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David Freedlander

Features Writer, New York Magazine

David Freedlander is a features writer at New York Magazine. He has been a contributor since 2016. He mostly writes about New York and national politics with occasional stories on the arts, books, and ideas. He is the author of The AOC Generation: How Millennials Are Seizing Power and Rewriting the Rules of American Politics.

  1. early and often
    All That GlittersHistorical greatness and a MAGA crack-up both seemed possible in Trump’s first week back in the White House.
  2. trump inauguration
    Trump’s Inaugural Address Was Just Another MAGA-Rally SpeechNo 1970s-era disco group came out in the marbled halls of the Capitol. But it would scarcely have been a surprise.
  3. the city politic
    The Mayoral Race Has Begun. Everyone Is Frozen.There are lots of candidates, and plenty of scandal and drama — but mostly there is waiting.
  4. early and often
    The War Over Woke in the Democratic PartyThe most bitter fight in politics is between the center and left.
  5. early and often
    Residents Cast Ballots As Early Voting Begins In Detroit
    What Democratic Operatives Think Could Decide the Election“Holding her ground among those two voting blocs is probably enough to deliver Harris a win, full stop.”
  6. early and often
    Elon Musk Holds Town Hall With Pennsylvania Voters in Lancaster
    Elon Musk’s Pennsylvania PlaybookIt’s secretive and chaotic — but Trump-campaign officials are thrilled.
  7. early and often
    Early in-person voting begins in North Carolina
    Republicans Say They Are Winning the Early Vote. Should Democrats Panic Yet?There is a lot of new data, and a lot of uncertainty.
  8. early and often
    At the End, It’s Trump Momentum vs. the Harris MachineThe Trump and Harris campaigns battle it out for every last vote.
  9. early and often
    When Election Modelers AttackAfter years of growing strife, the nerdy business of building polling models has gotten truly nasty.
  10. early and often
    Eric Adams’s Strategy to Hang OnAides and supporters have been working with the mayor on a plan to tough out the political crisis.
  11. early and often
    Will Trump Beat Expectations Again?2020 was closer than it seemed and the reasons why might explain why he could win again in 2024.
  12. 2024 dnc
    The DNC Wasn’t Torn Apart Over GazaDemocrats packed a pro-Israel party, while the Palestinian side didn’t even get a speaking slot.
  13. 2024 dnc
    How Long Can ‘Brat Summer’ Last?The vibes are good, but at some point, Kamala Harris has to leave her bubble.
  14. 2024 dnc
    ‘This Joe Biden Is Beating Donald Trump by 15‘His die-hard supporters think it would have worked out if he hadn’t quit.
  15. encounter
    Nate Silver Knows Who Will Win“It’s actually okay to be polarizing.”
  16. the money game
    How to Buy a PresidentDonald Trump’s joke of a media company is also a $6 billion meme stock — and an unprecedented opportunity for corruption.
  17. republican national convention
    The 2024 Republican National Convention
    Team Trump Is Taking Stock of Kamala Harris“I think the Republicans should be a little more careful about what they wish for,” says one pollster.
  18. 2024 rnc
    Republicans Have Bed-Wetters, TooAt the RNC, some Trump campaign officials and allies think their good luck will run out and worry that their theory of the victory might be wrong.
  19. 2024 rnc
    Republicans Try to Explain Why They Were Wrong About TrumpJust about everyone used to call him a morally repugnant con artist, including his running mate. What changed?
  20. the republicans
    The 2024 Republican National Convention
    Trump and the Republicans Have Found Their Ideal RealityThings could have been so different in Milwaukee. But on the opening night of the convention, the GOP is feeling lucky and confident.
  21. early and often
    Do Liberals Have It All Wrong About How to Beat Trump?Backed by Reid Hoffman, the centrist polling firm Blueprint picks a big fight in the Democratic Party: It needs to move right to win.
  22. early and often
    Sarah Longwell, GOP strategist and campaign consultant, is seen at her firm's offices in Washington, D.C., on July 8, 2022
    The Never Trumper Listening to Trump VotersSarah Longwell thinks there are still “normie” Republicans left. She happens to be one.
  23. the city politic
    The Eric Adams Smash-and-GrabIt’s a brazenly transactional era of government here in New York City. Frank Carone is its master practitioner.
  24. early and often
    Republican Presidential Candidate Nikki Haley Campaigns In Burlington, Vermont Ahead Of Super Tuesday
    Why Nikki Haley Is Still RunningShe keeps losing to Trump by double digits with no hope of winning the nomination. Her supporters say she’s after something bigger.
  25. early and often
    Donald Trump
    The Swiftboater Coming for BidenWith co-pilot Susie Wiles, Chris LaCivita has brought discipline to the Trump campaign. Is that enough to win?
  26. early and often
    Can a Biden Democrat Win the MAGA Curious?The race to replace George Santos will say a lot about the suburbs where the White House will be won or lost.
  27. early and often
    Is Trump Really, Truly Going to Be a Dictator?His intellectual defenders make their case that the danger is overblown.
  28. early and often
    Dean Phillips Met Sam Altman, Then Got Awfully Interested in AIJoe Biden’s Democratic rival is suddenly getting huge support from big tech, and now he can’t stop talking about artificial intelligence.
  29. early and often
    Why Does No One Trust No Labels?The group says it doesn’t want to elect Trump. The problem is everything else it says.
  30. the city politic
    Would Andrew Cuomo Really Run for Mayor?He’s definitely been musing about replacing Eric Adams, but there’s another job he wants more.
  31. early and often
    Has Nikki Haley Figured Out What No Other Trump Foe Could?The Ron DeSantis theory turned out to be wrong.
  32. early and often
    Rudy Giuliani Spends His Nights Ranting OnlineIndicted, isolated, and broke, he has one comfort left: the sound of his own voice.
  33. the city politic
    Of Course This Is Happening to Eric AdamsDogged by investigations for his entire political life, the mayor encounters the biggest one yet.
  34. the city
    The Scramble to House Our Busloads of MigrantsNew York’s shelter system was already at a breaking point. Officials are scrambling to find beds for asylum seekers.
  35. the talented mr. santos
    The Luckiest Liar in PoliticsHow George Santos outran the truth.
  36. early and often
    The Fall of the Progressive Boy KingSean McElwee formed a lucrative alliance with SBF. Then his patron went bust and he suffered his own scandal.
  37. early and often
    How Zeldin’s Loss Is Making New York’s Republican Party Ambitious Again“The lesson we are all taking from this is, Wow, we could really pull this off.”
  38. early and often
    The Democratic Fight Over Bail Reform That’s Hurting HochulSuburban lawmakers warned bail reform was toxic. Albany leaders wouldn’t budge. Lee Zeldin has reaped the rewards.
  39. 2022 midterms
    The Woman Training Trump Faithful to Monitor the Polls On Election DayWhat could go wrong?
  40. early and often
    Why Republicans Stopped Talking to the Press“I just don’t see the point,” said an adviser to a GOP presidential aspirant.
  41. the city politic
    Waiting (and Waiting) for an Adams DoctrineSix months into a highly energetic mayoralty, how has Eric Adams changed the city — if at all?
  42. early and often
    How New York’s Redistricting Became a War of All Against All for Democrats“It was mass hysteria. Everyone assumed the whole thing was a plot against them.”
  43. the city politic
    Mayor Adams’s Big, Beaming DebutAfter the old mayor dropped the ball, Eric Adams vowed a New Year’s comeback for the city he now runs. It’s not yet clear what that will entail.
  44. the city politic
    Bill de Blasio Did What New Yorkers WantedYet as the mayor prepares to leave office, he remains stubbornly unpopular.
  45. winning
    Eric Adams’s Victory Tour Is UnderwayAfter a 40-point win, he all but promised to be a mayor that will keep the attention of New Yorkers.
  46. the city politic
    Eric Adams Has Already WonBeloved from East Brooklyn to Billionaires’ Row, he is poised to be the most powerful mayor in decades. But who is he?
  47. excelsior!
    New York Will Be Electing a Governor Soon. Who Is the Front-runner?There’s a big question hanging over the field — and it doesn’t even involve Andrew Cuomo.
  48. view from the bunker
    Andrew Cuomo’s Last Play to Hold Onto Power“He is not resigning,” said one ally. “It is just not in his nature to ever do that.”
  49. politics
    How on Earth Does Cuomo Survive This?The sexual-harassment report wasn’t a bombshell; it was a nuclear blast. And yet.
  50. politics
    How Eric Adams Did ItThe likely next mayor didn’t look like it at the start of the campaign.
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