“Obviously I think Roe should be overturned… We have a great law on the books right now. If that happens, we will be a state where we will not be taking the lives of our unborn anymore.”
— Kari Lake, speaking about Arizona’s 1864 abortion law in 2022.
“I oppose today’s ruling.”
— Lake, earlier today, after the Arizona Supreme Court upheld enforcement of the 160-year old law.
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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.