Shane Goldmacher
@shanegoldmacher.bsky.social
New York Times national political correspondent
NEWS: Barack Obama called Zohran Mamdani today, praising the campaign he's run and offering to be a “sounding board” into the future.
“Your campaign has been impressive to watch,” Obama said told him.
More details on the 30-minute call in the NYT —> www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/n...
“Your campaign has been impressive to watch,” Obama said told him.
More details on the 30-minute call in the NYT —> www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/n...
Obama Calls Mamdani to Praise His Campaign, Offers to Be Sounding Board
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November 1, 2025 at 7:11 PM
NEWS: Barack Obama called Zohran Mamdani today, praising the campaign he's run and offering to be a “sounding board” into the future.
“Your campaign has been impressive to watch,” Obama said told him.
More details on the 30-minute call in the NYT —> www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/n...
“Your campaign has been impressive to watch,” Obama said told him.
More details on the 30-minute call in the NYT —> www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/n...
Reposted by Shane Goldmacher
Teamed up with @shanegoldmacher.bsky.social to take a look at the NJ governor’s race & what its results could tell us about the durability of Trump’s 2024 gains/“realignments”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/u...
What New Jersey Could Reveal About the Rightward Shift of Hispanic Voters
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Teamed up with @shanegoldmacher.bsky.social to take a look at the NJ governor’s race & what its results could tell us about the durability of Trump’s 2024 gains/“realignments”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/u...
NEW: "Redistricting has always been in her blood"
An inside look at Nancy Pelosi's role in CA redistricting battle — after a career fighting gerrymandering wars.
From tandem $$ calls with Newsom at gov's mansion to her fascinating history.
A thread... www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/u...
An inside look at Nancy Pelosi's role in CA redistricting battle — after a career fighting gerrymandering wars.
From tandem $$ calls with Newsom at gov's mansion to her fascinating history.
A thread... www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/u...
September 15, 2025 at 2:18 PM
NEW: "Redistricting has always been in her blood"
An inside look at Nancy Pelosi's role in CA redistricting battle — after a career fighting gerrymandering wars.
From tandem $$ calls with Newsom at gov's mansion to her fascinating history.
A thread... www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/u...
An inside look at Nancy Pelosi's role in CA redistricting battle — after a career fighting gerrymandering wars.
From tandem $$ calls with Newsom at gov's mansion to her fascinating history.
A thread... www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/u...
I distinctively remember interviewing Burton early in my career.
Every line had an expletive. I asked if he might consider rephrasing a line or two because otherwise I wouldn't be able to use his quotes.
"Who's f—ing problem is that?" he replied.
RIP.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/u...
Every line had an expletive. I asked if he might consider rephrasing a line or two because otherwise I wouldn't be able to use his quotes.
"Who's f—ing problem is that?" he replied.
RIP.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/u...
John Burton, 92, Dies; California Political Boss Who Staged a Comeback
www.nytimes.com
September 8, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I distinctively remember interviewing Burton early in my career.
Every line had an expletive. I asked if he might consider rephrasing a line or two because otherwise I wouldn't be able to use his quotes.
"Who's f—ing problem is that?" he replied.
RIP.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/u...
Every line had an expletive. I asked if he might consider rephrasing a line or two because otherwise I wouldn't be able to use his quotes.
"Who's f—ing problem is that?" he replied.
RIP.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/u...
NEW: Kamala Harris and the DNC struck a handshake deal for the party to pay leftover 2024 bills.
They've amounted to $20.5 million.
Harris has promised to raise $$$ to cover those costs.
But small donors making the donations have been left in dark.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/u...
They've amounted to $20.5 million.
Harris has promised to raise $$$ to cover those costs.
But small donors making the donations have been left in dark.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/u...
In Private Deal, the D.N.C. Covered $20 Million in Harris Bills Post-Election
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August 26, 2025 at 12:55 AM
NEW: Kamala Harris and the DNC struck a handshake deal for the party to pay leftover 2024 bills.
They've amounted to $20.5 million.
Harris has promised to raise $$$ to cover those costs.
But small donors making the donations have been left in dark.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/u...
They've amounted to $20.5 million.
Harris has promised to raise $$$ to cover those costs.
But small donors making the donations have been left in dark.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/u...
NEW at NYT: The Democratic Party is facing a voter registration crisis in red, blue and battleground states alike — losing ground to the GOP everywhere.
My deep dive into the numbers and what it reveals about the party's brand.
Thread —>
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/u...
My deep dive into the numbers and what it reveals about the party's brand.
Thread —>
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/u...
August 20, 2025 at 12:28 PM
NEW at NYT: The Democratic Party is facing a voter registration crisis in red, blue and battleground states alike — losing ground to the GOP everywhere.
My deep dive into the numbers and what it reveals about the party's brand.
Thread —>
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/u...
My deep dive into the numbers and what it reveals about the party's brand.
Thread —>
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/u...
Reposted by Shane Goldmacher
Patrick Bailey: the first catcher in 99 YEARS to hit a walk-off inside-the-park home run 🤯
July 9, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Patrick Bailey: the first catcher in 99 YEARS to hit a walk-off inside-the-park home run 🤯
Reposted by Shane Goldmacher
Patrick Bailey vs Jordan Romano
😈 IT'S AN ANTI-UNICORN ❌
[Inside-The-Park] Home Run (2) 💣
Exit velo: 103.4 mph
Launch angle: 29 deg
Projected distance: 414 ft
This would have been a home run in every MLB ballpark except Oracle Park
PHI @ SF
🔻 9th
😈 IT'S AN ANTI-UNICORN ❌
[Inside-The-Park] Home Run (2) 💣
Exit velo: 103.4 mph
Launch angle: 29 deg
Projected distance: 414 ft
This would have been a home run in every MLB ballpark except Oracle Park
PHI @ SF
🔻 9th
July 9, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Patrick Bailey vs Jordan Romano
😈 IT'S AN ANTI-UNICORN ❌
[Inside-The-Park] Home Run (2) 💣
Exit velo: 103.4 mph
Launch angle: 29 deg
Projected distance: 414 ft
This would have been a home run in every MLB ballpark except Oracle Park
PHI @ SF
🔻 9th
😈 IT'S AN ANTI-UNICORN ❌
[Inside-The-Park] Home Run (2) 💣
Exit velo: 103.4 mph
Launch angle: 29 deg
Projected distance: 414 ft
This would have been a home run in every MLB ballpark except Oracle Park
PHI @ SF
🔻 9th
Reposted by Shane Goldmacher
Baseball generates such fun weirdo stats/records/occurrences. Like from last night: the Giants' Patrick Bailey became the first catcher in 99 years to hit a walk-off inside-the-park home run. Utterly meaningless! Fun!
July 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Baseball generates such fun weirdo stats/records/occurrences. Like from last night: the Giants' Patrick Bailey became the first catcher in 99 years to hit a walk-off inside-the-park home run. Utterly meaningless! Fun!
Related, I need more sports on here to keep coming back.
Love Justin Verlander as a competitor. Less love for the 0-7 record headed into the All Star break.
July 10, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Related, I need more sports on here to keep coming back.
Love Justin Verlander as a competitor. Less love for the 0-7 record headed into the All Star break.
July 10, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Love Justin Verlander as a competitor. Less love for the 0-7 record headed into the All Star break.
NEW: inside Ken Martin’s rocky start.
Top DNC officials have discussed whether they might need to borrow money this year to keep paying the bills.
Lots more w/ Reid Epstein
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/u...
Top DNC officials have discussed whether they might need to borrow money this year to keep paying the bills.
Lots more w/ Reid Epstein
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/u...
Inside the Chaos Swirling Through a D.N.C. Desperate for Cash
www.nytimes.com
June 18, 2025 at 7:03 PM
NEW: inside Ken Martin’s rocky start.
Top DNC officials have discussed whether they might need to borrow money this year to keep paying the bills.
Lots more w/ Reid Epstein
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/u...
Top DNC officials have discussed whether they might need to borrow money this year to keep paying the bills.
Lots more w/ Reid Epstein
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/u...
NEWS: Lee Saunders, head of AFSCME, also out at DNC www.nytimes.com/2025/06/15/u...
Two Top Union Leaders Quit D.N.C. Posts in Dispute With Chairman
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June 16, 2025 at 2:42 AM
NEWS: Lee Saunders, head of AFSCME, also out at DNC www.nytimes.com/2025/06/15/u...
NEWS: Randi Weingarten is out at DNC, citing disagreements with Ken Martin in a resignation letter.
"I appear to be out of step with the leadership you are forging."
She had been on DNC since 2002.
MORE From me and Reid Epstein
—>
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/15/u...
"I appear to be out of step with the leadership you are forging."
She had been on DNC since 2002.
MORE From me and Reid Epstein
—>
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/15/u...
Randi Weingarten Quits D.N.C. Post in Dispute With Chairman
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June 16, 2025 at 12:02 AM
NEWS: Randi Weingarten is out at DNC, citing disagreements with Ken Martin in a resignation letter.
"I appear to be out of step with the leadership you are forging."
She had been on DNC since 2002.
MORE From me and Reid Epstein
—>
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/15/u...
"I appear to be out of step with the leadership you are forging."
She had been on DNC since 2002.
MORE From me and Reid Epstein
—>
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/15/u...
NEW: These two maps help tell the story of America's political realignment in the Trump era.
They show every county the two parties have continuously improved in over the 2016, 2020 and 2024 elections.
It's a stark map.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
They show every county the two parties have continuously improved in over the 2016, 2020 and 2024 elections.
It's a stark map.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
May 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
NEW: These two maps help tell the story of America's political realignment in the Trump era.
They show every county the two parties have continuously improved in over the 2016, 2020 and 2024 elections.
It's a stark map.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
They show every county the two parties have continuously improved in over the 2016, 2020 and 2024 elections.
It's a stark map.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Wilmer Flores is the MLB’s RBI leader, just as everyone expected
May 17, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Wilmer Flores is the MLB’s RBI leader, just as everyone expected
NEW: A fundamental reordering of the GOP big money world is underway.
Trump’s super PAC/nonprofit have raised $400 million w/ plans to play in 2026.
Plus, Trump vets taking senior roles at SLF and CLF, once independent fiefdoms.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/10/u...
Trump’s super PAC/nonprofit have raised $400 million w/ plans to play in 2026.
Plus, Trump vets taking senior roles at SLF and CLF, once independent fiefdoms.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/10/u...
Trump, Raking In Cash, Expands His Power in the G.O.P. Money World
www.nytimes.com
May 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
NEW: A fundamental reordering of the GOP big money world is underway.
Trump’s super PAC/nonprofit have raised $400 million w/ plans to play in 2026.
Plus, Trump vets taking senior roles at SLF and CLF, once independent fiefdoms.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/10/u...
Trump’s super PAC/nonprofit have raised $400 million w/ plans to play in 2026.
Plus, Trump vets taking senior roles at SLF and CLF, once independent fiefdoms.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/10/u...
NEW: A member of the board that oversees the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum wrote a blistering letter to the board condemning the institution's silence and invoking the lead-up to the Holocaust.
It has sparked a flurry of responses. W/
@katieglueck.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/u...
It has sparked a flurry of responses. W/
@katieglueck.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/u...
Holocaust Museum Board Member Condemns Silence on Trump Firings
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May 9, 2025 at 2:40 PM
NEW: A member of the board that oversees the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum wrote a blistering letter to the board condemning the institution's silence and invoking the lead-up to the Holocaust.
It has sparked a flurry of responses. W/
@katieglueck.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/u...
It has sparked a flurry of responses. W/
@katieglueck.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/u...
Do people do sports here? Because this is a tense Warriors game
May 7, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Do people do sports here? Because this is a tense Warriors game
The decision to send deportees to Libya was striking. The country is racked with conflict, and human rights groups have called conditions in its network of migrant detention centers “horrific” and “deplorable.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/u...
Trump Administration Plans to Send Migrants to Libya on a Military Flight
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May 7, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The decision to send deportees to Libya was striking. The country is racked with conflict, and human rights groups have called conditions in its network of migrant detention centers “horrific” and “deplorable.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/u...
An uplifting little story www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/u...
Edwin Kneedler, a ‘Citizen Lawyer,’ Gets a Standing Ovation at the Supreme Court
In a remarkable scene, the justices applauded Edwin S. Kneedler, a government lawyer with a reputation for candor, care and integrity.
www.nytimes.com
April 29, 2025 at 12:53 PM
An uplifting little story www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/u...
Pretty remarkable finish to tonight's 60 Minutes episode
And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.
April 28, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Pretty remarkable finish to tonight's 60 Minutes episode
Reposted by Shane Goldmacher
Voters believe Trump is overreaching with aggressive efforts to expand executive power and have deep doubts about signature pieces of his agenda, per @nytimes.com @sienaresearch.bsky.social poll. @shanegoldmacher.bsky.social Ruth Igielnik @camillebaker.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...
Voters See Trump’s Use of Power as Overreaching, Times/Siena Poll Finds
Skepticism has grown of his efforts to expand his authority and of his handling of issues long seen as strengths for him, including the economy and immigration.
www.nytimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Voters believe Trump is overreaching with aggressive efforts to expand executive power and have deep doubts about signature pieces of his agenda, per @nytimes.com @sienaresearch.bsky.social poll. @shanegoldmacher.bsky.social Ruth Igielnik @camillebaker.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...
Trump’s complete and total endorsement was not so exclusively complete and total.
April 21, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Trump’s complete and total endorsement was not so exclusively complete and total.
NEWS: David Hogg, Now a Top DNC Official, is Plotting to Take Down Party Incumbents in Primaries in 2026
Lots more in here on an effort that threatens to fracture the party leadership —>
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/u...
Lots more in here on an effort that threatens to fracture the party leadership —>
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/u...
David Hogg, Parkland Survivor and D.N.C. Vice Chair, Hopes to Unseat Democratic Incumbents
David Hogg, a young liberal activist and now a vice chair of the Democratic National Committee, is leading an effort to unseat the party’s older lawmakers in primaries.
www.nytimes.com
April 16, 2025 at 1:37 AM
NEWS: David Hogg, Now a Top DNC Official, is Plotting to Take Down Party Incumbents in Primaries in 2026
Lots more in here on an effort that threatens to fracture the party leadership —>
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/u...
Lots more in here on an effort that threatens to fracture the party leadership —>
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/u...