Punchbowl News: “Senior Democrats previously signaled to us they’d likely help McCarthy if far-right Republicans tried to boot him from the speakership for ‘being reasonable.’”
“And Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) has repeatedly threatened to file a motion to vacate as soon as next week.”
“But any potential Democratic assistance to McCarthy on this front evaporated with the start of the impeachment inquiry.”
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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.