“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”
— Donald Trump, quoted by the Washington Post in 2017.
Save to Favorites“If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”
— Donald Trump, quoted by the Washington Post in 2017.
Save to FavoritesRichard Friedman: “Although I am a psychiatrist, I am not offering any specific medical diagnoses for any public figure. I have never met or examined either candidate. But I watched…
Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV) said he is endorsing former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) in his bid for a U.S. Senate seat in Maryland this year, DC News Now reports….
“At her first post-debate campaign events, Vice President Kamala Harris repeatedly challenged former President Donald Trump to a second onstage clash and sought to use her opponent’s erratic performance as…
A new Morning Consult poll finds Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump among likely voters, 50% to 45%. Save to Favorites
“Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV) has given Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer a potentially easier path to helping President Biden beat former President Trump’s record on judicial nominees,” Axios reports. “Manchin…
“Although it had been billed as an event focused on housing and the economy, former President Donald Trump spent much of a meandering speech on Thursday in Tucson, Ariz., venting…
“A major defamation case against Newsmax will proceed to trial later this month, a judge ruled Thursday, dealing a blow to the right-wing network and setting the stage for the…
Russian president Vladimir Putin warned that lifting long-range missile restrictions on Ukraine would mean that Nato countries would be at war with Russia, The Guardian reports. Said Putin: “If this…
I got to chat with the great Julie Mason on her radio show this afternoon about this week’s debate and the craziness of this election season. Save to Favorites
New York’s highest court on Thursday rejected former President Trump’s appeal to lift his gag order after he was convicted in his hush money case, Axios reports. Save to Favorites
“Federal authorities are preparing to file criminal charges over Iran’s alleged hack and leak attack against Donald Trump’s presidential campaign,” the Washington Post reports. “The FBI investigation has focused on…
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) told reporters that he believes conservative activist Laura Loomer to be “toxic” and he advised Donald Trump to “make sure this doesn’t become a bigger story,”…
“The judge in the election interference case against Donald Trump and several co-defendants in Georgia has thrown out three counts in the indictment — including two counts brought against the…
Donald Trump on Thursday said he would not participate in another debate with Kamala Harris, squashing the potential for a second meeting between the two candidates before Election Day, The…
Kamala Harris raised $47 million in the first 24 hours following her debate with Donald Trump on Tuesday night, “a sum that will likely expand a widening funding gap between…
“Twice this past summer, Donald Trump’s golf club in Bedminster, N.J. has featured speeches from a rioter convicted of participating in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol,…
New York Times: “Taking a page from Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, the Democratic vice-presidential nominee whose ‘these guys are just weird’ quip about the Trump-Vance ticket caught fire on…
Just for members: The latest edition of . This issue features updated analysis on the race for president, as well as the fight for the House, Senate, and governors. In the…
The DNC will launch a video of Kamala Harris baiting Donald Trump over crowd sizes, from Tuesday’s presidential debate, Fox News reports. The video will play on a mobile billboard…
A new Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump in the presidential race among registered voters, 47% to 42%, increasing her advantage after a debate against the former president…
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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