As we told you earlier, last night the New York Times announced their presidential primary endorsement, and it was actually a co-endorsement between Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar:
‘LOL’! NY Times endorses TWO Democrats for president (one is ‘gifted storyteller’ Elizabeth Warren) https://t.co/2p0QbEQk6X
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 20, 2020
Yes, it’s true that in their endorsement, the Times editorial board referred to Warren as a “gifted storyteller.” That laugh riot aside, why does the NYT editorial board support those two candidates? Well, according to board member Mara Gay, it doesn’t mean the Times supports them, or something:
NYT editorial board member Mara Gay: “An endorsement isn't about supporting a candidate necessarily.”https://t.co/TbdMbr9Ni0 pic.twitter.com/krlyZM5WpB
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) January 20, 2020
Oh. So the point of an endorsement would be… what exactly?
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Say what?
— Jeffrey W. Ludwig (@jwludwig) January 20, 2020
Oh, I see. So an endorsement is a actually…what?
— Auklet (@aukletqd) January 20, 2020
That's…quite literally precisely what an endorsement is. https://t.co/7p6ypDqBKR
— Melissa Weiss (@melissaeweiss) January 20, 2020
Endorsement: an act of giving one's public approval or support to someone or something.
— Rob Roskowiak (@nILFeed) January 20, 2020
— Carl (@LarcyRaLosa) January 20, 2020
Maybe that’s just a bit of backpedaling due to blowback over their ridiculous “co-endorsement” shtick.
