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Deep Background podcast: What is the role of newspaper endorsements of candidates?

By DAVE HELLING
The editorial board of The New York Times endorsed both Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren in the Democratic presidential primary.
The editorial board of The New York Times endorsed both Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren in the Democratic presidential primary. Meg Kinnard The Associated Press

On today’s Deep Background podcast, The Kansas City Star’s Colleen McCain Nelson joins Dave Helling and Derek Donovan to discuss the role of editorial board endorsements in today’s fragmented media world. Iowa enjoys an outsize influence in the presidential campaign, and Americans care what The Des Moines Register thinks because of its extraordinary access during the primary. But what role would a regional paper such as The Kansas City Star play in endorsing a presidential candidate who won’t have the chance to sit down with the members of the editorial board?

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