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.

Video of the Day: How Not to Sell Your Economic Plan

Video of the Day: How Not to Sell Your Economic Plan

Hip-hop and policy platforms don't mix. Ever. More »

Picture of the Day: Rick Santorum, Swinger

Picture of the Day: Rick Santorum, Swinger

The Republican presidential candidate finds time to hit a few balls while barnstorming through Louisiana. More »

What Santorum Gets Wrong About the GOP and Urban Voters

What Santorum Gets Wrong About the GOP and Urban Voters

The insurgent Republican bashes Mitt Romney for relying on cities. But anything else is a recipe for GOP suicide. More »

Video of the Day: Mitt Romney Explains a Pun

Video of the Day: Mitt Romney Explains a Pun

A campaign blog shows what the candidate is like behind the scenes: the same as he is the rest of the time, apparently. More »

Picture of the Day: Biden Crossing the Delaware

Picture of the Day: Biden Crossing the Delaware

Joe Biden can do everything George Washington ever did, but with aviators and without the silly hat. More »

Video of the Day: An Oval Office Obsessive

Video of the Day: An Oval Office Obsessive

A Texas man manifests his hobby with a nearly full-size replica of the president's office. More »

Video of the Day: Romney Gets Defensive on Fox News

Video of the Day: Romney Gets Defensive on Fox News

The front-runner's response to hostile questioning from Megyn Kelly is to lay the sarcasm on thick. More »

Video of the Day: Why Is Mississippi So Conservative?

Video of the Day: Why Is Mississippi So Conservative?

Filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi heads to the Magnolia State to find out why the nation's poorest state doesn't want things to change. More »

The Problem With Polls About Whether Obama Is a Muslim

The Problem With Polls About Whether Obama Is a Muslim

By asking voters what they think about the president's religion, pollsters help to perpetuate a falsehood. More »

Video of the Day: Dick Morris Calls on Republicans to Unite Behind Romney

Video of the Day: Dick Morris Calls on Republicans to Unite Behind Romney

The former Clinton adviser comes out in favor of Mitt Romney. But is his backing really a stroke of good luck? More »

Quote of the Day: An Unusual Take on Campaign-Finance Laws

Quote of the Day: An Unusual Take on Campaign-Finance Laws

Billionaire Republican Ken Griffin praises Rahm Emanuel and the EPA and says that success ought to give the wealthy a louder voice in politics. More »

South Carolina and the Perils of Single-Party Governance

South Carolina and the Perils of Single-Party Governance

The Republican Party's continued dominance has fed scandal. But the problem is lack of accountability, not partisanship. More »

Palin: The First Black President Wants to Revert to Pre-Civil War Society

Palin: The First Black President Wants to Revert to Pre-Civil War Society

In her view, the very act of acknowledging or talking about race's role in U.S. history makes one a racist. More »

Video of the Day: Taylor Swift Look-Alikes for Rick Santorum

Video of the Day: Taylor Swift Look-Alikes for Rick Santorum

The former Pennsylvania senator gets a song of his own. More »

Breitbart.com's Massive Barack Obama-Derrick Bell Video Fail

Breitbart.com's Massive Barack Obama-Derrick Bell Video Fail

A supposedly incriminating clip debunks the myth of insufficient vetting, proves little about Obama, and distracts from more serious issues. More »

Video of the Day: Davis Guggenheim's Long-Form Obama Ad

Video of the Day: Davis Guggenheim's Long-Form Obama Ad

The documentary-style ad sums up the Obama 2012 campaign: inspirational, glitzy, and hobbled by the need to argue a counterfactual. More »

Quote of the Day: Ann Romney Doesn't Consider Herself Wealthy

Quote of the Day: Ann Romney Doesn't Consider Herself Wealthy

The front-runner's wife proves she's as skilled at putting her foot in her mouth as her husband. More »

Picture of the Day: Why Republicans Need the Primary to End, in One Image

Picture of the Day: Why Republicans Need the Primary to End, in One Image

With enemies like these, why does President Obama need friends? More »

Video of the Day: Riot Police Sent in to Manage Anti-Sonogram Protestors in Virginia

Video of the Day: Riot Police Sent in to Manage Anti-Sonogram Protestors in Virginia

Heavily armed SWAT teams respond to a peaceful protest in Richmond, raising questions about use of force and Gov. Bob McDonnell. More »

Your Ultimate GOP Super Tuesday Primary and Caucuses Primer

Your Ultimate GOP Super Tuesday Primary and Caucuses Primer

The delegates, the stakes, and the forecast for the 10 states that will make their choices for the Republican nomination on March 6 More »

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