Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 188
Nothing to See Here
“Doug Mastriano (R) is considering another run for Pennsylvania governor in 2026, setting up a potential rematch with Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) after he beat Mastriano by nearly 15 percentage points in the last election,” the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
“Shapiro is up for reelection in 2026 and remains unusually popular in the swing state that voted for President Donald Trump in November.”
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.