“House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) on Sunday repeatedly did not answer whether or not the 2020 election was not stolen when questioned by ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos,” Axios reports.
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“House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) on Sunday repeatedly did not answer whether or not the 2020 election was not stolen when questioned by ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos,” Axios reports.
“President Biden just wrapped a brief but animated and defiant speech at a campaign event in Wisconsin, asserting that he would continue in the race and describing former President Donald…
“Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) is attempting to assemble a group of Democratic senators to ask Joe Biden to exit the presidential race,” the Washington Post reports. “Warner is telling Democratic…
I asked Political Wire members what they think Democrats should do now that they’ve had a week to digest Joe Biden’s debate performance last week. Here are the results of…
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey (D) issued a statement urging President Biden to “listen to the American people and carefully evaluate” if he’s the best hope to defeat Donald Trump. Save…
Donald Trump challenged Joe Biden to a “no holds barred” second debate, The Independent reports. Said Trump: “I have the answer to the Crooked Joe Biden Incompetence Puzzle — Let’s…
“Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) called for President Biden to end his re-election campaign, as Mr. Biden and his allies try to prevent a trickle of defections from turning into a…
“President Joe Biden canceled a planned speech in Philadelphia at the annual conference of the National Education Association after the union’s staff announced a strike and set up picket lines…
“Abortions rights supporters in three states this week said they had secured enough signatures to put measures on the November ballot that would enshrine some abortion access in their state…
If the White House thought an extended holiday weekend would ease pressure on President Biden following his terrible debate performance, they were sadly mistaken. Here’s the latest: Join now to…
A “scared” government official with regular access to the West Wing told Semafor they are worried about President Biden’s involvement in policy decisions. The anonymous official said that it’s unclear…
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, a brain surgeon, writes for CNN that President Biden’s debate performance was “concerning” from a medical standpoint and called on the president to undergo cognitive and neurological…
Donald Trump distanced himself from Project 2025 in a post on Truth Social saying he has “no idea who is behind it.” Said Trump: “I disagree with some of the…
“Some folks need killing! It’s time for somebody to say it. It’s not a matter of vengeance. It’s not a matter of being mean or spiteful. It’s a matter of…
More than a week has passed since Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance and we’ve had more time to understand and debate the situation. Let’s update our member poll to see…
Charlie Sykes: “Even casual observers of American politics have long known that Trump-supporting conservatives are trapped in an information silo of their own making. But last week, it became clear…
“President Joe Biden is facing an uprising from some his own party’s wealthy donors, including an heiress to the Disney family fortune, who say they will no longer fund the…
Olivia Nuzzi: “Longtime friends of the Biden family, who spoke to me on the condition of anonymity, were shocked to find that the president did not remember their names. At…
“The country saw at the debate what those of us who have had personal interactions with him have all known for the last 2½ years.” — A U.S. Senator, speaking…
“Wisconsin’s liberal-controlled Supreme Court on Friday restored the use of absentee ballot drop boxes in the swing state ahead of the upcoming elections — a reversal of a past decision…
New York Times: “That combination — jittery inflation expectations and higher interest rates — could make many of the ideas Mr. Trump talks about on the campaign trail either riskier…
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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