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Charles M. Blow

Opinion · Politics, race and culture · @CharlesMBlow on X

New York Times opinion columnist from 2008 until February 2025 and an MSNBC political analyst since 2022. Named Harvard's inaugural Langston Hughes Fellow in 2025.

Previously: The New York Times, National Geographic, The Detroit News, Black News Channel

Slant Score · ranked #19 of 175 from most left to most right
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The receipts (6)

On-record statement · served the left · +1.6 L · Jul 10, 2022

Democrats 'the only bulwark against disaster'

Blow wrote that oppressed voters have two choices, 'the benevolent captors (Democrats) or the cruel captors (Republicans),' and that backing Democrats 'is the only option.'

Source: Fox News →
Broke with own side · served the right · +1.6 R · Mar 2, 2022

Calls Biden's 'fund the police' line 'callous'

After Biden's State of the Union, Blow wrote: 'This feels like a callous attempt to appease the law-and-order crowd.'

Source: Mediaite →
On-record statement · served the left · +1.5 L · Sep 10, 2020

Blow says Republican Party will regret following Trump

Posted: "One day today's Republican Party will deeply regret having blindly followed Trump"

Source: X (@CharlesMBlow) →
On-record statement · served the left · +1.5 L · Jul 6, 2020

Blow posts 'Donald Trump is a racist'

Posted: "Donald Trump is a racist. That’s it. That’s the whole tweet. Just can’t say it enough."

Source: X (@CharlesMBlow) →
On-record statement · served the left · +1.4 L · Sep 28, 2018

Blow: 'GOP to women: Your pain is not our problem'

Posted: "GOP to women: Your pain is not our problem. Your bodies are not your own."

Source: X (@CharlesMBlow) →
Partisan opinion role · served the left · +1.7 L · Apr 1, 2008

NYT op-ed columnist 2008–2025

Wrote a Times opinion column from 2008 to 2025, frequently arguing against Trump and Republicans, and has been an MSNBC analyst since 2022.

Source: Wikipedia →
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