Today we published the transcript of our latest ⁦@nytopinion⁩ focus group w/ 14 independents (voted for both Obama & Trump) on Biden’s first year. It was searing & surprising - surprising because many weren’t furious but resigned & out of hope. nytimes.com/2022/01/20/opi… “I don’t know what the future holds. It’s scary. And I’m 66, so I have seen this country in lots of ups and downs, and I feel this is the lowest point in my lifetime,” said one Ohio woman who called life in America today “dismal.”

We have corrected a Times story about white college-educated voters in the Atlanta suburbs who are supporting President Trump. Here’s an explanation of what happened. nytimes.com/2020/10/21/us/… Nationwide, many white college-educated voters are tilting toward Joe Biden. Our recent poll showed Trump ahead with these voters in Georgia (though by less than he was in 2016), and we sought to understand factors leading them to back Trump. nytimes.com/2020/10/20/ups…

Today we published a story about Tulsi Gabbard’s popularity in unusual corners - the Russian state media, white nationalists, alt-right Internet trolls who call her “Mommy” - and the suspicions it has raised among some establishment Democrats. nytimes.com/2019/10/12/us/…

We’ve published a story examining Joe Biden’s belief that the source of the nation’s ills is Trump, not the broader Republican Party. Other Democrats see deeper problems: a GOP overtaken by Trumpism, complicit & a problem before Trump nytimes.com/2019/05/04/us/… via ⁦@nytimes⁩ We decided to write this story to scrutinize part of Biden’s message: that he is a bipartisan-minded leader who’d work with Republicans to restore normalcy in a post-Trump DC. A lot of Democrats think he’s naive, & out of touch by referencing a once-moderate GOP that is no more.

Today we published a story about how Senator Amy Klobuchar treats her staff. The story is based on interviews with more than two dozen current and former staff members and our review of internal email written by Ms. Klobuchar to staff. nyti.ms/2Vde2zd?smid=n… This is part of our coverage examining the leadership, judgment and professional conduct of candidates. We recently wrote about the Bernie Sanders 2016 campaign and complaints by female and black staffers, Joe Biden’s paid speeches and Kamala Harris’s actions as a prosecutor.

Today we published a story about how a range of Democratic voters view Elizabeth Warren’s Native American ancestry issue. The upshot: many say they are uninterested/exhausted by the matter; see it as a Trump ploy; and care far more about her policy plans. nyti.ms/2Ei6N3E?smid=n… After Warren began campaigning, we started asking a mix of questions to voters at her events & elsewhere. One was about her decision to highlight her ancestry & then apologize for it. After a month, it’s clear that Dem voters generally care less right now than political insiders:

Today we published a story about sexism, double standards and voter behavior regarding women running for office. Six women are running for president now. Our intent was to explore research on double standards in politics, and women's experiences. nyti.ms/2UUA7CO?smid=n… We heard positive feedback. We also heard feedback that we were too focused on gender and that Times coverage of Hillary Clinton in 2016 played into the double standards that the article explores. As politics editor, I'd like to address those points. But first, the story:

Today we published an article about an episode of racist behavior by Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring. In doing so, our initial story, headline, tweet and alert used a phrase that wasn't appropriate. As politics editor, I want to share what happened nyti.ms/2DVLogd?smid=n… The initial coverage was based on Herring's statement that in 1980, he put on "brown makeup" and a wig to try to dress as the rapper Kurtis Blow while an undergraduate at UVA. We relied on Herring's quote to inform our initial language; we used the phrase dark makeup in our story

Today we published a story about Kamala Harris and black voters. The story drew praise and criticism from readers on nytimes.com; we replied to some individual comments there, and I wanted to share and talk about the story here. nyti.ms/2HAohf6?smid=n… Over the last few months, in talking to voters about a possible Harris candidacy, several of my reporters noticed that many black voters were thrilled; many others were wary, for a variety of reasons. Far more black men than black women were wary. So we decided to report out why:

Today we published a timeline of Steve King’s racist and nationalist comments. My reporter @tripgabriel, who did the interview with King, spent weeks combing records and going to Iowa to document his comments and interviewing people about King. nyti.ms/2RS05bS?smid=n… Our intent was to examine how King had influenced Trump on white identity politics and the border wall, and how King’s once-fringe views had shaped Trumpism: attacks on immigrants, demagoguery about so-called others, support for priorities of white nationalists.

Today we published a NYT story on science and politics, an issue that we plan to give more attention to during the 2020 presidential and congressional races. nyti.ms/2H5TmqK?smid=n… The story looks at how some new House members won in November on their scientific backgrounds, like Rep. Joe Cunningham (D-S.C.), but changing Congress’s perspective is easier said than done.

We just published a story looking at Congressman Steve King and his influence on Trump and the border wall debate. King is a sitting member of Congress who has used racist language and been denounced as a white supremacist by his own party. nytimes.com/2019/01/10/us/… Sunlight is the best disinfectant for views like King’s. We examined King's comments -- he promotes neo-Nazis on Twitter, he has spoken to far-right publications about migration and the "Great Replacement" conspiracy theory, he has demeaned and vilified immigrants and Latinos.

My NYT team just published a piece about whether a woman will win in 2020. We deeply reported the piece - 3 dozen+ interviews w/ Dems voters, officials etc - and talked at length about best ways to write the piece to avoid sexist tropes & gendered thinking nyti.ms/2RAKYn2?smid=n… Examining the reasons for Clinton’s loss in 2016 is important subject matter/context for in 2020 race. But we won’t let 2020 Dem coverage be All About Hillary. One of the most important paragraphs in today’s story is this: