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The Great Battlefield
How politics -- and Political Wire -- has evolved over the last 25 years
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Taegan Goddard
Thanksgiving Mailbag
Something to listen to during your holiday travels
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Taegan Goddard
It Would Be Crazy for Biden to Join TikTok
He should work with Congress to ban it.
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Taegan Goddard
October 2023
It's a Later Problem
Republicans finally settle on a House Speaker but he wasn't really vetted. Meanwhile, Trump's co-defendants are flipping.
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Taegan Goddard
Divided We Fall
It's not your father's Republican party anymore.
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Taegan Goddard
September 2023
For Your Weekend Listening
Kevin McCarthy has lost total control of the House
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Taegan Goddard
Kevin McCarthy Had a Plan
A new episode of Trial Balloon is out
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Taegan Goddard
August 2023
The Language of Power
Have you ever listened to someone talk about politics and wondered what they are talking about? What is a "motor voter"? Who were the “whiz kids”? And…
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Taegan Goddard
For Your Weekend Listening
A new conversations series and a new episode of Trial Balloon
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Taegan Goddard
July 2023
The Origins of Political Wire
It's been 25 years since I first stated curating political news on the Internet.
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Taegan Goddard
Paused
Politics Extra is taking the rest of the summer off.
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Taegan Goddard
Six Months Until Iowa
Most of the GOP candidates -- except Trump -- head to the first caucus state.
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