USA Today joins leading newspapers such as the Washington Post and Los Angeles Times in announcing that it has chosen not to endorse a candidate in the 2024 presidential election.
“While USA TODAY does not endorse presidential candidates, local editors of publications across the USA TODAY network have the discretion to endorse at the state or local level,” USA TODAY spokesperson Lark-Marie Anton said on FOX. He told News Digital.
“Why are we doing this? Because we believe America’s future is determined locally, one race at a time. “Our public service as a publisher is to provide our readers with the important facts and reliable information they need to make informed decisions,” the spokesperson added.
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USA Today follows the Washington Post and Los Angeles Times in not endorsing the 2024 presidential election. (Alastair Pike/AFP via Getty Images)
Notably, USA Today previously announced its first-ever support for President Biden in the 2020 presidential election, supporting former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in 2016 but opposing former President Trump. There was no official support.
This came just days after the Los Angeles Times and Washington Post announced they would refrain from issuing endorsements ahead of Election Day.
Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, owner of the LA Times, told the newspaper he would not support any candidate in the presidential election, citing divisive times.
The Washington Post reported that liberals were canceling their subscriptions over the paper’s decision not to support Vice President Harris.
The owner of the Los Angeles Times has announced that the paper will not endorse a presidential candidate in the 2024 election. (AFP Photo/Gabriel Boys)
A few days later, Will Lewis, CEO and publisher of The Washington Post, made his own announcement, saying he would no longer support the paper “Democracy Dies in the Dark” and would return to its “roots” while striving to remain independent. said.
Both papers provoked widespread condemnation from liberal readers; led to resignation Top editors’ opinions on the decision.
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The Washington Post’s own reporting said billionaire Jeff Bezos was behind the decision to withhold support for Vice President Kamala Harris. ((Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) ERIC BARADAT/AFP via Getty Images)
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Meanwhile, liberal readers remain outraged by the Post’s lack of support for Harris, and “Democracy Dies in the Dark” has lost more than 200,000 subscribers since Friday, NPR reported. The Post appears to be paying a heavy price.
Several members of the paper’s editorial staff also resigned in protest.
