"Her team understands that it behooves these outlets to have a close race, which means that they'll seize on any gaffe Harris makes if it gives them a chance to falsely equivocate her remarks to those of Trump screaming, "THEY'RE EATING THE DOGS!" to kick up a racial holy war. Team Harris has no interest in helping the Times sanewash Trump more than it already has, so they've decided that the only way to win the game is not to play."

Pretty much. I've been a reader for many years but they're ridiculous in the 'both-siderism'

"I haven't read a NYT article in years, since they put everything behind a paywall."
Uhh do you like the free news sites with the popup spam all over? Free = strings attached. you can pay $4 a month for a NYT sub. But I'm not sure it's worth it unless you want to read "Bret Stephens write op-eds like, 'If Kamala Wants To Win, She's Gonna Have To Fix My Car First.'"

The NYT has made the choice to suck.