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Democrats Won’t Field Challenger to Tom Cotton

November 25, 2019 at 4:28 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

The chairman of the Arkansas Democratic Party says there’s no path for replacing the challenger to Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) after the party’s previous candidate abruptly dropped out following the state’s filing deadline, the AP reports.

Filed Under: 2020 Campaign Tagged With: AR-Sen, Tom Cotton

Cotton Threatens Activist Group with ‘No Call’ Order

January 18, 2018 at 11:48 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) has issued a cease-and-desist letter to Ozark Indivisible, an activist group that has been pressing members of Congress from Arkansas on health care, immigration and other issues, the Arkansas Times reports.

Filed Under: Senate Tagged With: AR-Sen, Tom Cotton

Cotton Faces Angry Town Hall Meeting

February 23, 2017 at 2:40 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) “faced an angry crowd Wednesday at a town hall in his home state of Arkansas, as constituents demanded answers on everything from Republicans’ plans to repeal Obamacare and build a border wall to funding for PBS,” CNN reports.

“The venue was at capacity — police said it held 2,000 people — and the audience routinely screamed at the senator throughout the event.”

Filed Under: Senate Tagged With: AR-Sen, Tom Cotton


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goddard-bw-snapshotTaegan 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.

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Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.

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