Posted on 01/19/2020 9:09:30 PM PST by conservative98
The New York Times endorsed not one, but two candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination on Sunday.
The paper’s editorial board gave their blessings to progressive candidate Elizabeth Warren and centrist Amy Klobuchar in a surprise endorsement that split from tradition.
The editorial board announced their endorsements toward the end of an episode of “The Weekly,” the Times’ television show that airs on Hulu.
In an article posted to the Times’ website soon after the episode aired, the board noted their two endorsements were a “break with convention.”
In endorsing Warren, the board wrote her campaign writes seriously about policy, while also making a point to highlight proposed anti-corruption legislation and speaking clearly about foreign policy.
“Her campaign’s plans, in general, demonstrate a serious approach to policymaking that some of the other candidates lack,” they wrote in the endorsement.
“Ms. Warren accurately describes a lack of housing construction as the primary driver of the nation’s housing crisis, and she has proposed both increases in government funding for housing construction, and changes in regulatory policy to encourage local governments to allow more construction,” they added.
In their endorsement for Klobuchar, the editorial board called her the “standard-bearer” for the Democratic center.
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This is an obvious effort to help Elizabeth Warren while hurting Joe Biden by endorsing a moderate candidate from the Midwest who has little chance of winning in Iowa.
The NY Times is more irrelevant than ever.
ML/NJ
I don’t have Hulu so I’ve been missing NY Times TV.
Well, I can’t really say I’ve been MISSING it.
Amy! == Fritz Mondale in drag.
Red for female pols and reporters on TV has long been a thing.
Interesting (and reasonable) that the two women ignore the dated/sexist idea of coming to the party in identical dresses. My guess is if there were three female candidates on the stage, they’d individually have taken steps to try to break out of the mold, while still getting the beneficial effect.
NYT is really endorsing a brokered convention where Hillary will claim the nomination.
Whatever she is—she is a Democrat—which means she only pretends to believe to fool the deplorables.
Wikipedia says UCC. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_affiliation_in_the_United_States_Senate
OK!
The NY Slimes has endorsed one Republican in their history, and I believe that was Ike in 56’. Nah, no bias here.
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