New York Times Bias

Is the New York Times bias? That is the question that many of the voters wonder about when they are preparing their reasons for voting democratic or republican. The New York Times demonstrates favoritism towards both sides of the campaign.

For Democratic Candidate Barack Obama, his running mate Joe Biden tells a story in the article “In a tough father’s life” about growing up with a hard childhood family. Biden relates much of his tough childhood due to the fact that they were not rich and not being rich growing up is a very tough thing because you have to do whatever it takes to get by. I think Biden hopes to influence the Democratic campaign for Obama by winning over sympathy votes for a situation that has happened to him when he was younger.

For Republican Candidate John McCain, the Times relates a story of a friend of McCain and how he has helped with the campaign. Mike Murphy, a long time friend of McCain and now Republican strategist, offers intellect and insight to help out in whatever way he can to influence voters on Republican Candidate John McCain and his reasons for running for presidency.

The Times also relates to being neutral amongst the campaigns because they want the public to see everything about the candidates. In an article titled “Candidates’ views of U.S. Role Shift on Trail, Defying Labels,” the candidates are both questioned on topics regarding Pakistan, Humanitarian Intervention, and Military Disarmament. The Times takes the approach of viewing both views of the campaigns and lets the reader choose the person who they feel would best help our country.