A new Rasmussen survey finds views of the Tea Party movement are at their lowest point ever, with just 8% saying they are members of the Tea Party, down from a high of 24% in April 2010 just after passage of the national health care law.
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College football coach Derek Dooley (D) officially launched his Senate campaign in Georgia. Playbook: “The college football coaching scion will seek to replicate the path of Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL),…
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) is planning an announcement today— with speculation widespread that she’ll launch a gubernatorial bid, the Greenville News reports. Save to Favorites
“President Donald Trump wants lower interest rates. Achieving that objective will require overcoming bigger obstacles than Fed Chair Jerome Powell,” Bloomberg reports. “There are structural forces that drive the cost…
Economist Mark Zandi: “The economy is on the precipice of recession. That’s the clear takeaway from last week’s economic data dump. Consumer spending has flatlined, construction and manufacturing are contracting,…
An anonymous group of self-described democracy advocates will fly planes with banners that say “mess with Texas” tomorrow over blue state capital cities: Albany, Annapolis, Augusta, Trenton, Springfield and Sacramento,…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) threatened quorum breaking Democrats with untested theory that they can be removed from office and replaced if they do not return to the Texas House…
“Many Democrats are betting on a blue wave next year to help them regain favor with disenchanted voters and claw back some control in Washington — but several key indicators…
“Texas Democratic lawmakers fled the state Sunday in a bid to block passage of a new congressional map designed to give the GOP five additional seats in the U.S. House…
The Financial Times reports a divide “is widening in the US economy as the biggest banks and technology groups shrug off Donald Trump’s tariffs to post huge earnings gains while…
“For all of President Donald Trump’s promises of an economic ‘golden age,’ a spate of weak indicators this week told a potentially worrisome story as the impacts of his policies…
“For months, the Israeli government had focused on negotiating a two-phased deal for a 60-day cease-fire in Gaza and the release of some hostages, leaving discussions about a permanent end…
Wall Street Journal: “In a land famed for its neutrality and order, the Swiss reacted with shock and confusion to Trump’s decision to impose a 39% tariff—higher than all but…
“Emaciated and pale, Evyatar David, a 24-year-old Israeli hostage, was filmed by his Hamas captors digging his own grave in a cramped underground tunnel, one of a series of videos…
Sam Wang: “Democrats are considering retaliatory gerrymandering actions against what Republicans are doing in Texas. However, such measures are highly problematic for a well-working democracy.” “I propose that any response…
“Senate leaders failed to reach a bipartisan deal to speed through more of President Trump’s nominees — so senators are heading home with a GOP promise of changing the rules…
“President Trump’s extensive tariffs have already started to generate a significant amount of money for the federal government, a new source of revenue for a heavily indebted nation that American…
“The White House does not plan to require health insurers to provide coverage for in vitro fertilization services, even though the idea was one of President Donald Trump’s key campaign…
“Job seekers are out in the cold this summer. Especially the ones who have been hunting for a while,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Beyond the headline-grabbing top-line numbers in…
The Smithsonian said on Saturday that it would restore information about President Donald Trump’s two impeachments to an exhibit in the National Museum of American History “in the coming weeks,”…
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.
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