A moderate Democratic reader texted me a link to this NYT editorial (‘The Democrats Are in Denial About 2024’) with the comment: “When the NY Times says that Democrats are too liberal on social issues then you know that they have gone too far.” …

Besides saying Dems have “moved too far left on social issues,” the Times editorial also knocks down the incredibly lame arguments that the Dems’ main problem was ‘messaging’ in 2024 and that moving forward they merely have to re-energize last year’s non-voters.

One other passing thought: I’d argue the Times played its own past role in pushing Dems too far left, via biased political reporting and content that at times made the Times come across as a mouthpiece for progressive causes. But’s that’s a topic for another post.

Update – 4.1.25 – From James Freeman at the WSJ: “When You’ve Lost the New York Times…”