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Taegan Goddard

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Past articles by Taegan:

Will 2016 finally kill Iowa's and New Hampshire's outsized political power?

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How technology is destroying American democracy

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The GOP's three-wing circus: Can any candidate unite them all?

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2016 Republicans are completely ignoring the lessons of their 2012 'autopsy'

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The GOP should run its debates just like American Idol

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The GOP's worst nightmare and a pundit's dream: A brokered convention in 2016

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Jeb Bush is destroying our laughable campaign finance laws

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Is Hillary Clinton flip-flopping or just evolving?

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What House of Cards gets exactly right about political journalism

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Can America's politics be unbundled from America's political parties?

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Will you miss the biggest story of the 2016 presidential election?

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Can Scott Brown make a comeback in New Hampshire?

James Pindell, political director for WMUR-TV, gave us some fascinating insights into New Hampshire on... → Read More

Could Republicans lose a Senate seat in Mississippi?

Former Missouri Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) still haunts Republicans after his inflammatory remarks about... → Read More

We're not in a Cold War with Russia even if it seems we are

In a new episode of Political Wire's podcast, we spoke with Nicholas Burns, a longtime ambassador and... → Read More

Can Georgia turn blue?

Recently on Political Wire's podcast, we reached out to Jim Galloway of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution... → Read More

5 key insights into the GOP's political strategy

"How do you sound more moderate without becoming more moderate?" → Read More

These unforced errors prove it's never too early to blow a Senate race

Despite numerous attempts to forecast elections months in advance, politics remains very unpredictable.... → Read More

Can we overcome our current political dysfunction?

In the latest episode of the Political Wire podcast, we spoke with Republican strategist Mark McKinnon,... → Read More

The secret science of winning elections

In a new episode of the Political Wire podcast, we spoke with Sasha Issenberg, author of The Victory ... → Read More

The Supreme Court could soon open a floodgate of cash into American elections

A campaign-finance case in front of the Supreme Court could have major political implications → Read More