Virginia voters head to the polls today for a high-stakes ballot measure that could reshape the state’s congressional map and potentially shift the balance of power in Washington, CNN reports.
Supporters say it’s a necessary response to aggressive Donald Trump-ordered redistricting in other states. Opponents call it blatant partisanship
ABC News: In Virginia redistricting election, 4 House seats at stake as voters go to the polls.
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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.