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October 13, 2015 at 10:30 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Here’s what’s trending on Wonk Wire today:

  • Wall Street Places Big Bets on Republicans
  • Presidential Candidates: The More Inexperienced the Better
  • How Do Texans Like to Cuss?
  • The Koch Brothers Like Government Handouts
  • Republican Candidate Favorability Across GOP Segments
  • Do You Live Near a Toxic Superfund Site?

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October 7, 2015 at 2:58 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Here’s what’s trending on Wonk Wire today:

  • Is the U.S. the Best Place to Die?
  • A Closer Look at Who Doesn’t Pay Taxes
  • Washington’s Myopic Focus on Health-Care Costs Doesn’t Add Value
  • Can the Court Woo Back Conservatives?
  • Unemployment Dips, But It’s Still a Shaky Job Market
  • Americans: Don’t Repeal Obamacare. Fix Our Soaring Medication Costs.

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October 6, 2015 at 11:00 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Here’s what’s trending on Wonk Wire today:

  • America Has More Guns Than People
  • The GOP’s Fossilized Energy Policy
  • NRA = GOP
  • What Are the Implications of the Troubling Jobs Report ?
  • The More Americans Know About Congress, the More They Hate it

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October 5, 2015 at 10:04 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Here’s what’s trending on Wonk Wire today:

  • Maybe Money Does Buy Love
  • On Mental Health and Mass Shootings
  • How Much Will Obamacare Premiums Rise in 2016?
  • Americans Are Drinking Less Soda
  • How Do Americans Feel About Their Financial Situation? So-So.
  • Our Gun Culture is Rooted in the South’s Slave-holding Past
  • Congress Dodges a Legislative Response to Mass Shootings

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October 2, 2015 at 12:20 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Here’s what’s trending on Wonk Wire today:

  • Are Democrats Angrier than Republicans?
  • How Wealthy Donors Get What They Want
  • Skin Color, Not Economics, Determines School Funding
  • Mass Shootings Since Sandy Hook
  • Experts Defend Obamacare ‘Cadillac’ Tax
  • Do Republicans Hate Muslims?

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September 30, 2015 at 10:47 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Here’s what’s trending on Wonk Wire today:

  • A Corrupt Congress? Americans Think So.
  • Is the Fossil Fuel Industry Guilty of Racketeering?
  • Clinton Calls for a Repeal of ‘Cadillac’ Tax. Americans Agree.
  • Easing Up on Benefit Restrictions for Criminals
  • Fact-Checking the Attacks on Planned Parenthood

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September 29, 2015 at 11:21 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Here’s what’s trending on Wonk Wire today:

  • The GOP’s Tectonic Rightward Shift
  • How Experienced is Kevin McCarthy?
  • Who Benefits Most From Trump’s Tax Plan?
  • Asians Will Surge Past Hispanics to Become Largest Immigrant Group

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September 28, 2015 at 11:24 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Here’s what’s trending on Wonk Wire today:

  • GOP Stands Alone as the Only Climate Change-Denying Party
  • The More Americans Know About Congress, the More they Hate it
  • Less Booze, More Meth
  • The GOP: An ‘Insurgent Outlier’
  • Does the Fed Need to Hike Interest Rates?
  • Majority Oppose a Shutdown Over Planned Parenthood

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September 24, 2015 at 11:00 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Here’s what’s trending on Wonk Wire today:

  • GOP Favored on Issues Despite Worse Image
  • What Hillary Clinton Didn’t Say About Keystone XL
  • Rich and Poor Eat Fast Food Equally
  • Americans Don’t Want Pope Speaking Out on Climate Change
  • CBO: Defunding Planned Parenthood Will Increase Spending
  • The Case Against Clinton’s Plan to Control Drug Costs

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September 23, 2015 at 11:38 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Here’s what’s trending on Wonk Wire today:

  • Obamacare Sign-ups Exceed Projections to Reach 17.6 Million
  • Are Super PACS That Super?
  • Six in 10 Would be in Support of a Muslim President
  • U.S. Takes Top Spot in Renewable Energy Ranking
  • The Escalating Cost of Rent

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September 22, 2015 at 12:45 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Here’s what’s trending on Wonk Wire today:

  • How Do Americans Live?
  • Which States Have the Biggest Drop in Uninsured Rates?
  • Is Trump Dangerous to Democracy? Absolutely Not.
  • EPA Vastly Overestimates How Much Americans Recycle
  • A Fierce Budget Battle Over Small Stakes

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September 21, 2015 at 11:24 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Here’s what’s trending on Wonk Wire today:

  • What Do the Richest Places in America Have in Common?
  • Fact-Checking Carly Fiorina’s Claim That Pot is More Dangerous Than Booze
  • Half of Americans See Government as an ‘Immediate Threat’
  • Can the GOP Really Blame Trump for its Poor Image?
  • Explaining the Fed’s Policy on Interest Rates: Follow the Money

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September 18, 2015 at 12:30 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Here’s what’s trending on Wonk Wire:

  • What the New Obamacare Numbers Reveal
  • The Fed Made the Right Decision for the Wrong Reasons
  • 2015 Summer Was the Hottest on Record
  • A Healthy Economy? Look Closer.
  • Trust in the Judicial Branch Dips to a New Low

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September 17, 2015 at 10:45 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Here’s what’s trending on Wonk Wire:

  • What Partisans Hear About the Presidential Front Runners
  • Imprisonment Doesn’t Match the Crime: America’s Soaring Incarceration Rates
  • Census Report: Uninsured Rate Drops ‘Sharply’
  • Who Wins in Jeb Bush’s Tax Plan?
  • Investors: Keep Interest Rates Low
  • A Government Shutdown Could Threaten a Healthy Economy

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  • Millennials: It’s Time to Rethink the Gig Economy

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September 15, 2015 at 11:56 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Here’s what’s trending on Wonk Wire:

  • Do Non-Voters Matter?
  • Is Congress Really That Partisan?
  • Global Warming ‘Pause’ Could be Ending
  • Large Majority Wants to Avoid Shutdown Over Planned Parenthood
  • Wind Power Growth in Jeopardy

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  • How to Present Like a Boss

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September 11, 2015 at 11:49 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Here’s what’s trending on Wonk Wire today:

  • Jeb Bush Inherits Voodoo Economics
  • In Defense of Militant Atheism
  • The Nation’s Healthcare Checkup
  • Planned Parenthood Myths
  • Climate Change Denial is a ‘Turn-Off’ for Millenials

And a bonus from Working Capital Review:

  • The Key to Breaking the Glass Ceiling for Women

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September 10, 2015 at 10:29 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Here’s what’s trending on Wonk Wire today:

  • Climate Change Denial is a ‘Turn-Off’ for Millenials
  • Read My Lips: No New Taxes (Unless It’s For the Wealthy)
  • 2015 Poised to Smash Previous Records for Solar Power
  • Why Won’t Trump Win? He’s Not an Elite
  • Vast Majority Support EPA Limits on Smog
  • Which Health Costs Are the Greatest Burden?

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September 9, 2015 at 11:13 am EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Here’s what’s trending on Wonk Wire today:

  • Trump’s Liberal Tax Policy
  • The Green Revolution Has Begun
  • Pro-Life Movement Gains Momentum Under Obama
  • Obamacare Enrollment Remains on Track
  • Immigration Takes Center Stage in 2016

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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.

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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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