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Biden Leads Warren In Massachusetts

June 11, 2019 at 8:20 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll in Massachusetts finds Joe Biden leading the Democratic presidential race with 22%, followed by Sen. Elizabeth Warren at 10%, Pete Buttigieg at 8% and Sen. Bernie Sanders at 6%.

Just over 40% of voters said they were still undecided.

Filed Under: 2020 Campaign Tagged With: Massachusetts

Massachusetts GOP Moves to Protect Trump

May 6, 2019 at 10:19 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The Massachusetts Republican Party is aiming to protect President Trump from primary challengers such as former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld by approving a new winner-takes-all delegate plan,” Politico reports.

Filed Under: 2020 Campaign Tagged With: Massachusetts

Warren Is Way Behind In Her Home State

April 8, 2019 at 9:38 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A new Emerson Poll in Massachusetts finds Sen. Bernie Sanders with 26% of the vote in the Democratic field, followed by Joe Biden at 23%, Elizabeth Warren at 14%, Pete Buttigieg at 11%, Beto O’Rourke at 8%, and Kamala Harris at 7%.

Filed Under: 2020 Campaign Tagged With: Massachusetts


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Massachusetts Primary Results

September 4, 2018 at 7:45 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

The most anticipated primary race in Massachusetts might be between Rep. Mike Capuano (D) and Ayanna Pressley (D) in the 7th congressional district.

Polls close at 8:00 p.m. ET.

Filed Under: 2018 Campaign Tagged With: Massachusetts

Clinton Holds Lead in Massachusetts

February 26, 2016 at 8:14 am EST By Taegan Goddard 167 Comments

A new WBUR poll in Massachusetts finds Hillary Clinton leading Bernie Sanders in the Democratic presidential race, 49% to 45%.

On the Republican side, Donald Trump holds a commanding lead with 40%, followed by Marco Rubio at 19%, John Kasich at 19%, Ted Cruz at 10% and Ben Carson at 5%.

Filed Under: 2016 Campaign Tagged With: Massachusetts

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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.

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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