New York Times: “How does a politician who a few years ago was described as a once-in-a-generation star, and has become a record-breaking fund-raiser and liberal darling, keep coming up short in her home state?”

Save to FavoritesNew York Times: “How does a politician who a few years ago was described as a once-in-a-generation star, and has become a record-breaking fund-raiser and liberal darling, keep coming up short in her home state?”

Save to Favorites“Kamala Harris is blitzing through the states of Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan this week, as polls tighten and Democratic nerves fray over the possibility they could again lose the ‘blue…
“Kamala Harris plans to slam Republican rival Donald Trump in Pennsylvania on Monday night over the former president’s comment that the US military should handle ‘the enemy from within’ on…
“Donald Trump insists that Project 2025, a nearly 1,000-page blueprint for a hard-right turn in American government and society, does not reflect his priorities for a White House encore,” the…
Geraldo Rivera announced he was endorsing Kamala Harris over “sore loser” Donald Trump for president.Save to Favorites
“Former President Trump has long stood out in the political field for his willingness to mock his political opponents — but as the 2024 presidential race enters its final weeks,…
New York Times: “Meteorologists’ role of delivering lifesaving weather forecasts and explaining climate science sometimes makes them targets for harassment, and this kind of abuse has been happening for years,…
“Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the Biden administration he is willing to strike military rather than oil or nuclear facilities in Iran, suggesting a more limited counterstrike aimed…
“The biggest single, best predictor of how someone’s going to vote in American politics now is education level. That is now the new fault line in American politics.” — Doug…
“Shares of Trump Media closed up more than 18%, extending the Truth Social owner’s sudden turnaround from recent stock price lows and adding hundreds of millions of dollars to Donald…
“A Florida man who received a commutation of a 20-year fraud sentence from President Donald J. Trump in 2020 — only to plead guilty this year to a related crime…
Doug Emhoff was interviewed on Morning Joe by Joe Scarborough: SCARBOROUGH: Why do you think Donald Trump won’t debate her again? EMHOFF: You saw the first debate didn’t you? SCARBOROUGH:…
“Apprentice” Star Omarosa Manigault Newman, who worked in Donald Trump’s White House, endorsed Kamala Harris for president, Variety reports.Save to Favorites
“Donald Trump has indicated that he’s going to appear on The Joe Rogan Experience, which is not only the number one podcast in America, but specifically, boasts a heavily male…
More than 230 doctors, nurses and health care professionals are calling on Donald Trump to release his medical records, arguing that he should be transparent about his health “given his…
“Douglas Hamlin, who was appointed to lead the NRA this summer in the wake of a long-running corruption scandal at the gun rights group, was involved decades ago in the…
“Former Attorney General Eric Holder said he expects Vice President Kamala Harris to beat Donald Trump by 5 million ballots in the popular vote, though he predicted a close race…
Former Wisconsin state Senate Majority Leader Dale Schultz (R) announced that he was endorsing Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz in the November election, Civic Media reports.Save to…
“Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) is expected to jump into the race for NRSC chair for the 2026 cycle,” Punchbowl News reports. “Scott, who’s in line to chair the Senate Banking…
While the polls show an incredibly tight race, a new Doug Sosnik memo suggests Kamala Harris has more upside in the final 22 days of the election than Donald Trump…
“Vice President Kamala Harris has agreed to an interview with Fox News,” the New York Times reports. “The interview, with Fox News’s chief political anchor, Bret Baier, will take place…
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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