John Avlon: “There is now no question that Donald Trump will go down as the worst president in American history.”
“This was an attempted coup, encouraged by the President… designed to stop the peaceful transfer of power.”
Save to FavoritesJohn Avlon: “There is now no question that Donald Trump will go down as the worst president in American history.”
“This was an attempted coup, encouraged by the President… designed to stop the peaceful transfer of power.”
Save to Favorites“Cornel West’s independent presidential campaign is broke. His former campaign manager says he knows nothing about ballot access. And he spent more on graphic design than petition-gathering in his most…
“Europe does not have a developed early warning system. In this sense they are more or less defenseless.” — Russian president Vladimir Putin, quoted by the BBC. Save to Favorites
“House Republican leaders are whipping votes on a bill aimed at showing allegiance to former President Trump after his historic conviction — but it’s unclear if they can secure the…
Just for members: The latest edition of . This issue includes a deep dive into a potential sleeper Senate race. Republicans have struggled statewide in New Mexico, but a combination…
Donald Trump is speaking to a group next week that calls abortion “child sacrifice” and whose mission is to “eradicate” the medical procedure entirely, Vanity Fair reports. That group is…
“Justice Clarence Thomas acknowledged on Friday additional luxury travel he had accepted from a conservative billionaire, amending a previous financial disclosure to reflect trips he had taken to an Indonesian…
Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) is not ruling out becoming a member of the Republican Party, or serving in Donald Trump’s administration if he wins the November election, the Milwaukee…
NOTUS: “People do not like to be on it, but they also once again have to be.” Save to Favorites
“Federal prosecutors rested their case at Hunter Biden’s trial Friday after calling a slew of witnesses who told jurors about his descent into crack cocaine addiction and his purchase of…
“Donald Trump made his most direct pitch yet to the Silicon Valley elite on Thursday evening, telling a group of entrepreneurs in San Francisco that if he were to lose…
Adam Frisch (D) is a former city councilman who came within 546 votes of defeating Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) in 2022. He was such a strong candidate that Boebert fled…
Far-right groups and white nationalists are hinting at violence after Donald Trump’s guilty verdict last week, Axios reports. Reuters reports an Ohio Proud Boys chapter vowed “war.” Save to Favorites
Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky greeted a D-Day veteran at the 80th anniversary ceremonies: VETERAN: You’re the savior of the people, you bring tears to my eyes. ZELENSKY: No no, you…
“Donald Trump is vowing to wrest key spending powers from Congress if elected this November, promising to assert more control over the federal budget than any president in U.S. history,”…
Sean Hannity tried to throw Donald Trump a softball that would allow him to walk back his talk of exacting retribution on his political rivals. It’s a good indication that…
“The prospect of a fresh round of tax cuts next year is helping Donald Trump woo Wall Street donors but threatens to add trillions of dollars to the national debt,”…
“The U.S. economy added far more jobs than expected in May, countering fears of a slowdown in the labor market and likely reducing the Federal Reserve’s impetus to lower interest…
Judging the presidential race solely by the polls, you would have to call it a dead heat. Donald Trump is leading in the FiveThirtyEight national polling average by 1.2% and…
Washington Post publisher Will Lewis CEO is facing a crisis of confidence within his own paper after revelations that he pushed back reporting on his involvement in the British phone…
“Well revenge does take time, I will say that. And sometimes revenge can be justified… I have to be honest. Sometimes it can.” — Donald Trump, in an interview with…
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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