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>namely, the local papers' endorsements By which it is meant, the recommendation of whatever mega-millionaire owns the paper.
by whamlastxmas 10y ago
>namely, the local papers' endorsements
By which it is meant, the recommendation of whatever mega-millionaire owns the paper.
- Brendinooo 10y agoIf I had better, more unbiased ways to get information, I'd happily take them. At least endorsements are in the editorial section, so you know what you're getting. Pittsburgh has a right-leaning paper and a left-leaning paper, so if they both endorse the same candidate that's pretty telling to me.
- whamlastxmas 10y agoI search online for literally every name on the ballot. I take notes and base my decision off what they write about themselves. I would say 80% of candidates have a website. Sometimes there are local-level debates you can watch on Youtube between candidates. Sometimes there will be news stories about a candidate, either good or bad. The bad ones help weed our the crappy ones, but I take them with a grain of salt.