Even when choosing between Democrats; the NYT path to endorsing Dan Goldman in the NY10 primary is quite a story. (Most of his opponents in the crowded race had actual legislative experience and were more liberal.) prospect.org/politics/new...

New York Times Faces Backlash Over Dan Goldman Endorsement Debacle

There are ties between the families of Goldman and Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger, who took an interest in the endorsement.

New York is not historically liberal but rather patrician: It supports equality when intellectual or social freedom is under attack, but when it's a matter of economics or access to political power, it supports authoritarian aristocracy. And the NYT is the voice of historic New York patricianism.