Political Wire
Encyclopedia
Political Wire is a political blog
based in the United States
. It was founded in 1999 and published by Taegan D. Goddard , a former policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor and the co-author of the political management book, You Won - Now What?
In an interview with PR Week
, Goddard described the site as "a place where you want to start your day and then return various times a day to find out what's going on in the world of politics... the people who read Political Wire tend to be the political insiders and political junkies, the lawmakers and their staffs, journalists, and people who make a living in the world of public affairs."
Political Wire is officially non-partisan. Goddard told Fishbowl DC, that people sometimes get confused by his politics because he's fiercely independent in his views and "not a joiner by nature."
In 2006, Goddard formed a content partnership with Congressional Quarterly
. The partnership was expanded in early 2009 so that CQ now sells advertising on Political Wire. The site is still owned and published by Goddard.
During the 2008 presidential election
, PC Magazine
named Political Wire one of the 20 best political web sites. The site has also been praised by political analysts such as Chuck Todd
, Stuart Rothenberg
, Charlie Cook
and Larry Sabato
.
Political Wire is directly descended from Political Insider, a political website published by Goddard and the co-author of his book, You Won--Now What?: How Americans Can Make Democracy Work from City Hall to the White House, Christopher Riback. The site's daily briefing was syndicated by about a dozen websites from 1998 to 2000.
Political blog
A political blog is a common type of blog that comments on politics. In liberal democracies the right to criticize the government without interference is considered an important element of free speech...
based in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It was founded in 1999 and published by Taegan D. Goddard , a former policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor and the co-author of the political management book, You Won - Now What?
In an interview with PR Week
PR Week
PRWeek is a weekly trade magazine for the public relations industry.PRWeek also produces research into the size and shape of the UK public relations industry including the annual ranking of Top 150 PR consultancies and Salary Survey as well as surveys into industry-relevant issues such as staff...
, Goddard described the site as "a place where you want to start your day and then return various times a day to find out what's going on in the world of politics... the people who read Political Wire tend to be the political insiders and political junkies, the lawmakers and their staffs, journalists, and people who make a living in the world of public affairs."
Political Wire is officially non-partisan. Goddard told Fishbowl DC, that people sometimes get confused by his politics because he's fiercely independent in his views and "not a joiner by nature."
In 2006, Goddard formed a content partnership with Congressional Quarterly
Congressional Quarterly
Congressional Quarterly, Inc., or CQ, is a privately owned publishing company that produces a number of publications reporting primarily on the United States Congress...
. The partnership was expanded in early 2009 so that CQ now sells advertising on Political Wire. The site is still owned and published by Goddard.
During the 2008 presidential election
United States presidential election, 2008
The United States presidential election of 2008 was the 56th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on November 4, 2008. Democrat Barack Obama, then the junior United States Senator from Illinois, defeated Republican John McCain, the senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. Obama received 365...
, PC Magazine
PC Magazine
PC Magazine is a computer magazine published by Ziff Davis Publishing Holdings Inc. A print edition was published from 1982 to January 2009...
named Political Wire one of the 20 best political web sites. The site has also been praised by political analysts such as Chuck Todd
Chuck Todd
Charles David “Chuck” Todd is an American journalist, Chief White House Correspondent and political director for NBC News, and contributing editor to Meet the Press...
, Stuart Rothenberg
Stuart Rothenberg
Stuart Rothenberg is an American editor, publisher, and political analyst best known for his Washington-based, biweekly, self-proclaimed non-partisan political newsletter The Rothenberg Political Report...
, Charlie Cook
Charlie Cook
Charlie Cook , originally from Shreveport, Louisiana, is an American political analyst who specializes in election forecasts and political trends. He attended Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. He delivers election forecasts and rankings in his own publication, The Cook Political Report,...
and Larry Sabato
Larry Sabato
Larry Joseph Sabato is an American political scientist and analyst. He is the Robert Kent Gooch Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia, and director of its Center for Politics. He founded Sabato's Crystal Ball, an online newsletter and website that provides free political analysis and...
.
Related sites
Goddard also created Taegan Goddard's Political Dictionary., which explores the language of politics, as well as Taegan Goddard's Political Job Hunt., which helps people interested in working in politics and public affairs.Political Wire is directly descended from Political Insider, a political website published by Goddard and the co-author of his book, You Won--Now What?: How Americans Can Make Democracy Work from City Hall to the White House, Christopher Riback. The site's daily briefing was syndicated by about a dozen websites from 1998 to 2000.