The Washington Post will not make an endorsement in the 2024 presidential race, the paper’s publisher said on Oct. 25.
“We are returning to our roots of not endorsing presidential candidates,” William Lewis, the publisher and CEO, said in an opinion article.
The Washington Post did not offer endorsements for presidential candidates until 1976. Since then, the paper has endorsed Democrats in each election. The only exception was 1988, when the paper did not endorse any of the candidates.
Former President Donald Trump, a Republican, is running against Vice President Kamala Harris, a Democrat. Some minor party candidates are also vying for the presidency….