The Propaganda FilesDavid Leonhardt
New York Times journalist since 1999, former Washington bureau chief and founding managing editor of The Upshot, who has written The Morning newsletter since 2020. Won the 2011 Pulitzer for Commentary.
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.
The receipts (5)
Leonhardt says Democrats did not lose 2024 because of turnout
Posted: "It can double down and hope to inspire the base. But Democrats didn't lose because of turnout in 2024."
Source: X (@DLeonhardt) →Urged Harris to signal she is more mainstream than other Democrats
Leonhardt wrote that the key question for Kamala Harris was 'whether she will signal that she's more mainstream than other Democrats,' suggesting crime as a way to show moderation; FAIR criticized the advice.
Source: FAIR →'Remote learning was a failure'
In The Morning, Leonhardt wrote that 'Remote learning was a failure,' that the harms were largely avoidable, and that many school administrators could have recognized this by fall 2020.
Source: Fox News →Leonhardt urges Democrats to focus on beating Trump
Posted: "It's time for Democrats to stop messing around with unpopular technocratic ideas. Focus on beating Trump."
Source: X (@DLeonhardt) →Leonhardt says Trump has been obsessed with race, shares list of racist statements
Posted: "Donald Trump has been obsessed with race the entire time that’s he’s been a public figure. Here’s a list of his many racist statements"
Source: X (@DLeonhardt) →