Wed
Oct 19 2016
05:24 pm

Srsly? What's up with this????

Andy Axel's picture

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Cowardice.

jbr's picture

Reinforces my perception

Reinforces my perception

Dahlia's picture

Well, in their defense,

They didn't endorse the last election either.

bizgrrl's picture

Is it they can't endorse if

Is it they can't endorse if the best candidate is a Democrat?

Dahlia's picture

IMO, yes, that's what it is, and

They're too cowardly to go for the Democrat. Last election, they stated they were no longer endorsing, but if the Republican were a strong confidante, I'm betting they would, because they have no problem endorsing for other offices.

On a high note, Hillary buried the orange monster tonight.

Dahlia's picture

Candidate

...not confidante. Ipad auto correct.

DemsDaBest's picture

So, are you saying McCain

So, are you saying McCain and Bush were the best candidates in years past, since KNS endorsed them?

Actually, KNS has grappled with presidential endorsements for awhile. In 2008:

"Writing on his blog, Editor Jack McElroy said:

For years, the News Sentinel's endorsement was based on a majority vote among the editors and corporate executives of the E.W. Scripps Co., which owns the paper. That practice was dropped for the last presidential election. Now we are discussing whether it makes sense to make a presidential endorsement at all.

Arguments in favor of continuing the tradition: Our editorial board follows the news closely, is well-informed on the issues and has a strong sense of the community, so our opinion is useful to readers. Endorsements, like all editorials, help spark debate and discussion, an essential part of the democratic process.

Arguments against: We don't interview the presidential candidates, as we do the candidates for local and state offices , and, in this digital age, we have no special access to information about them. Presidential endorsements contribute to the polarization in our society and tend to aggravate readers and lead them to believe our coverage is biased."

Hence, it's got nothing to do with Trump nor the almost equally unpopular Clinton.

danandrews's picture

Hold on a minute!

I am shocked! I would have bet my bottom dollar that KNS was going to endorse the Bill Haslam/ RANDY Boyd "write in" ticket!

#justkidding

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