David A. Graham

David A. Graham is a staff writer at The Atlantic and an author of the Atlantic Daily newsletter. He is the author of The Project: How Project 2025 Is Reshaping America. He won the Toner Prize for Excellence in National Political Reporting in 2021 for his coverage of the 2020 presidential election. He can be reached via email here.

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  1. Corruption Catches Up to MAGA

    Voters’ worries about inflation and gas prices have seemed to dominate the midterms—but late polling shows another issue vaulting to the top of their list of concerns.

    Ballot boxes that say "Vote" with U.S. flag
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  2. Vivek Ramaswamy’s Appalling Campaign Ad

    The Republican candidate for governor of Ohio has drawn condemnation from the right and the left for casually dismissing his opponent’s account of being raped as a child.

    Vivek Ramaswamy
    Jessica Phelps / The New York Times / Redux
  3. Barack Obama Looks Left

    The former president has sparred with his party’s left flank since leaving office, but he’s also been faster than some of his peers to embrace progressive candidates.

    Obama campaigning with Talarico
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