jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 14 days agoWashington Post cancellations hit 250,000 – 10% of subscriberswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square76fedilinkarrow-up1605arrow-down15
arrow-up1600arrow-down1external-linkWashington Post cancellations hit 250,000 – 10% of subscriberswww.theguardian.comjeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 14 days agomessage-square76fedilink
minus-squareRisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up36arrow-down1·14 days agoEvery previous election for a long time wapo has endorsed a candidate. The only reason they aren’t is because of the second richest man in the world told them not to.
minus-squarepfwood178@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·edit-214 days ago1880 to 1968, no official endorsements for or against any presidential candidate 1972 anti-Republican endorsement 1976, 80, 84 pro-Democrat endorsements 1988 no endorsement 1992, 96, 00, 04, 08, 12, 16, 20 pro-Democrat endorsements 2024 no endorsement
minus-squareRisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·14 days agoI would consider all but 1 since 1972 to be a long time, it’s longer than I’ve been alive.
minus-squaremichaelmrose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·14 days agoSo they started endorsing the Democrats when the Republicans became a criminal enterprise over half a century ago you mean.
Every previous election for a long time wapo has endorsed a candidate. The only reason they aren’t is because of the second richest man in the world told them not to.
1880 to 1968, no official endorsements for or against any presidential candidate
1972 anti-Republican endorsement
1976, 80, 84 pro-Democrat endorsements
1988 no endorsement
1992, 96, 00, 04, 08, 12, 16, 20 pro-Democrat endorsements
2024 no endorsement
I would consider all but 1 since 1972 to be a long time, it’s longer than I’ve been alive.
So they started endorsing the Democrats when the Republicans became a criminal enterprise over half a century ago you mean.