{"id":2359748,"date":"2024-10-25T17:08:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T21:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-post-is-breaking-its-pro-democrat-tradition-by-not-endorsing-kamala\/"},"modified":"2024-10-25T17:09:11","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T21:09:11","slug":"washington-post-is-breaking-its-pro-democrat-tradition-by-not-endorsing-kamala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-post-is-breaking-its-pro-democrat-tradition-by-not-endorsing-kamala\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington Post Is Breaking Its Pro-Democrat Tradition by Not Endorsing Kamala"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwashington-post-is-breaking-its-pro-democrat-tradition-by-not-endorsing-kamala%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2359748&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Washington Post \u200crecently announced that it \u2063will not endorse a presidential candidate in the upcoming election, \u2063which\u200b has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">sparked significant discussion<\/a> within the media and political circles. The publisher,\u2062 William Lewis, stated that this decision\u200c aims to demonstrate the paper&#8217;s independence and encourage readers to\u2064 form their own \u2064opinions regarding the \u200delection. \u2064Historically, the Post has supported Democratic candidates\u200c since 1976, but the current sentiment reflects a\u2062 shift away from \u2062this practice. <\/p>\n<p>The\u200b announcement follows a similar non-endorsement \u2064by the Los Angeles Times and has\u200b led to speculation regarding Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s candidacy. Some commentators suggest \u200bthat the lack of endorsement\u200d might impact voter \u2064turnout for Harris.\u2063 In prior years, the Post endorsed\u2064 candidates\u2063 including Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Joe Biden,\u2063 but \u200dnow aims to return to its \u200broots by refraining \u200dfrom endorsements in future elections. The decision has drawn reactions from various political commentators\u2062 and users on social media, highlighting \u200dthe implications this may \u200chave for the political landscape\u2062 heading into the election.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Washington Post became the second major American daily newspaper that routinely gives its stamp of approval to Democrats and liberals to pass on endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p>A column by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2024\/10\/25\/washington-post-endorsement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Post publisher<\/a> William Lewis said the decision was part of an effort to show the Post was independent.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We recognize that this will be read in a range of ways, including as a tacit endorsement of one candidate, or as a condemnation of another, or as an abdication of responsibility. That is inevitable. We don&rsquo;t see it that way,&rdquo; Lewis wrote, noting the Post largely eschewed endorsements prior to 1976.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Washington Post\/LA Times non-endorsement means nothing to average Americans.<\/p>\n<p>It means everything to columnists, establishment figures, and pundits.<\/p>\n<p>Their collective meltdown and subsequent infighting could depress Harris&rsquo; voter turnout nationwide. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KfDDogTEBp\">https:\/\/t.co\/KfDDogTEBp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andrew Shirley &#127482;&#127480; (@AA_Shirley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AA_Shirley\/status\/1849882650837668057?\">October 25, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We also see it as a statement in support of our readers&rsquo; ability to make up their own minds on this, the most consequential of American decisions &mdash; whom to vote for as the next president,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Lewis wrote that the paper was not planning to re-enter the world of presidential endorsement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Washington Post will not be making an endorsement of a presidential candidate in this election. Nor in any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-ditch-the-2013-pro-amnesty-autopsy-plan\/\" title=\"House Republicans Ditch the 2013 Pro-Amnesty &#039;Autopsy&#039; Plan\">future presidential election<\/a>. We are returning to our roots of not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/patrick-mahomes-lauded-for-very-mature-answer-to-reporters-trump-question-in-wake-of-dueling-endorsements\/\" title=\"Patrick Mahomes Lauded for &#039;Very Mature&#039; Answer to Reporter&#039;s Trump Question in Wake of Dueling Endorsements\">endorsing presidential candidates<\/a>,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">First the LA Times and now the Washington Post.<\/p>\n<p>Even the most liberal newspapers in America want nothing to do with Kamala Harris. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/m1pn6prhwl\">https:\/\/t.co\/m1pn6prhwl<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nL1GiOwoLI\">pic.twitter.com\/nL1GiOwoLI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kristan Hawkins (@KristanHawkins) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KristanHawkins\/status\/1849847161673883933?\">October 25, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/style\/media\/2024\/10\/25\/washington-post-endorsement-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Post reported<\/a> that an editorial supporting Harris was drafted by the editorial board, but shot down by owner Jeff Bezos. The Post noted that all presidential endorsements since 1976 have been for Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>The Post&rsquo;s lack of support for Harris comes after Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, owner of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kamala-reportedly-snubbed-one-biggest-newspapers-country-backed-dems-president-since-2008\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles Times<\/a>, stifled its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-refusing-to-drop-out-remains-committed-to-second-debate-report\/\" title=\"Biden Refusing to Drop Out, Remains Committed to Second Debate: Report\">editorial board&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s proposed endorsement of Harris.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Kamala Harris is so bad, The Washington Post decided to never endorse another presidential candidate again &#128128; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/l0oYJ5xwx7\">pic.twitter.com\/l0oYJ5xwx7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1849863517089955901?\">October 25, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/patrick-pexton-the-posts-endorsements-historically-tend-democratic\/2012\/11\/02\/6890a49a-250a-11e2-ba29-238a6ac36a08_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Post<\/a>&nbsp;noted it last sat out the 1988 presidential contest between Republican President George H.W. Bush and Democratic Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis.<\/p>\n<p>More recently, the Post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2008\/10\/16\/AR2008101603436.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">endorsed<\/a> former President Barack Obama in 2008, dissing Republican vice presidential candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/obama-claims-sarah-palin-brought-dark-spirits-center-republican-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sarah Palin<\/a> in the process.<\/p>\n<p>In 2012, the Post stuck with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/washington-post-endorsement-four-more-years-for-president-obama\/2012\/10\/25\/6ca309a2-1965-11e2-bd10-5ff056538b7c_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Obama<\/a> despite &ldquo;the disappointments of Mr. Obama&rsquo;s time in office.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128240; BREAKING: The Washington Post is not endorsing any presidential candidates!<\/p>\n<p>Is Kamala Harris considered that bad that The WaPo is not endorsing a presidential candidate for the first time in decades? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/omFB5AUM34\">pic.twitter.com\/omFB5AUM34<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Beats in Brief (@beatsinbrief) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/beatsinbrief\/status\/1849870667493278192?\">October 25, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In 2016, the Post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/hillary-clinton-for-president\/2016\/10\/12\/665f9698-8caf-11e6-bf8a-3d26847eeed4_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">opted<\/a> for Democrat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hillary-clinton-defends-infamous-deplorables-comment-takes-even\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hillary Clinton<\/a>, calling former President Donald Trump &ldquo;dreadful&rdquo; and &ldquo;uniquely unqualified as a presidential candidate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, the Post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2020\/09\/28\/editorial-board-endorsement-joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supported<\/a> President Joe Biden, suggesting that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2020\/09\/28\/editorial-board-endorsement-joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">selecting Harris<\/a> was one of his achievements due to her qualifications.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The lack of endorsement for Harris follows a similar move by the Los Angeles Times after its editorial board&#8217;s proposed support for her was blocked by owner Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2359749,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Kamala-Harris-14.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[13348,32438,5894,21538,32293],"class_list":["post-2359748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-endorsement","tag-kamala-harris","tag-politics","tag-pro-democrat","tag-washington-post"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Kamala-Harris-14.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2359748"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2359748\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2359749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2359748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2359748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2359748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}