“For her political activities, she does not have the support of the family. When she told us she was going to run again back in October 2023, we asked her not to.”
— One of Jill Stein’s adult sons, quoted by the New York Times.
Save to Favorites“For her political activities, she does not have the support of the family. When she told us she was going to run again back in October 2023, we asked her not to.”
— One of Jill Stein’s adult sons, quoted by the New York Times.
Save to FavoritesWall Street Journal: “Pollsters have spent the years since 2020 experimenting with ways to induce hard-to-reach voters to participate in surveys and testing statistical techniques intended to improve accuracy. But…
Wall Street Journal: “Democrats have a clear edge in early voting so far, but Republicans are embracing the practice of casting their ballots before Election Day more than they have…
“Historically, it would be unusual to have seven states come down to a point or less. But I think at this point, you have to assume that’s a distinct possibility.”…
“Steve Bannon, the right-wing podcaster and former Donald Trump aide, is set to get out of federal prison next Tuesday despite repeated attempts he and his legal defense team have…
“With two weeks until Election Day, more than 15 million people have already cast their ballots, the clearest sign yet that voting habits were forever changed by the coronavirus pandemic…
The Wrap: In an interview with Vanity Fair, Baier explained that he had his reasons for the numerous cutoffs of the vice president during his brief interview with the Democratic…
A Russian oligarch with ties to Vladimir Putin has been found dead after apparently falling from the 10th story window of his Moscow apartment, The Telegraph reports. He is the…
“A judge tossed out a Republican Party lawsuit aimed at tightening the qualifications for Americans overseas to cast ballots in Michigan,” Politico reports. Save to Favorites
Michigan state Rep. Gina Johnsen (R), who once sponsored a resolution to remember the “cruel atrocities” of the Holocaust, described Michigan as Nazi Germany, at a campaign event, and accused…
The New Republic attempts to rank the 100 worst things Donald Trump has done “since descending that escalator.”Save to Favorites
“Prosecutors today charged two Readington Township women connected to a faction of the local Republican Party with planting a recording device at a local restaurant to record a private meeting…
Washington Post: “Save America, the leadership PAC that Trump has used to pay his legal bills and those of some of his associates, raised $1.4 million in September and spent…
“Donald Trump’s years-long effort to restrict mail balloting and early voting has skidded into reverse in North Carolina, with the Republican presidential nominee demanding the kind of easier voting access…
“Donald Trump’s tax reform ideas could leave roughly 93.2 million Americans, or just under half of the U.S. electorate, off the hook for at least part of their income taxes,”…
“A Russian-aligned propaganda network notorious for creating deepfake whistleblower videos appears to be behind a coordinated effort to promote wild and baseless claims that Minnesota governor and vice presidential candidate…
“With early voting underway and two weeks until Election Day, Donald Trump is still trying to keep distance between himself and North Carolina’s embattled Republican nominee for governor,” Politico reports….
The Cook Political Report moved Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race from Lean Democrat to Toss Up. And in Nebraska, the U.S. Senate race shifted from Likely Republican to Lean Republican.Save to…
“With just about two weeks until Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are working to secure votes in key battleground states where polls show a…
An Arizona Republican who helped inspire national concerns over county-level certification of the 2024 presidential election pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge Monday related to a “failure or refusal” to…
“While visiting a McDonald’s in Bucks County on Sunday, Donald Trump failed to answer a question about raising the minimum wage even though an overwhelming majority of Pennsylvania voters support…
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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