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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink36•10 hours agoEvery previous election for a long time wapo has endorsed a candidate. The only reason they aren’t is because of the second richest man in the world told them not to.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink10•edit-210 hours ago1880 to 1968, no official endorsements for or against any presidential candidate 1972 anti-Republican endorsement 1976, 80, 84 pro-Democrat endorsements 1988 no endorsement 1992, 96, 00, 04, 08, 12, 16, 20 pro-Democrat endorsements 2024 no endorsement
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•3 hours agoSo they started endorsing the Democrats when the Republicans became a criminal enterprise over half a century ago you mean.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink16•9 hours agoI would consider all but 1 since 1972 to be a long time, it’s longer than I’ve been alive.
Every previous election for a long time wapo has endorsed a candidate. The only reason they aren’t is because of the second richest man in the world told them not to.
1880 to 1968, no official endorsements for or against any presidential candidate
1972 anti-Republican endorsement
1976, 80, 84 pro-Democrat endorsements
1988 no endorsement
1992, 96, 00, 04, 08, 12, 16, 20 pro-Democrat endorsements
2024 no endorsement
So they started endorsing the Democrats when the Republicans became a criminal enterprise over half a century ago you mean.
I would consider all but 1 since 1972 to be a long time, it’s longer than I’ve been alive.