The latest TIPP tracking poll finds Donald Trump’s weekend momentum fizzled, and now Kamala Harris hangs onto a slim 49% to 47% lead.
A new Times/YouGov poll finds Harris ahead by 47% to 45%.
Save to FavoritesThe latest TIPP tracking poll finds Donald Trump’s weekend momentum fizzled, and now Kamala Harris hangs onto a slim 49% to 47% lead.
A new Times/YouGov poll finds Harris ahead by 47% to 45%.
Save to Favorites“We will deal with election night and the days after as they come, and we have the resources and the expertise and the focus on that.” — Kamala Harris, in…
The 19th: “Across multiple Republican-controlled states, state officials have waged legal battles and other efforts to thwart abortion rights measures from getting on the ballot or to influence the language.”…
“A man who federal authorities say built a giant pro-Trump billboard that the mob used as a battering ram against police officers during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S….
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) “is deploying to rural parts of Georgia to boost Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign for president in the closing days of the race as he begins…
It’s quite telling that, in recent weeks, Donald Trump has been canceling scheduled mainstream media appearances. Some reports suggest “exhaustion” as the cause. But it could also be that his…
New York Times: “Smears, lies and dirty tricks — what we call disinformation today — have long been a feature of American presidential election campaigns. Two weeks before this year’s…
“Howard Lutnick, the Wall Street CEO heading up Donald Trump’s transition operation, is facing accusations from some Trump insiders that he is improperly mixing his business interests with his duties…
Despite reports that Kamala Harris’ campaign is bracing for a possible crack in the “Blue Wall” states of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, there’s no actual evidence of it. Keep this…
“In the immediate aftermath of the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, a number of conservatives and Republicans broke ranks with then-President Donald Trump and blamed him for…
A new Emerson College survey of Maryland likely voters finds 54% support Angela Alsobrooks (D), while 40% support Larry Hogan (R) in the U.S. Senate election. Save to Favorites
New Republic: “In many ways, the polling debate of 2024 comes down to this dilemma. On the one hand, pollsters undercounted Donald Trump’s vote in 2016 and 2020. On the…
“In the closing days of what he says is his last campaign, Donald Trump has launched a strategy combining splashy, attention-getting stunts with dark, apocalyptic messaging,” Axios reports. “It’s a…
“Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said North Korea has deployed troops to Russia, the first senior US official to confirm the development on the record, as North Korea and Russia…
Barack Obama reassumed his role as Wisconsin Democrats’ campaign closer on Tuesday, warning that Donald Trump wants “unchecked power,” the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. In a 41-minute speech, Obama railed…
James Carville: “We are constantly told that America is too divided, too hopelessly stricken by tribalism, to grasp the stakes. That is plain wrong. If the Cheneys and A.O.C. get…
Nate Silver: “My gut says Donald Trump. And my guess is that it is true for many anxious Democrats.” “But I don’t think you should put any value whatsoever on…
Donald Trump’s campaign accused the UK’s Labour Party of election interference, as it sends volunteers to campaign for Kamala Harris in the U.S. election, the BBC reports. Trump’s campaign complained…
“A bullet fragment struck a TV reporter at a shooting range during a campaign event on Tuesday for U.S. Senate candidate Lucas Kunce, who provided first aid to the journalist,”…
“A lawyer who tried to help Donald Trump overturn his 2020 presidential election loss has been in direct contact with Mr. Trump once again as his allies start to lay…
A new Emerson College survey of Texas voters finds 53% of voters support Donald Trump for president, while 46% support Kamala Harris. In the U.S. Senate race, Sen. Ted Cruz…
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.
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