Andrew Sullivan: “The only way past this for Cain is through it. Let the women speak, if
they wish. If they refuse to come forward or detail the accusations,
then there’s nothing more to be done. But the golden rule of political
scandal applies: disclose everything, apologize for what needs to be
apologized, and get it over with.”
Meanwhile, Michael Tomasky plays out the various permutations.
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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.
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