Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 188
Nothing to See Here
“Many Alaskans on Thursday largely brushed off the news that Mary Peltola, the state’s former congresswoman, had mistreated staff and used offensive slurs,” the New York Times reports.
“Although some said they were disappointed by Ms. Peltola’s behavior, voters appeared to have for the most part retreated to their partisan corners in the closing stretch of a key Senate race between Ms. Peltola, a Democrat, and Senator Dan Sullivan, a Republican.”
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.