Ted Cruz Just Won A Battle Against The New York Times

Well, well, well. Would you look at that…

A few days ago, we found out that the New York Times refused to put Ted Cruz’s book, “A Time For Truth” on the bestseller list because of “the overwhelming preponderance of evidence was that sales were limited to strategic bulk purchases.”

But they had no actual proof to back up those claims. Cruz’s campaign double dog dared the Times to “release their so-called ‘evidence.’”

“Demonstrate that your charge isn’t simply a naked fabrication, designed to cover up your own partisan agenda. And, if you cannot do so, then issue a public apology to Senator Cruz and Harper Collins editor Adam Bellow for making false charges against them,” his campaign’s statement read.

Cruz’s publisher and Amazon looked into the accusations and found no evidence of bulk purchases. Zero. Zilch. Nada.

So guess who’s going to be on the list now?

Cruz's memoir, "A Time For Truth," will appear at No. 7 on the Times' list for hardcover nonfiction, reflecting its second-week sales, a Times spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday. The Texas senator's book had not been included on the list for its first week, on the grounds that its sales had been driven by "strategic bulk purchases."

 

 

Times spokesperson Eileen Murphy said that the newspaper made no changes to its selection process, and so the fact that Cruz's book is being included now suggests a rise in individual purchases, spurred by his public battle with the paper.

Of course, the Times is unapologetic, but I do get a fair amount of satisfaction knowing they’re weeping over the idea of putting a “crazy right wing constitutionalist’s" book on their bestseller list.