David Swerdlick is an American journalist who works for ''

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Biography

Swerdlick was born in

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but was raised in the San Francisco Bay area.Washington Post: "David Swerdlick joins The Post"
March 9, 2015 His father is

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and his mother is

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. He graduated with a B.A from U.C. Berkeley and with a J.D. from the

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. After school he worked as an associate editor for ''

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.'' In 2012, Swerdlick wrote for the New York ''Daily News''s election blog "The Rumble" and also freelanced for various newspapers and magazines. In 2015, he accepted a position as editor of ''

''. Swerdlick is married to Asila Calhoun.Bakersfield Californian: "RUTH L. CASSELLS Obituary"
June 11, 2003 He is a frequent political commentator on CNN.

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