“The Democratic Party is hemorrhaging voters long before they even go to the polls,” the New York Times reports.
“Of the 30 states that track voter registration by political party, Democrats lost ground to Republicans in every single one between the 2020 and 2024 elections — and often by a lot.”
“That four-year swing toward the Republicans adds up to 4.5 million voters, a deep political hole that could take years for Democrats to climb out from.”
Save to Favorites“I look extremely good in shorts.” — President Trump, quoted by USA Today.Save to Favorites
“The Trump administration on Friday released the transcript of a top Justice Department official’s interview with Ghislaine Maxwell, the former associate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein,” the Wall Street…
Julia Azari: “Since January 2025, American politics has shifted decisively away from being based on legitimacy, and is instead now mostly a game of power. In other words, the Trumpist…
“President Trump said the government is taking a nearly 10% stake in Intel, capping a two-week frenzy in Washington over the future of the company and fueling speculation about what…
“Donald Trump made a much-teased announcement from the Oval Office on Friday, that the FIFA World Cup draw will take place at the Kennedy Center on December 5,” Deadline reports….
“President Trump on Friday said that Russian President Vladimir Putin may attend the 2026 FIFA World Cup being co-hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico, showing off a photograph in…
Sam Wang finds the Texas gerrymander of its congressional map is the worst of the last 50 years. “If this map stands, it will be because the Supreme Court is…
Vice President JD Vance confirmed that the Trump administration is “in the very early stages of an ongoing investigation” into former national security adviser John Bolton, but he denied that…
“Joe Gruters officially took over the Republican National Committee on Friday,” Politico reports. “And the longtime Trump ally from Florida made his goals clear: Help the president ‘100 percent’ and…
“Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has fired Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, the latest senior military or intelligence officer to lose his position in a…
First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out — because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not…
“The IRS plans to ask workers who accepted offers of deferred resignation and early retirement to come back to work — an attempt to make up for staffing losses after…
“Canada removed many of its retaliatory tariffs on the U.S. on Friday, marking a significant step forward in the two countries’ relationship,” CNBC reports.Save to Favorites
Jonathan Last: “The first is that whatever you think of Bolton’s worldview, he has been consistent in it. He did not abandon the hawkishness that has been his life’s work…
“President Donald Trump announced Friday that he would request $2 billion from Congress to beautify Washington, the latest development in his plans to dramatically remake a city he says was…
Former Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton warned earlier in the month that President Trump was coming for him when asked about being on FBI Director Kash Patel’s “enemies list,”…
Out next month: The Last American President: A Broken Man, a Corrupt Party, and a World on the Brink by Thom Hartmann. “How plutocrats, political cowardice, and systemic rot built the…
“The crowded Republican race to be South Carolina’s next governor has erupted into an early, all-out battle to secure Donald Trump’s coveted endorsement, with the candidates going to great lengths…
President Donald Trump said Friday he will fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook if she does not resign from her position, CNBC reports. Said Trump: “What she did was bad.”…
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.