tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468001399048497361.post3537715610120409183..comments2011-12-14T15:30:59.057-05:00Comments on Media Revelations: SMN Endorsement of Local CandidateErica Archangelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05347308468784855076noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468001399048497361.post-61825074642897267742011-12-14T15:30:59.057-05:002011-12-14T15:30:59.057-05:00I suspect that an endorsement like this matters re...I suspect that an endorsement like this matters relatively little so late in a race (months after the six candidates in the general election had begun campaigning). I also fear that in the ongoing dilemma of the profitability of print publications and dailies generally, the practice of endorsements -- of so clearly identifying the editorial page with a single candidate -- might not be in the long-term best interest of the companies that continue the practice. All that said, there's plenty of historical support for endorsements, and I think most would agree that newspapers have a role to play in charting a course and creating a vision for the future.Bill Dawershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12217608613847927892noreply@blogger.com