[citation needed] Much of his reporting has focused on voters, demographics and the battleground states; especially as Donald Trump disrupted traditional party coalitions.
[2] In 2015, Gabriel was based in Iowa during the run-up to the presidential caucuses,[3] as Trump began consolidating his hold on Republicans.
[5] Other coverage by Gabriel that had a high impact included reporting about Republicans using critical race theory as a culture-war issue in 2021; the political formation of Pete Buttigieg when he sought the 2020 Democratic nomination; the crushing down-ballot losses by Democrats in 2020, and the foreign policy stumbles of Ben Carson in 2015, in which an advisor to Carson, Duane R. Clarridge, told The Times, “Nobody has been able to sit down with him and have him get one iota of intelligent information about the Middle East.
[10] Under his direction, the once struggling Styles section grew and developed into a multifaceted presentation of fashion, lifestyle, entertainment and celebrity news.
[11] Before joining The Times, Gabriel contributed to many magazines, including Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, and GQ.