I’d bet good money Goldman got into the #NY10 race knowing his family super rich old money connections to the @nytimes would help get him an inside angle on its endorsement, which matters in the district. He couldn’t win otherwise. Now, he might. Outrageous.
https://twitter.com/ryangrim/status/1559239266546470912
Do I know if his family connections played a direct role? I do not. But I also know that the force of this sort of money and connections is like the pull of gravity. It’s all around us and you don’t necessarily feel it.
You can go through life in an institution like the NYT saying the gravitational pull doesn’t affect you. But it does. At a minimum, it rewards certain worldviews & suppresses others. People know where their bread gets buttered. Especially high level people- they’re most attuned.
And its entirely likely, imho, that some quiet words were whispered here. We’ll never know for sure.
Regardless, it’s an outrageous endorsement of money and privilege, and a dis to other highly qualified and impressive candidates.
Regardless, it’s an outrageous endorsement of money and privilege, and a dis to other highly qualified and impressive candidates.
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