NY GOP Gubernatorial Challenger with Tea Party Appeal Portrayed as Unstable, Racially Insensitive

Is it possible for the NYT to run a piece about a Tea Party candidate that does not involve the race card? The Republican candidate for governor in New York, who is also a Tea Party favorite, certainly deserves scrutiny and attention.  But the unsubstantiated allegations and personal attacks subtract from what could have been an informative report that fills in biographical details voters should know... Let’s take this from the perspective of a reader who is not familiar with the Tea Party ca...

Front Page Report Slams Non-Profit Group in Veiled Effort to Undermine Republicans, Tea Party Activists

A non-profit group called "Americans for Job Security" comes in for some sharp criticism from the NYT, which is now in election mode. The idea here is to undermine Republican efforts that appear to be ascendant and to mischaracterize a Supreme Court ruling that expands First Amendment protections Non-profit advocacy groups that support private sector interests are operating by way of subterfuge and stealth to advance public policy measures that favor a select few, according to a front page pi...

Koch Brothers, Private Industry Vilified for Advancing Calif. Initiative Aimed Against Global Warming Act

They cover a lot of bases here but omit any discussion of the environmental movement's international dimensions. Polls shows that the public is evenly divided over a ballot initiative that would suspend California's global warming law until after unemployment falls. Here, the NYT seeks to swing public sentiment by questioning the motives of private donors who are linked in with the Tea Party. A California ballot initiative that could potentially unravel the anti energy policies Gov. Arnold Sc...

NYT Declines to Poll Exclusively in Rep. Rangel’s District to Determine Support Among Likely Voters

There's little doubt that Rep. Charlie Rangel's reputation has suffered throughout Manhattan as a result of  multiple ethics charges. But his fate will be decided in his district alone and not Manhattan at large. That's why it's very odd for the NYT to avoid polling just the most likely voters. While it would not be a mistake to also include results from neighboring areas, the sample used here just has 195 respondents with a large margin of error.That's not helpful to readers. Even the best...

Nevada Senate Candidate Sharron Angle Targeted in Front Page Hit Piece Set Up to Boost Harry Reid

Despite an avalanche of negative press coverage, Nevada U.S  Senate Candidate Sharron Angle remains very competitive in her race against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. For this reason, she needs to be taken down and discredited along with Tea Party activists who are changing American politics... After taking direction from left wing editors opposed to constitutional limited government and Tea Party activism, New York Times reporter Adam Nagourney glared in disgust at the video image, befo...