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Jeff Bezos, owner of The Washington Post and founder of Amazon.com, released a statement on Monday defending the newspaper's choice not to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris or any future presidential candidates, despite resignations from disgruntled staffers who support Harris.
“Presidential endorsements do nothing to tip the scales of an election,” Bezos wrote. “No undecided voters in Pennsylvania are going to say, ‘I’m going with Newspaper A’s endorsement.’ None. What presidential endorsements actually do is create a perception of bias. A perception of non-independence. Ending them is a principled decision, and it’s the right one.”
Bezos’ statement comes days after The Washington Post’s publisher, William Lewis, announced that the newspaper would be returning to their former standard of not endorsing presidential candidates.
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“Presidential endorsements do nothing to tip the scales of an election,” Bezos wrote. “No undecided voters in Pennsylvania are going to say, ‘I’m going with Newspaper A’s endorsement.’ None. What presidential endorsements actually do is create a perception of bias. A perception of non-independence. Ending them is a principled decision, and it’s the right one.”
Bezos’ statement comes days after The Washington Post’s publisher, William Lewis, announced that the newspaper would be returning to their former standard of not endorsing presidential candidates.
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WaPo owner Jeff Bezos defends paper's 'principled' lack of Harris endorsement, torches media bias
Jeff Bezos, owner of The Washington Post and founder of Amazon com, released a statement on Monday defending the newspaper s choice not to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris or any future