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David A. Graham

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Journalist and unionist at The Atlantic. Rubber City -> Bull City

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Yeah but my question is not whether the debate changed things. The pro-Biden theory was that the debate WOULD change things, for the better, for him. If that didn't happen (as we agree), what will change things now?

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I agree that no one knows a lot.

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I'm not making a guess. I'm asking for evidence to back up the claim she's making!

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Sure, but Biden appears to have been trailing before. If what Abrams is saying is true, is he able to access this secret special alchemy?

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I am hip to the critiques of polls, but, you know, they are a form of evidence. And they suggest that voters do care about age and infirmity.

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What is the evidence (1) that this is true and (2) that Biden is ready and able to make that case to them?

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No interview could reverse the damage that Joe Biden did to his campaign in the first presidential debate, but his conversation with George Stephanopoulos tonight showed that the president doesn’t even understand how profound the damage is. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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What is Biden's theory of victory now that the old one—win the debate, shift the race—has failed? Because even if things stabilize as his allies predict, that's not enough. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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NEWS --> Mark Robinson, the MAGA extremist GOP nominee for governor in North Carolina, appeared to endorse political violence against unnamed foes in a recent speech.

"Some folks need killing!" he shouted. "It's a matter of necessity!"

Video and story here:
newrepublic.com/article/1834...

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Shorter NYT: You don't need a Weather Report to know which way the Wayne blows

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"Don't worry, if the president imprisons his political enemies, you can still get a writ of habeas corpus." "But to prove that's why you've been imprisoned requires proof of..." "Presidential motive!" "And under Trump v US, presidential motive is..." "Inadmissible!"

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The Trump campaign understands this as total immunity

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RICHARD NIXON: Listen, you all laughed when I said that if the president does it, that means that it is not illegal, BUT WHO’S LAUGHING NOW

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I hate the end of a fundraising period so much

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Yeah, people noticed

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Jesus, turned on CNN to see Scott Jennings claiming we're having Charlottesville every day. Great sign for what's to come!

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Oh no the British editors have gotten to New York mag, too

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Good morning ONLY to the person who just drove past my house playing "Never Going Back Again" at high volume

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I've seen some good autotranscribe fails, but "Elephant Sterile" for "Ella Fitzgerald" is one of the best. Not even a Southern accent!

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I feel like this is a clever joke that is going over my head

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A band that ruled was the Six Parts Seven

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Now, Father John Misty...

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Smoking crack and listening to Fleet Foxes at the strip club is one of the weirdest and most specific vibes I've ever heard

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In this era of political correctness and cancel culture, it’s amazing what you just can’t say anymore. Like, for example, that the rule of law is good and worthy of respect. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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We both should have had it last night!

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New ep of "The Thick of It" just dropped

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I guess it IS Bragging if you can back it up

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How did Mark Robinson go from having a dead-end job and a habit of posting hateful screeds on social media to a serious candidate for North Carolina governor?

It started with a viral video.

Leading today's Bulletin newsletter: Reporting from @dgraham.bsky.social for @theatlantic.bsky.social.

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Well this is awkward

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How did Mark Robinson go from factory floor to the threshold of the governor's mansion in just a decade?

Social media, party cynicism, and some truly extreme views:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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It's crazy and humbling

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This piece is straight fire, ahead of its time: "He is a member of one of the first families of Virginia, for his ancestors arrived at Jamestown in 1619, a year before the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock." This was written in 1944!

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Thanks for dropping in for this

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