“The age issue is off the table… for our party.”
— Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM), on MSNBC.
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“The age issue is off the table… for our party.”
— Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM), on MSNBC.
“If any voters had forgotten that Donald Trump was accused by multiple women of sexual misconduct, he spent roughly 45 minutes reminding them on Friday, eight weeks before Election Day,”…
“State Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil’s (R) former chief of staff Chad Condit has sued her for alleged sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment, claiming in a lengthy complaint that…
It wasn’t too surprising that former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) endorsed Kamala Harris for president. She’s been very clear about Donald Trump being a unique threat to our democracy and…
“In our nation’s 248-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump. He tried to steal the last election using…
“The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled that the Green Party is ineligible to appear on the state’s presidential ballot after its petition failed to include the required language for minor…
“Kamala Harris had planned to object, fact-check and directly question Donald Trump while he was speaking during their debate next week. But now, with rules just finalized to mute the…
“Donald Trump has pulled it off,” Politico reports. “Voters will go to the polls in November without resolution in any of the four criminal cases against the former president and…
“Donald Trump, frustrated by the state of the race and his continued legal troubles, on Friday sought to claim the spotlight for himself,” Politico reports. “Wedging a hastily called press…
“Donald Trump is a household name,” Bloomberg reports. “After a successful reality television show run, four years in the White House and his appearance atop the GOP presidential ticket in…
“Nine Chicago-area mayors sent a letter to President Joe Biden Friday seeking a pardon for former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., the namesake son of the legendary civil rights leader who…
“Top aides to President Joe Biden have been crafting a proposal to create a sovereign wealth fund that would allow the U.S. to invest in national security interests including technology,…
Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) said that her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, will be voting for Kamala Harris in the presidential race, MSNBC reports. Save to Favorites
“For months, vulnerable House Republicans have been toiling to appeal to women turned off by their support for policies that would limit reproductive rights,” the New York Times reports. “With…
“Kamala Harris is bringing on a new campaign hire as part of her team’s push to clinch must-win states this fall by keeping former President Donald Trump from running up…
Nate Silver: “Let’s talk about the elephant in the room: the Electoral College is starting to look like a challenge for Kamala Harris. This was a problem for Democrats in…
Wall Street Journal: “Helping Walz navigate his dual assignment is his own experience interacting with Republican lawmakers in the Minnesota Legislature and his time in Congress representing one of the…
“A New York judge has delayed former President Donald Trump’s sentencing on felony criminal charges until Nov. 26,” NBC News reports. “Judge Juan Merchan handed down the ruling Friday after…
A new University of Texas poll in Texas finds Donald Trump leading Kamala Harris in the presidential race, 49% to 44%. A new Emerson College poll in Texas finds Trump…
“Mail-in voting in North Carolina will be delayed by at least a few days — and possibly weeks — due to a court ruling Friday in the lawsuit over whether…
“Robert F. Kennedy Jr. should be removed from the Michigan ballot, the state Court of Appeals ruled Friday,” Bloomberg Law reports. Save to Favorites
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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