A new Atlanta Journal Constitution poll in Georgia finds Donald Trump leading Kamala Harris, 47% to 44%.
Another 7% of voters were undecided.
Save to FavoritesA new Atlanta Journal Constitution poll in Georgia finds Donald Trump leading Kamala Harris, 47% to 44%.
Another 7% of voters were undecided.
Save to Favorites“For several weeks after Kamala Harris became the Democratic nominee for president, media observers and critics questioned her decision to remain inaccessible to the press. Some Donald Trump allies assailed…
Playbook: “There’s another dynamic that’s further complicating Johnson’s job: Lawmakers are already anticipating the post-election leadership landscape and angling themselves for promotion.” “One senior Republican told us last night that…
Just published: Fools on the Hill: The Hooligans, Saboteurs, Conspiracy Theorists and Dunces who Burned Down the House by Dana Milbank. The Washington Post has an excerpt. Save to Favorites
A new Franklin & Marshall College poll in Pennsylvania finds Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump, in a multi-candidate race, 46% to 43%. Save to Favorites
New swing state polls from Emerson: Save to Favorites
New battleground polls from Marist: Save to Favorites
A new New York Times/Philadelphia Inquirer/Siena poll finds the presidential race deadlocked nationally, 47% to 47%. However, in Pennsylvania, Kamala Harris leads Donald Trump, 50% to 46%. Nate Cohn: “We…
“Shortly before Wednesday’s failed vote on the government spending stopgap, House Speaker Mike Johnson told senior Republicans in a private meeting that he had a Plan B — but wouldn’t…
“Donald Trump had been in office for less than six months when he made clear his disdain for people from Haiti, offering a revealing prelude to his recent embrace of…
Donald Trump said the Federal Reserve’s decision to cut its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point on Wednesday showed the U.S. economy was either “very bad” or the…
Nancy Pelosi blasted Mitch McConnell, accusing the Senate GOP leader of failing to hold Donald Trump accountable for attempting to overturn the 2020 election, Semafor reports. Asked if she had…
“We are going to win New York.” — Donald Trump, at a campaign rally in New York, a state he lost by 20 percentage points in 2020.Save to Favorites
A new Fox News poll finds Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump nationally among likely voters, 50% to 48%.Save to Favorites
The House rejected Speaker Mike Johnson’s government funding package, a major embarrassment for the House Republican leadership, Punchbowl News reports. The vote was 202 to 220 with two House Republicans…
“Iranian hackers sent unsolicited information they stole from Donald Trump’s presidential campaign to people who were affiliated with Joe Biden’s campaign over the summer,” CNN reports.Save to Favorites
“Donald Trump’s escalating calls to investigate and prosecute election officials he sees as ‘corrupt’ are sounding alarms among democracy experts and the local and state workers preparing to run elections…
“A federal judge on Wednesday denied a request from Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., a former independent candidate for president, to have his name removed from Michigan’s Nov. 5 ballot,” the…
“West Coast Teamsters announced their endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday, just minutes after national Teamsters leadership declined to issue a presidential endorsement,” Politico reports. “The move represents…
“I will if he does. That’s a trade-off I’d do.” — George Clooney, on Jimmy Kimmel Live, responding to Donald Trump’s call for him “to get out of politics.”Save to…
Trump Media closed Wednesday at a new post-merger low, on the eve of the expiration of “lockup” restrictions that have barred the Truth Social owners’ insiders, like majority shareholder Donald…
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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