“Sometimes if you build it, they don’t come.”
—Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN), when no voters showed up for a campaign event in New Hampshire.
Save to Favorites“Sometimes if you build it, they don’t come.”
—Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN), when no voters showed up for a campaign event in New Hampshire.
Save to Favorites“Democratic senators who represent presidential battlegrounds agree with President Biden — polls showing him trailing former President Trump in those key states are wrong,” Axios reports. “The skepticism is especially…
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), without evidence, accused President Biden in a Fox News interview of being “jacked up” and using “injections” in order to appear “coherent.”Save to Favorites
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), who has been floated as a possible running mate for Donald Trump, refused to commit to accepting the results of the 2024 presidential election and repeated…
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), rumored to be one of Donald Trump’s vice-presidential contenders, told CBS News that the U.S “could learn from” some decisions made by authoritarian Hungarian Prime Minister…
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) brushed off the recent polls showing President Biden’s slight lead over former President Trump in his home state of Wisconsin, noting he does not trust early…
Michael Cohen’s “testimony that Mr. Trump ‘approved’ the plan could give prosecutors what they need,” the New York Times reports. “It might not matter that he did not accuse Mr….
Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) is stuck on a “political island” as he fends of a wave of spending on behalf of challenger George Latimer, a pro-Israel Democrat with high name…
“President Joe Biden gave a high-stakes commencement speech to hundreds of young Black men at Morehouse College on Sunday, delivering a direct address to the constituency his campaign worries is…
David Leonhardt: “A defining quality of the new centrism is how much it differs from the centrism that guided Washington in the roughly quarter-century after the end of the Cold…
“A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister crashed on Sunday as it was crossing mountain terrain in heavy fog, an Iranian official told Reuters, and rescuers…
“Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York, the highest-ranking Republican woman in the House, rebuked President Biden and praised former President Trump over U.S. military support for Israel in an address…
Associated Press: “Democratic incumbents and challengers running for the Senate this year say they want to restore a national right to abortion, and many… openly say they would support suspending…
“After a spurt of optimism, Americans are feeling a little more glum about the economy — again,” the Washington Post reports. “Consumer sentiment, a gauge of Americans’ economic perceptions, is…
“Congo’s army says it has “foiled a coup” early Sunday morning and arrested the perpetrators, including several foreigners, following a shootout between armed men in military uniform and guards of…
“For nearly two decades, Nevada was one of the most promising opportunities for Democrats on the battleground map — an epicenter of labor power with a youthful, highly diverse population…
Donald Trump urged NRA members to “be rebellious and vote” for him in the 2024 election, after accepting the endorsement from the gun rights advocacy group, The Hill reports. Said…
“Donald Trump on Saturday floated the idea of a third term if he wins in November,” Politico reports. Said Trump: “You know, FDR 16 years — almost 16 years —…
“After brashly declaring he wanted to testify in his criminal trial, it appears increasingly unlikely that Donald Trump will do so, as the jury seems poised to hear closing arguments…
“Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) vetoed bills meant to ensure access to contraceptives and close tax loopholes for Confederate heritage groups Friday night, continuing a record-breaking veto spree that also nixed…
“Donald Trump’s long-fraught relationship with the Covid vaccine is again becoming a political liability for the former president as he tries to stop his voters from potentially defecting to independent…
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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