David Weigel

Who is David Weigel?

David "Dave" Weigel, is an American journalist, currently working for Slate magazine and MSNBC. Weigel began appearing on MSNBC in 2009, accepting a position as a paid contributor in June 2010. From April through June 2010 he wrote a weblog for The Washington Post website focusing on the conservative and Tea Party movements and the Republican Party's preparations for the 2010 midterm elections. Weigel resigned from the Post following the leak of several emails he had written on JournoList, a private "independent to left-leaning" listserv, that were critical of prominent conservative figures and the conservative movement.

He is a contributing editor of the libertarian Reason magazine and was one of their staff political writers from 2006 to 2008. Weigel also served as an assistant at USA Today 's editorial page and as a reporter for Campaigns & Elections. In 2006 and 2010, Weigel guest-blogged at Andrew Sullivan's The Daily Dish for The Atlantic. He wrote for The Washington Independent from November 2008 until early 2010.