Unbelievably, the New York Times is claiming they didn’t change their methodology that left Cruz’s book off the list last week.

Via The Hill:

Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-Texas) recently-released book has landed on The New York Times’ bestseller list this week, after its initial omission saw public criticism.

The Republican presidential candidate’s “A Time for Truth” comes in at No. 7 on the Times’ latest bestseller list of nonfiction books due out Friday, newspaper spokeswoman Eileen Murphy told The Hill.

“This week’s NYT best seller list was arrived at using the same process as last week’s – and the week before that,” Murphy wrote in an email.

“That process involves a careful analysis of data, and is not influenced in any way by the content of a book, or by pressure from publishers or book sellers,” she continued.

“Our approach serves Times readers by authenticating broadly popular books through the confidential reporting of a wide range of retailers. In order to avoid compromising that process, we do not disclose who reports sales to us,” Murphy added.