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.

Clever DNC Website Mocks Romney's Vague, Impossible Tax Plan

Clever DNC Website Mocks Romney's Vague, Impossible Tax Plan

How would he cut taxes by 20 percent without raising taxes on the middle class or increasing the deficit? Good question. More »

What Are the Koch Brothers Up to These Days, Anyway?

What Are the Koch Brothers Up to These Days, Anyway?

Employees at one of the conservative megadonors' companies received a list of recommended candidates in upcoming elections. More »

The Incredible Negative Spending of Super PACs—in 1 Chart

The Incredible Negative Spending of Super PACs—in 1 Chart

How belligerent are the independent expenditure groups? Very: Republicans spent more fighting Romney than Democrats have backing Obama. More »

8 Key Issues Missing From the Debates So Far

8 Key Issues Missing From the Debates So Far

From gay marriage to jobs, the Federal Reserve to women's health, candidates have dodged some of the most important questions facing the United States. More »

Dwight Schrute Wants You to Get the Day Off for Election Day

Dwight Schrute Wants You to Get the Day Off for Election Day

A new campaign hopes to encourage voter turnout by getting employers to make November 6 a holiday. More »

What's With All the Pundits Who Think They Can Read Obama's Mind?

What's With All the Pundits Who Think They Can Read Obama's Mind?

After one 90-minute debate, the amateur psychologists of press corps are ready to diagnose the president as wanting to lose, facts and logic be damned. More »

The 10 Silliest Explanations for Obama's Bad Debate

The 10 Silliest Explanations for Obama's Bad Debate

After the disaster in Denver, commentators on both sides line up to offer baseless, self-serving speculation. More »

Meet the Incredible, Incoherent Jobs-Report Truthers

Meet the Incredible, Incoherent Jobs-Report Truthers

Good economic news for Obama? Some conservatives insist it can't possibly be true. More »

Romney's Biggest Cheerleader, Sheldon Adelson, Was in the House in Denver

Romney's Biggest Cheerleader, Sheldon Adelson, Was in the House in Denver

The casino magnate, who has donated more than $36 million this election cycle, is an increasingly frequent presence around the GOP nominee. More »

This Might Be the Drudge Obama Video the Internet Is Buzzing About

This Might Be the Drudge Obama Video the Internet Is Buzzing About

The Drudge Report says Sean Hannity will air a bombshell video on race, and BuzzFeed thinks it has found it. More »

Here Is the Only Picture of Mitt Romney at Chipotle You Will Ever Need

Here Is the Only Picture of Mitt Romney at Chipotle You Will Ever Need

One of these people is not actually a Chipotle employee. Can you pick him or her out? More »

Everything You Need to Know About Early Voting—in 1 Map

Everything You Need to Know About Early Voting—in 1 Map

Experts expect as many as 40 percent of voters will cast ballots early. Here's your state-by-state guide to the rules. More »

Really, Would You Let Your Daughter Marry a Democrat?

Really, Would You Let Your Daughter Marry a Democrat?

Americans have suddenly gotten suspicious of their children having interparty weddings. That's bad news for an already hyperpolarized nation. More »

Will This Video Sink Tommy Thompson's Wisconsin Senate Hopes?

Will This Video Sink Tommy Thompson's Wisconsin Senate Hopes?

Footage from June shows the GOP candidate promising to "do away with Medicaid and Medicare." More »

When Andy Williams Sang at Bobby Kennedy's Funeral

When Andy Williams Sang at Bobby Kennedy's Funeral

The strange political journey of the late crooner, who died at 84 on Tuesday, from friend of the Hyannis Port set to opponent of Obama More »

Scott Walker Weighs In on Another Bitter Labor Dispute: The NFL Refs

Scott Walker Weighs In on Another Bitter Labor Dispute: The NFL Refs

After a botched call handed his homestate Packers a loss, the Wisconsin governor says it's time for union employees to be back on the job. More »

Mitt Romney's Mindbending Flip-Flop on Emergency Rooms and Health Care

Mitt Romney's Mindbending Flip-Flop on Emergency Rooms and Health Care

The Republican waves off the free-rider problem -- and shows how hard it is to be for small government and fiscally conservative at the same time. More »

Mitt Romney's Tax Returns: 6 Key Questions About the Politics

Mitt Romney's Tax Returns: 6 Key Questions About the Politics

The Republican candidate has released his 2011 taxes. How might this affect the campaign going forward? More »

Tiny Explainer: What's Up With the $716 Billion in Medicare Cuts?

Tiny Explainer: What's Up With the $716 Billion in Medicare Cuts?

Paul Ryan addressed the AARP in Florida on Friday, where he assailed President Obama for slashing Medicare. Here's the story behind it. More »

Bill Kristol Would Like to Remind You of Winston Churchill's Rabid Bigotry

Bill Kristol Would Like to Remind You of Winston Churchill's Rabid Bigotry

There's no other plausible explanation for the conservative pundit resurrecting a 113-year-old text. More »

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