With more (and more complicated) options this election, fewer endorsements from the Times (and others?)
No response. And then...I'm curious: will NYC editorial boards offer multiple, RCV endorsements for Mayor?
— Norman Oder (@AYReport) April 13, 2021
For other citywide races?
For BPs and Council?
(You'll need more space, but I hope so: it helps frame strengths/weaknesses)@MaraGay @nahmias @SquarePegDem
"Well-read Manhattanites will have to decide for themselves."
— Rachel Holliday Smith (@rachelholliday) April 14, 2021
— @JCColtin, Campaign Confidential https://t.co/Cm0PUepvf6 pic.twitter.com/5UHaqr4qA1
There are hundreds of candidates for NYC City Council and it’d be hard for the NY Times to interview even half of them. But we’re about to replace almost the entire city govt!
— Seth Pollack (@sethmpk) April 15, 2021
The Times edit board could make a bigger impact in these races than on e.g. the presidential primary.
I appreciated that they endorsed most IDC challengers in 2018. good things can happen when they deign to engage with local issues!
— Seth Pollack (@sethmpk) April 15, 2021
Not surprising--bandwidth issues--but disappointing.
— Norman Oder (@AYReport) April 14, 2021
I recently watched a Brooklyn BP debate that covered almost nothing about the actual duties of the office... & still have trouble assessing the candidates.
That's what focused edit board interviews can do
So this is another example of the amount of news and analysis overwhelming the capacity of those paid to report and comment.
Consider: we're about to see a lot of spending from the various candidates, and it would be good to see some fact-checking.
As I consider all the candidates for Mayor, let alone the other races that will be decided on June 22nd, I feel lost in a fun house mirror. About 60 per cent of each candidate's vision is the same. While I think it is great that they are anxius to solve the indequality that exisits in the city...I find myself having arguments with myself about whom to give my vote.
ReplyDeleteWill have to see how things evolve in the next few months.
Which is why campaign positions are (somewhat) less vital than assessments of leadership and character, which require nuanced analysis and reporting
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