quoted by the CNN, when asked what he’s told Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) on the House floor in recent days.
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“Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi is actively working to tank Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-NY) bid to become the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee,” Punchbowl News reports. “Pelosi is making…
“Iranian authorities are prosecuting a female singer for live streaming her own performance while defying religious dress codes — the latest sign that women continue to challenge the Islamic Republic…
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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.
Goddard is the owner of Goddard Media LLC.
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