“If I stop now, I’d go down in history as a pretty successful president.”
— President Biden, quoted by the New York Times.
Save to Favorites“If I stop now, I’d go down in history as a pretty successful president.”
— President Biden, quoted by the New York Times.
Save to FavoritesKamala Harris joined host Alex Cooper on her popular “Call Her Daddy” podcast for a discussion on reproductive rights, The Hill reports. “She sat Tuesday for the popular podcast among…
“Donald Trump says that North Carolina’s Fort Liberty would once again become Fort Bragg if he’s reelected — less than two years after the base was renamed to remove the…
“Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign is planning to more aggressively attack former President Donald Trump in the remaining weeks ahead of the November election, a new phase aimed at trying…
President Biden expressed concern the 2024 election will not be “peaceful” depending on the outcome, ABC News reports. Said Biden: “I’m confident it will be free and fair. I don’t…
“Asked about his position in Georgia this November, Trump said he was confident he could win the state and offered a rare admission of his loss,” the New York Times…
“Donald Trump, who is seeking re-election on the same hard line against undocumented immigrants that helped carry him to power in 2016, has said he is not opposed to legal…
President Biden made a surprise appearance in the White House briefing room — for the first time ever.Save to Favorites
Semafor: “To the frustration of progressive Democrats, most of them biting their tongues until the election, the Harris-Walz campaign entered the election’s final stretch with the party’s most conservative messaging…
JPMorgan Chase on Friday flatly denied that its CEO, Jamie Dimon, has endorsed Donald Trump for president, minutes after the Republican nominee claimed on social media that Dimon had endorsed…
Just Security has identified the overwhelming majority of individuals whose names have otherwise been redacted in Special Counsel Jack Smith’s 165-page brief on presidential immunity.Save to Favorites
Washington Post: “With the nation’s economy — and much of the president’s legacy — hanging in the balance just weeks before the election, White House chief economist Lael Brainard told…
“When congressional leaders decided not to call lawmakers back from the campaign trail for an emergency session to fund relief and rebuilding efforts after Hurricane Helene, they cited practical considerations,”…
The Washington Post asked attendees of dozens of Donald Trump campaign rallies why they leave early, with a range of answers such as “other responsibilities, priorities or, sometimes, waning patience…
“Democrats hope that President Barack Obama’s purple state magic could make the difference for them this fall, up and down the ballot,” Semafor reports. “The former president has cut ads…
“Donald Trump was reportedly caught on tape turning the grieving widow of a man who died at one of his rallies into a source of amusement for his uber-wealthy dinner…
“The political class barely shrugged in August when Corey Lewandowski announced he was back at former President Donald Trump’s side,” CBS News reports. “But when Trashelle Odom learned that Lewandowski…
First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright will resign as soon as Friday, the New York Post reports — the latest high-level exit from New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ increasingly troubled…
Washington Post: “Trump has been trying to weaponize the Hurricane Helene relief efforts, accusing the Biden administration of failing to provide adequate assistance. As part of his critique, he claims…
“He is petty, he is vindictive, and he is cruel.” — Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), quoted by the Washington Post about Donald Trump.Save to Favorites
The Independent: “The community has been something of a white whale for the Republican Party for years; similar campaigns were launched in 2016 and 2020. Indeed, it is fitting, and…
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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