“He was a little garish, even back then, but nobody thought he was a bomb-thrower or anything at that point. What happened was the same thing that happened to Elise Stefanik. When they started pushing the Trump narrative, their social media likes went through the roof. Their requests to be on cable news went through the roof. And their fundraising increased.”
— A former House Republican lawmaker, quoted by NOTUS, on working with Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL).
Save to Favorites
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.