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We’re Living In Historic Times

October 12, 2021 at 7:53 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Here’s how Chris Cuomo opened his show on CNN:

“I often wonder if people who are living during times that will be historic know it. Because we sure are. Do you realize that? Do you realize that people will be talking about this period in American history for decades and decades to come?”

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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.

Goddard is the owner of Goddard Media LLC.

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