President Biden addressed the UAW picket line in Michigan: “You deserve the significant raise you need and other benefits.”
The New York Times called it “an extraordinary gesture of support to a labor union by a sitting American president.”
“The president mentioned he has been a labor supporter for decades and has picketed before — just not as president. The White House is betting that this visual is enough to help counter Trump’s visit to the area tomorrow.”
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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.