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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]At this point I treat WaPo endorsements as a mark against a candidate in local elections[/b][/quote]

LOL!  I like you!  And no longer read WaPo[/quote]

WaPo is one of the best papers in the country.  Especially at this time when our nation is being flooded with conservative disinformation in media (from Fox to Daily Caller and IJR and all the other lying rightwing outlets), having a paper that cares about the truth is refreshing and valuable.

You’ll probably see some conservatives attack this post- they attack the Post as a political strategy, because they don’t like what it says, not because they actually believe conservative media is better.
(Marty Baron has complete control over at the Post.  It’s sad that many of these same conservatives lap up the lies Anschutz tells them over at Washington Examiner.  Sad to see conservative pawns get exploited by billionaires like that.)

Re: endorsements, I think it’s fair to ask those questions about both candidates.  A large number of dads in this generation contribute substantially to child care.
I also think the endorsement of the Post no longer has much influence.  I think all of the Post’s endorsed SBOE candidates last cycle in DC got pummeled.  [/quote]

I do a lot of hiring.  If I asked someone about whether they could do a job because they had children, I would be fired.   It's not an appropriate question.  The Washington Post needs to be more transparent about who is doing the endorsements, because if people knew that just one 60 year guy is making the local endorsements they would view them more skeptically.   I always thought it was a team of people making endorsements, but I guess with local coverage being so limited these days, it's not a priority for the WaPo.[/quote]

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