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Ryan Won’t Run for President

January 12, 2015 at 4:29 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 31 Comments

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) told NBC News in an interview Monday that he will not seek the presidency in 2016.

Ryan noted that he is “at peace” with the decision he made “weeks ago” to forgo a bid for the White House.

GOP Rule Could Hamper Presidential Bid by Ryan

November 16, 2014 at 9:19 am EST By Taegan Goddard 8 Comments

“House Republicans will operate the 114th Congress under essentially the same rules as the 113th — with two exceptions, including one that could have big implications for Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI),” Roll Call reports.

“Republicans voted Friday on conference rules for the 114th, approving a proposal that would allow Congress to hand out more medals and one that would require committee chairmen running for other office to hand over their gavel.”

Bonus Quote of the Day

November 6, 2014 at 9:33 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 12 Comments

“No. God, no. I’ve already been there 16 years. I don’t want to be a career guy. Even though I’ve been there a long time, where you could already say that… It’s just, I don’t want to spend my adult life in Congress.”

— Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), quoted by National Journal, on being in Congress another ten years.

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.

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