NY Times Pitchbot - Biden only had to beat one challenger, Dean Philips . . .

[Tactical Peek]

New York Times Pitchbot @DougJBalloon

Biden only had to beat one challenger, Dean Phillips, to win the 2024 nomination. Back in the real world, some of us had to beat out multiple cousins to inherit our multinational publishing businesses.

by A.G. Sulzberger
2:49 PM · Apr 26, 2024

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[Celerity]

1. more than one, for instance there is Marianne Williamson (still running in the primaries, Phillips is out)

[Johonny]

2. Are we suppose to act like that's not normal

For a sitting president? NYT thought so.

[muriel_volestrangler]

4. It's satire aimed at the NYT publisher, who apparently has a grudge against Biden

He has got the NYT to run so many "Biden is old!!!" stories because he's pissed off that Biden hasn't given the NYT sit-down interviews, and the Biden admin generally does not respect the NYT in the way Sulzberger feels entitles to. See https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/04/25/new-york-times-biden-white-house-00154219 . The satirical account "NY Times Pitchbot" is particularly interested in this because Biden finds it funny:

Even if some of the hard feelings toward the Times have eased somewhat with time — several White House reporters, after verbally reiterating their willingness to abide by the administration’s embargo rules, were added back to the “tier one” list earlier this year — officials in the Biden press shop remain frustrated that the coverage hasn’t changed. The paper continues to serve up fodder for the “NYT Pitchbot’’ account on X, which has amassed a large following (including almost the entire Biden press shop) by mocking the paper’s perceived negativity toward the president and its often euphemistic-laden, soft focus coverage of Trump.

Bates, the deputy press secretary, has developed an online correspondence with the operator of the Pitchbot account and occasionally shared material for potential posts, two people familiar with the press shop said. During last year’s White House Correspondents Dinner, Biden joked about confusing the Times’ coverage of his age with Pitchbot’s tweets. “I love that guy,” Biden said of Pitchbot, before a subtle parting shot at the Times on a frequency only Times staffers might hear. “I should do an interview with him.”

[GreenWave]

3. Powerful challengers sat on the sidelines for the good of the USA.

[617Blue]

5. I'm convinced the NYT is now trolling the pitchbot

Some of the actual headlines lately have been doozies.

[NonPC]

6. I'll Bet AG Has Never Been Trolled Like This Before

Publicly calling him out for what he has been doing. I'd love to be a fly on the wall when he goes to a NYC party. Bet the tone of the conversations have shifted a bit. Of course, he's probably a world class A$$hole to begin with.