A new Politico/Morning Consult poll finds just 39% of Americans say they approve of President Biden’s handling of the pandemic.


A new Politico/Morning Consult poll finds just 39% of Americans say they approve of President Biden’s handling of the pandemic.
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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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Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.
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