The Atlantic Hires BuzzFeed Senior Political Writer McKay Coppins

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McKay Coppins wrote the book on modern-day Republicans, literally.

After creating nearly 700 posts for BuzzFeed since joining the site in early 2012—where he focused on the conservative reaction to news and once spent 36 hours with Donald Trump on a "fake campaign trail"—Coppins will leave to write for The Atlantic starting in the new year.

Considered the "Mormon Wikipedia" by some, Coppins joined the BuzzFeed News political team during Mitt Romney's presidential campaign and is lauded for his unique perspective and approach to covering political news.

Before joining BuzzFeed, Coppins was a writer for Newsweek, where he reported on Jon Hunstman Jr.'s

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