“They are celebrating that choice, both in Milwaukee tonight and in Moscow.”
— Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), quoted by The Hill, on Donald Trump’s pick of J.D. Vance as his running mate.
Save to Favorites“They are celebrating that choice, both in Milwaukee tonight and in Moscow.”
— Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), quoted by The Hill, on Donald Trump’s pick of J.D. Vance as his running mate.
Save to Favorites“Donald Trump attempted to strike a new tone on the issue of abortion this week, saying he would be ‘great for women and their reproductive rights’ — to the frustration…
A new Fairleigh Dickinson University poll finds Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump nationally by seven points among likely voters, 50% to 43%. Save to Favorites
Washington Post: “Donald Trump came here on Thursday to heap praise on the structure standing to his right — ‘the Rolls-Royce of walls,’ he called it — and lament the…
Max Kennedy: “I’m heartbroken over my brother Bobby’s endorsement of Donald Trump.” “I think often about my father and how he might have viewed the politics of our time. I’m…
The Madison Capital Times endorsed Kamala Harris for president. “Trump is a twice-impeached, multiply convicted, wholly dishonorable candidate who literally tried to overturn the results from Wisconsin in the 2020…
“Donald Trump’s frenetic play-by-play on social media during Kamala Harris’s rousing speech to Democrats Thursday highlighted his concern over her sustained momentum but also heralded an aggressive new phase of…
“Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign and its affiliates raised $82 million during the Democratic convention in Chicago last week, pushing their total fundraising haul to $540 million since President Joe…
“Israeli warplanes bombarded dozens of targets in southern Lebanon before dawn on Sunday in what Israel’s military described as a pre-emptive attack against Hezbollah, and the armed group followed by…
Washington Post: “Aides did not want a situation where he was watching the convention every night, getting angry, and then just golfing all day and stewing, according to people who…
A new Angus Reid poll finds Kamala Harris opening up a five point lead over Donald Trump among registered voters, 47% to 42%. Save to Favorites
Nate Silver: “Before explaining the methodological change in detail, let me show you the impact on our national polling average. Both Trump and Kamala Harris have gained ground versus yesterday’s…
A memo from Trump pollsters Tony Fabrizio and Travis Tunis sent out by the Trump campaign Saturday predicts a convention bump in polls after the Democratic National Convention for Vice…
“Donald Trump plans to make another campaign stop in Michigan – making it his third visit to the battleground state in nine days,” MLive reports. Save to Favorites
Politico: “School board candidates backed by Moms for Liberty, a conservative vanguard whose members popularized restrictions on classroom library books, are losing elections in Florida and some swing states. Republican…
“Two astronauts parked at the International Space Station since early June will return with SpaceX instead of on the Boeing vehicle that brought them there,” the Wall Street Journal reports….
“Donald Trump is finally recognizing he’s at risk of losing the election unless he makes some changes,” Politico reports. “As Democrats convened this week in Chicago, the former president’s campaign…
“Before dropping his bid for reelection, President Joe Biden framed voters’ choice in November in dark and ominous terms, painting Republican nominee Donald Trump as a menace to American democracy…
Wall Street Journal: “Presidential campaigns don’t view policy details as winning messages in and of themselves, however, but as elements of a broader story about who their candidate is and…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said his name will remain on the ballot except in “10 battleground states” where he will ask for his name to be removed to avoid being…
There’s been a lot of discussion of crowd sizes so far in this presidential campaign. But a metric much less mentioned is speech length. A few observations: Join now to…
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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