Washington Post Not Endorsing for President Former Washington Post executive editor Marty Baron delivered a scathing denunciation of today’s decision by the Post not to endorse in the presidential race. Referencing the Post’s now famous slogan, “Democracy Dies in Darkness,: Baron wrote of the decision, “This is cowardice, a moment of darkness that will leave democracy as a casualty.”
Another commentator noted on X, “This is the beginning of the end of the Post. Washington needs a real newspaper run by people of principle and courage.”
Exactly, I say. One of the most important things a real newspaper can do is to guide readers toward the best choices in their government. This marks a monumental failure for the Post that won’t blow over.