It has the demonstrated capacity to move voters who are in its core audience. PERHAPS NO OTHER NEWSPAPER ENDORSEMENT in the country matters as much as the Times’, particularly in the wealthier enclaves of New York City. There was a broad awareness in Jonesworld that majority support from the board did not always translate to an endorsement, and when the endorsement went to Goldman, a belief that the family’s personal preference factored in. Sulzberger’s ability to tip the scales, as Jones alluded to in his comments. But the Jones camp also understood the influence of the Sulzberger family on the process, and in particular A.G. New York’s Ross Barkan noted that the endorsement was part of a pattern of “the Times’ growing disdain for the progressive left.”Īccording to conversations with multiple members of the Jones camp, the campaign was under the strong impression that a majority of the editorial board members were in support of his campaign, though no final decision had been made. The two experienced women of color in the race who are at or near the top of the polls, Niou and city councilmember Carlina Rivera, were not mentioned in the endorsement at all. Jones was featured so much in the text of the endorsement that without the headline it could have been seen as backing both men.
This type of self-funding has previously been a disqualification for a Times endorsement, but the paper of record made an exception for Goldman. Asked if there were any contacts between Goldman and Sulzberger family members during the endorsement process, Goldman campaign spokesperson Simone Kanter said, “The answer to your question is ‘no.’” He also cited the Times’ statement. This board reports directly to the opinion editor and, through her, to the publisher,” according to a statement from the Times, which added that Sulzberger and Goldman do not personally know each other. “ur election endorsements are independent decisions that emerge through reporting and discussion by a board of experienced journalists, through individual interviews with candidates. Sulzberger, who lives in the Tenth District, expressed an interest in the race internally, according to a political operative not working on behalf of any of the candidates who spoke directly with multiple members of the editorial board, and another person close to Sulzberger. Sulzberger did not recuse himself despite the ties between the Goldman and Sulzberger families, and has in the past overruled editorial board preferences. The Times editorial board insisted that the decision was based on merit, but also disclosed that the board answers to the publisher. “Look, I have no idea whether the generations of close family relationship between the Sulzbergers and the Goldmans had any role at all to play in the endorsement,” Jones said. Mondaire Jones, alluded to that relationship in a joint press conference attacking Goldman on Monday alongside another candidate, Assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou. The paper’s current publisher and chair of its parent company is Arthur Gregg “A.G.” Sulzberger. More from David Dayen | Alexander Sammon | Ryan GrimĪs important in the context of the Times endorsement, Goldman’s family enjoys ties to members of the Sulzberger family, which has owned and run the New York Times Company for six generations. Jamaal Bowman against Westchester County legislator Vedat Gashi and county legislator Catherine Parker. The paper also skipped the open primary for New York’s Third District, and missed an easy chance to endorse a nonwhite man in New York’s 16th, which pits incumbent Rep. That type of self-funding has previously been a disqualification for a Times endorsement, but the paper of record made an exception for Goldman. Goldman, a former counsel in the first Trump impeachment, has not held public office and has thus far given $4 million of his exorbitant personal wealth to his campaign. The extremely crowded race in a deep-blue district features a current member of Congress, a former member of Congress, two members of the state Assembly, and one city councilmember. The spectacle of the Times endorsing three white guys was itself enough to draw attention, but capping it off by backing Goldman, a self-funding heir to the Levi Strauss fortune, has brought an unusual amount of attention to the paper’s endorsement process. Over the weekend, the New York Times editorial board unveiled its endorsements for the state’s upcoming congressional primary elections, backing a slate of Sean Patrick Maloney in NY-17, Jerry Nadler in NY-12, and Dan Goldman in NY-10.
This piece has been co-published with The Intercept. Dan Goldman participates in New York’s Tenth Congressional District Democratic primary debate, at the CUNY Graduate Center in New York, August 10, 2022.
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