Newspaper Endorsements: Prized, But Often Ignored

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October 24, 2012

Newspaper editorial endorsements of candidates are watched especially closely in swing states. Last week the Columbus Dispatch in Ohio endorsed Mitt Romney. But what does it achieve? And why do campaigns want them in an era when the hard copy paper is widely derided and often ignored?

 
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