Just about everyone discounts the value of newspaper endorsements for Presidential candidates. The candidates get so much new coverage and scutiny that no one needs a push at the eleventh hour to help them decide how to vote. Still, endorsements get a lot of coverage if only because they infuriate one group and allow another to bask in the glow of righteousness knowing their paper sees their wisdom. The good folks at Editor and Publisher have been keeping a running tally of the endorsements this year and while they might not provide a lot of insight into the election, they are great fun to look at.
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