WWND?

What will newspapers do? Do editorial page endorsements matter or count for much? Who knows these days.

But in an election with huge numbers of voters suddenly cut loose from their candidate-of-choice — Republican Dede Scozzafava — I’ll be curious to see if there are any shifts.

The Gouverneur and Watertown papers endorsed Scozzafava. Will they offer a new pick before Tuesday?

The Plattsburgh Press-Republican hasn’t endorsed and it seems unlikely that this development will change their minds.

On the other hand, Scozzafava’s move seems to have clarified the sentiment of the Adirondack Daily Enterprise.

The ADE described the race as as one that should go to either Conservative Doug Hoffman or Scozzafava. Democrat Bill Owens was the editorial board’s least favorite:

First of all, we unfortunately must advise you not to vote for Mr. Owens – unless you’re such a devoted Democrat that you really can’t stand to vote for anyone else, or if a hint of a “yes” vote on public health insurance is worth a major sacrifice of general competence. We just think he is too wishy-washy to do the job well.

Finally, the Syracuse Post-Standard (which has a substantial readership in the central NY portion of the district) picked Owens, so their endorsement seems to stand.

Here’s what they had to say:

We give Owens the edge in this race because he offers a clear and welcome contrast to both Scozzafava and Hoffman on major issues. As a lawmaker in Washington, however, he will have to commit himself to finding specific solutions.