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Astead Herndon

News · National politics; podcast host · @AsteadWH on X

Political reporter who covered national politics and the 2020 Harris campaign for The New York Times (2018-2025) and hosted The Run-Up podcast. Joined Vox in October 2025 as a podcast host and editorial director of political coverage.

Previously: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, The Boston Globe, The New York Times, CNN (contributor)

Slant Score · ranked #41 of 175 from most left to most right
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Thin record: fewer than a handful of documented items, so this score is pulled toward the center and could move a lot as evidence is added.

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Correction / walk-back · served the left · +2.1 L · Jun 20, 2019

Called segregationist Democratic senators 'Republicans' on CNN

Discussing Joe Biden's praise of a bygone era of Senate civility, Herndon described segregationist Democratic senators such as James Eastland and Herman Talmadge as Republicans; Breitbart reported no correction.

Source: Breitbart →
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