"Which brings me to the second reason for writing an endorsement editorial — even if it proves ineffectual and even if it deeply angers some readers: Publishing them is the right thing to do. Editorial boards are mostly made up of thoughtful, smart and well-informed journalists who have had a chance to study and discuss the candidates seriously. In some cases, they have had the chance to meet with them in person. They have a unique and important vantage point. What’s more, they have a bully pulpit. In a contest this important and this close, they need to use it. They would be walking away from their responsibility if they thought first about making some readers mad enough to cancel, even temporarily. “We write our editorials based on principle, and sometimes principle comes at a cost,” the Morning News’s Wilson said."
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Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Red-state newspaper endorsements of Clinton are not as pointless as they look; Washington Post, 9/28/16
Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post; Red-state newspaper endorsements of Clinton are not as pointless as they look:
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