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Washington Post won’t endorse a candidate. Staff, readers protest

Manuel Roig-Franzia and Laura Wagner

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The Washington Post’s publisher said Friday (Saturday AEDT) that, for the first time in 36 years, the newspaper will not make an endorsement in the current presidential contest – or in future presidential races.

The decision, announced 11 days before an election that most polls show as too close to call, drew immediate and heated condemnation from a wide swath of subscribers, political figures and media commentators.

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