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Michelle Goldberg

Opinion · Politics, feminism, the religious right · @michelleinbklyn on X

New York Times opinion columnist since 2017, previously at Salon, The Nation and Slate. Author of Kingdom Coming and other books.

Previously: Salon, The Nation, The American Prospect, The Daily Beast, Slate

Slant Score · ranked #12 of 175 from most left to most right
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The receipts (7)

Correction / walk-back · served the left · +2.5 L · Jul 14, 2022

Says she was wrong to call for Franken's resignation

In the Times' 'I Was Wrong' package she said she regretted calling for Franken's resignation before a Senate investigation, citing due process.

Source: Mediaite →
On-record statement · served the left · +1.5 L · Feb 12, 2021

Goldberg says most Republicans will pretend to believe Trump's lawyer

Posted: "Trump’s lawyer says the attack on the capitol didn’t have anything to do with anything Trump said, and most Republicans are going to pretend to believe him"

Source: X (@michelleinbklyn) →
On-record statement · served the left · +1.5 L · Nov 4, 2020

Goldberg says a 52% Biden win would be a historic mandate

Posted: "If Biden ends up winning with 52 percent of the popular vote, he'll have a historic mandate."

Source: X (@michelleinbklyn) →
Correction / walk-back · served the left · +2.2 L · Aug 5, 2019

Repeated 'very fine people' claim (case file)

Goldberg wrote that Trump called neo-Nazis 'very fine people' though the transcript has him saying he was not referring to them; see case file.

Source: The Propaganda Files →
On-record statement · served the left · +1.4 L · Oct 29, 2018

'We Can Replace Them' (case file)

Goldberg's column 'We Can Replace Them' urged Georgia voters to show white nationalists 'they're being replaced'; see case file and fair note.

Source: The Propaganda Files →
Broke with own side · served the right · +1.3 R · Nov 16, 2017

Called on Al Franken to resign

Goldberg argued Democratic Sen. Al Franken should resign over harassment allegations: 'The message to men in power about sexual degradation has to be clear: We will replace you.'

Source: MPR News →
Partisan opinion role · served the left · +2.6 L · Sep 25, 2017

NYT opinion columnist

Times opinion columnist since 2017; debut column argued structural features let Republicans win power without popular majorities. Strong critic of Trump.

Source: Wikipedia →
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