Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 188
Nothing to See Here
A new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds 39% of Americans say they would blame Republicans in Congress if the government goes into default, while 36% say they would blame President Biden and 16% volunteer that they would blame both equally.
That dynamic is similar to the 2011 debt limit showdown, when 42% said they would blame congressional Republicans and 36% said they would blame President Obama. Lawmakers averted a default that year.
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.