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Introducing a new conversation series: Key Precincts: John Ellis and Taegan Goddard on Politics.
In this episode, we discuss the latest criminal indictment of Donald Trump and its impact on the Republican presidential race and politics in general.
My partner on this project is John Ellis, the proprietor of News Items, a daily newsletter on global politics, financial news, advanced technologies and science.
I learn something new from it nearly every day and recommend it highly.
John has been in and around the news media for decades and it shows in his breadth of knowledge.
We hope you enjoy this conversation.
In case you missed it, I spoke with Duke University professor Aaron Dinin about the early days of Political Wire.
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I had the pleasure of talking about the history of Political Wire with Aaron Dinin, who teaches entrepreneurship at Duke University, on the Web Masters podcast.
Playbook: “This was a dizzying week in political news. Normally, we would all be looking forward to an August respite. But don’t count on it. While Congress may be out of town, the next month will be crucial to answering some big questions about all of the main characters in American politics right now.”
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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.
Goddard is the owner of Goddard Media LLC.