Another News Publication Refuses to Endorse Kamala Harris

In the wake of major news outlets, like the LA Times, USA Today, and Washington Post, refusing to endorse Kamala Harris, another has just joined their ranks.

The Tampa Bay Times, which endorsed Joe Biden in 2020, has just announced that they will not be endorsing any presidential candidate this year.

Take a look:

8 days until Election Day:

The Tampa Bay Times explains why it won't endorse a candidate in the 2024 presidential race:

"We cannot think of a single reader who told [us] over the past election cycle they needed our help deciding on how to vote for president. Not one." pic.twitter.com/TDwFQtWcTJ

— Alex Salvi (@alexsalvinews) October 28, 2024

The list keeps growing regarding major newspapers not endorsing Kamala Harris (that traditionally have supported Democratic candidates in the past);

Washington Post
LA Times
USA Today
And now…
Tampa Bay Times

— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) October 28, 2024

Axios has more details:

The Tampa Bay Times won’t endorse for president or the U.S. Senate, a move the region’s paper of record waited weeks to explain to its readers.

Why it matters: The Times is among a growing list of national and regional news outlets that endorsed presidential candidates in prior elections but have chosen to scrap the tradition this year.

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• The Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times opted to forgo endorsements this year, which prompted swift blowback, subscription cancellations and staff resignations.

The latest: Nearly a month after publishing its endorsements page, the Times Editorial Board on Monday offered an explanation for opting not to recommend candidates for the two highest offices on readers’ ballots.

• The board wrote that it chose to prioritize “decisions readers tell us they need the most help making.”
• “We cannot think of a single reader who has told the Editorial Board over the past election cycle that they needed our help deciding on how to vote for president,” they wrote.

It appears that everyone is abandoning Kamala Harris in the last days of the race…

Who’s next?

The New York Times?