The Washington Post and the Los
Angeles Times are two publications where it’s a near-guarantee that a
Democrat is securing their endorsement. It’s another easy layup that
Kamala missed. Both publications opted not to endorse,
causing an uproar among their respective staffers. The editorials
editor at the LA Times resigned. Now, we’ve learned that The Washington
Post’s editor-at-large, Robert Kagan, resigned in protest as well (via Fox News):
Washington Post editor at large Robert Kagan resigned on
Friday following the "Democracy Dies in Darkness" paper’s decision not
to endorse a candidate in the 2024 presidential election, Fox News
Digital has learned.
Kagan, the author of "Rebellion: How
Antiliberalism is Tearing America Apart — Again," has been one of the
paper’s loudest anti-Trump voices. In 2023, he penned a column, "The
Trump dictatorship: How to stop it." He has also accused Trump of being
"anti-Ukraine," and has suggested that the former president could
"destroy" democracy if re-elected.
Kagan’s shock resignation came
after Post publisher and chief executive officer William Lewis
announced the paper would not be endorsing a presidential candidate in
2024, nor in any future presidential race.
There
were reports that the publication’s owner, Jeff Bezos, was slow-walking
or even derailing the official Kamala endorsement. A draft was allegedly
ready to go before the paper decided not to endorse anyone. It’s not
just for 2024—the paper will no longer be offering endorsements in
national elections (via WaPo):
The
Washington Post will not be making an endorsement of a presidential
candidate in this election. Nor in any future presidential election. We
are returning to our roots of not endorsing presidential candidates.
We
recognize that this will be read in a range of ways, including as a
tacit endorsement of one candidate, or as a condemnation of another, or
as an abdication of responsibility. That is inevitable. We don’t see it
that way. We see it as consistent with the values The Post has always
stood for and what we hope for in a leader: character and courage in
service to the American ethic, veneration for the rule of law, and
respect for human freedom in all its aspects. We also see it as a
statement in support of our readers’ ability to make up their own minds
on this, the most consequential of American decisions — whom to vote for
as the next president.
Our job at The Washington Post is to
provide through the newsroom nonpartisan news for all Americans, and
thought-provoking, reported views from our opinion team to help our
readers make up their own minds.
Most of all, our job as the newspaper of the capital city of the most important country in the world is to be independent.
And that is what we are and will be.
This decision has triggered a DEFCON-one liberal meltdown. Capital
Research’s Parker Thayer documented on social media that “the floodgates
have opened.”
What a thread this is, folks:
THE FLOODGATES HAVE OPENED https://t.co/g1tOV2g0SW
— Parker Thayer (@ParkerThayer) October 25, 2024
IT’S HAPPENING https://t.co/7umJcFFAKY
— Parker Thayer (@ParkerThayer) October 25, 2024
IT’S GLORIOUS https://t.co/yry1gYyOX7
— Parker Thayer (@ParkerThayer) October 25, 2024
SOUND THE TRUMPETS AND RING THE BELLS, THE DAY OF SEETHING IS UPON US https://t.co/xG3dALPdsG
— Parker Thayer (@ParkerThayer) October 25, 2024
MAY IT NEVER CEASE https://t.co/pS9ryefNMU
— Parker Thayer (@ParkerThayer) October 25, 2024
FETCH ME A CASK OF FINE WINE SO THAT WE MIGHT TOAST TO NON-ENDORSEMENT DAY https://t.co/IiuBSlfdME
— Parker Thayer (@ParkerThayer) October 25, 2024
THREE BEATS UPON THE DRUM. THREE BEATS TO SHAKE THE EARTH AND WAKE THE DEAD. https://t.co/CnrrxHKGk1
— Parker Thayer (@ParkerThayer) October 25, 2024
UNFURL THE BANNERS, RAISE THEM HIGH, THE DAY OF NON-ENDORSEMENT IS HERE https://t.co/dyBfH9WyZt
— Parker Thayer (@ParkerThayer) October 25, 2024
DRINK DEEPLY FROM THE WATERS OF COPE AND SEETHE https://t.co/OLxkx77SNi
— Parker Thayer (@ParkerThayer) October 25, 2024
THE DISARRAY IS DEVASTATING https://t.co/gZh43tbIFW
— Parker Thayer (@ParkerThayer) October 25, 2024
OH SWEET MOTHER OF MOLASSES, WE ARE SO BACK pic.twitter.com/5N3pi3jyGR
— Parker Thayer (@ParkerThayer) October 25, 2024
THE TEARS COULD SALT THE FIELDS OF CARTHAGE TEN TIMES OVERhttps://t.co/4gbZQOZyb5
— Parker Thayer (@ParkerThayer) October 25, 2024
Is there still joy? Are the vibes still solid? Oh, what a day.
Libs are absolutely losing it over the Washington Post refusing to endorse Kamala 😠pic.twitter.com/aSKKl58ju4
— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) October 25, 2024
— Zach Ware (@zachware) October 25, 2024
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