David A. Graham

David Graham is an associate editor at The Atlantic, where he oversees the Politics Channel. He previously reported for Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, and The National.

Poll of the Day: Obama's Standing With Young Voters Improves

Poll of the Day: Obama's Standing With Young Voters Improves

A new survey shows the president leading Mitt Romney by 17 points among voters ages 18 to 29, an increase of six points from November. More »

Video of the Day: Deep-Dish Impact, or How Cain Would Fight Off Alien Attack

Video of the Day: Deep-Dish Impact, or How Cain Would Fight Off Alien Attack

Asked how he'd repel an Independence Day-style attack, the former GOP candidate has a stirring answer at the ready. More »

Gone to the Dogs: A History of Canine Controversies in Presidential Politics

Gone to the Dogs: A History of Canine Controversies in Presidential Politics

From falsehoods about FDR's Fala to Barney Bush's brutish bites, this is hardly the first time pooches have taken over the story. More »

Picture of the Day: Newt Gingrich Becomes a Meta-Meme

Picture of the Day: Newt Gingrich Becomes a Meta-Meme

Newt judges a website called Newt Judges You. More »

Video of the Day: Ron Paul for President, the Video Game

Video of the Day: Ron Paul for President, the Video Game

In this Super Mario Brothers-style game, players collect delegates and gold coins (of course) en route to the presidency. More »

Rick Perry Doesn't Expect Mitt Romney to Win in 2012

Rick Perry Doesn't Expect Mitt Romney to Win in 2012

But the Texas governor says he might run for president again in four years. More »

Picture of the Day: Obama Sits on the Rosa Parks Bus

Picture of the Day: Obama Sits on the Rosa Parks Bus

During a visit to Detroit, the president quietly examines an icon of the civil rights movement. More »

Video of the Day: The GOP's Real War on the Lilly Ledbetter Act

Video of the Day: The GOP's Real War on the Lilly Ledbetter Act

It's a mistake to underestimate the depth of antipathy among Republicans for laws mandating equal pay for women. More »

Picture of the Day: Clowning Around at the GSA Hearings

Picture of the Day: Clowning Around at the GSA Hearings

Demonstrators mock some of the federal agency's more outlandish expenses. More »

Picture of the Day: Ann Romney's Ridiculous Equestrian Birthday Cake

Picture of the Day: Ann Romney's Ridiculous Equestrian Birthday Cake

Will the decadent baked good harm Donald Trump's reputation for understated elegance? More »

Quote of the Day: Ted Nugent Threatens Barack Obama

Quote of the Day: Ted Nugent Threatens Barack Obama

The washed-up rocker and Romney endorser says he'll be in jail or dead if the president is reelected. More »

Could Obama Lose the Popular Vote But Win the Electoral College?

Could Obama Lose the Popular Vote But Win the Electoral College?

Gallup's first daily tracking poll shows the president trailing Mitt Romney, but an AP analysis shows him leading the count that matters. More »

Video of the Day: These 6 People Want Newt Gingrich to Stay in the Race

Video of the Day: These 6 People Want Newt Gingrich to Stay in the Race

The cash-strapped, vote-deprived campaign releases a rough-hewn ad. More »

Picture of the Day: Michelle Obama's Prom Photo

Picture of the Day: Michelle Obama's Prom Photo

Ellen DeGeneres reveals that the future first lady donned a revealing dress for the high-school dance. More »

Hillary Clinton Loses the Scrunchie in Colombia

Hillary Clinton Loses the Scrunchie in Colombia

The secretary of state lets her hair down in Cartagena -- leading to the inevitable Drunk Texts from Hillary meme. More »

Video of the Day: Democrats to Obama: Turnabout Is Fair Play

Video of the Day: Democrats to Obama: Turnabout Is Fair Play

What it the undecideds are really just Obama voters holding out on the president? More »

Cory Booker Is the New Ryan Gosling

Cory Booker Is the New Ryan Gosling

The Newark mayor rescued a neighbor from a burning building, enhancing his already-sterling reputation. More »

Chart of the Day: How the Rosen-Romney Feud Played Out on Twitter

Chart of the Day: How the Rosen-Romney Feud Played Out on Twitter

What does the political firestorm of the "war on women" look like in 140-character bites? More »

Video of the Day: President Lincoln, Stop the War on Men!

Video of the Day: President Lincoln, Stop the War on Men!

What would television attack ads look like in the age of the telegraph? More »

Chart of the Day: The CafePress Primary

Chart of the Day: The CafePress Primary

What can Internet sales of T-shirts, bumper stickers, and other memorabilia tell us about the state of the presidential race? More »

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