The Kansas City Star endorses Greg Orman

[eric82oslo]

A game changer?

Read the editorial here: http://www.kansascity.com/opinion/editorials/article2667054.html


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[Indy Texas]

Do newspaper endorsements ever matter?

In Texas, Republicans rarely get endorsed in the general election anymore and the candidates they endorse in the GOP primary usually don't win. At this point, I think not getting the endorsement of a major city's newspaper is seen as a good thing by the GOP and their base. More proof that they aren't in the tank for the "liberal media."

[IceSpear]

Gregory the Gallant will send the Wicked Warlock of the West back to Oz.

[RogueBeaver]

They endorsed Obama twice, obvious they're endorsing the Dem.

[Dixie Reborn]

Gregory the Gallant will send the Wicked Warlock of the West back to Oz.

That would appear to be the case, except the Wicked Warlock doesn't live in Kansas.

[tmthforu94]

No - if anything this will fire up the Republican base more.

[Adam Griffin]

Republicans don't read newspapers - they merely yell in online comments sections about biases and write nasty letters to the editor about such - so no, I don't think this changes anything.

[Senate Minority Leader Lord Voldemort]

Republicans don't read newspapers - they merely yell in online comments sections about biases and write nasty letters to the editor about such - so no, I don't think this changes anything.

[Maxwell]

Newspapers are generally partisan, and it's all about the partisan lean of a newspaper for the significance it may have on a race. If say, a Republican newspaper endorsed Greg Orman, that would be something, but it's a generally Democratic newspaper, which isn't surprising since Orman's running as the "secret" de facto Democrat.

There have been far more important newspaper endorsements this cycle.

[Badger]

Democratic leaning paper endorses de facto Democratic candidate. Film at elev....zzzzzzzz.

[Mogrovejo]

Do newspaper endorsements ever matter?

They can still matter a bit in downballot races and low profile primaries.