Time: “On September 5, the federal government will release its first jobs report since Trump fired McEntarfer. The reaction to those numbers is likely to be colored by the recent upheaval.”
“If, say, the next BLS report shows hiring surged in August, will investors in the U.S. and around the globe even believe it? In chasing an immediate rush, Trump may have just denied himself a victory lap in yet another self-own.”
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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.