The Cook Political Report has moved Texas from “Lean Republican” to “Toss Up” in its Electoral College forecast.
Their updated forecast now matched the consensus forecast map.
Save to FavoritesThe Cook Political Report has moved Texas from “Lean Republican” to “Toss Up” in its Electoral College forecast.
Their updated forecast now matched the consensus forecast map.
Save to FavoritesMontana Attorney General Austin Knudsen (R) told supporters “he skirted the state’s campaign finance laws by inviting another Republican to run against him as a token candidate in next month’s…
Playbook: “Trump also returned to another golden oldie last night: proposing a drug test for his debate opponent. He used this tactic in 2016 against Clinton. The gist is that…
“Former Israeli defense minister and war cabinet member Benny Gantz is demanding that the cabinet lays out a plan for the war against Hamas by June 8,” CNN reports. “In…
Politico: “During a high-dollar fundraiser at the Pierre in Manhattan on Tuesday night, Trump pointedly asked Rep. Byron Donalds if he planned on running for governor… Trump, apparently toying with…
“As Donald Trump increasingly infuses his campaign with Christian trappings while coasting to a third Republican presidential nomination, his support is as strong as ever among evangelicals and other conservative…
Rolling Stone: “Over the past several months, Donald Trump has told some of his advisers and friends that federal clemency for Navarro, if Trump is back in office, is a…
The latest episode of Trial Balloon is live for members. Who took the de-bait — Trump or Biden? Should Biden be moving to the center? What’s up with that New…
Wall Street Journal: “Burgum’s recent proximity to Trump, as a companion on the campaign trail and a surrogate on television and at swanky dinners, has boosted his profile as one…
“Donald Trump and Mike Johnson are talking at length about plans for next year, a strong sign that the former president sees the speaker as more than an interim caretaker,”…
Politico: “Trump’s complicated web of political committees spent roughly $217 million through March, with that spending split roughly equally between fundraising expenses, legal bills and actual campaigning.” “But the same…
“Donald Trump will face one of the most consequential decisions of the year—if not his career—when he chooses whether to testify in his own criminal trial in New York,” the…
Wall Street Journal: “The problem for both Trump and Biden: It isn’t exactly clear who Kennedy hurts more, largely because of his eclectic mix of supporters. Most polls of swing…
“President Biden drew a parallel on Friday between Donald Trump ‘and his MAGA Republican allies’ and segregationists in the 1950s who tried to prevent Black and white Americans from going…
Rudy Giuliani was finally served as the final defendant in the Arizona fake elector case after he made a taunting post on social media, Fox Phoenix reports. Axios notes he…
New York Times: “In separate but overlapping efforts, former President Donald J. Trump and President Biden have sought to revive and protect American factories by making it more expensive to…
“President Joe Biden’s campaign rejected two additional debates on Friday that former President Donald Trump’s campaign says it agreed to do,” NBC News reports. “One was a proposal for a…
“A state judge has ruled that South Carolina can continue to enforce a ban on nearly all abortions around six weeks after conception as an appeal continues on what exactly…
Newly released documents say Moms For Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler and her Florida GOP chairman husband went “on the prowl” in Sarasota bars to find women to have sex with,…
“Donald Trump agreed on Friday to a third presidential debate hosted by NBC News as the network continued to scramble to secure a televised debate slot,” Semafor reports. “The third…
“The Pentagon is rushing to expand its capacity to wage war in space, convinced that rapid advances by China and Russia in space-based operations pose a growing threat to U.S….
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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