What will newspapers do? Do editorial page endorsements matter or count for much? Who knows these days.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
The Gouverneur and Watertown papers endorsed Scozzafava. Will they offer a new pick before Tuesday?<\/p>\n
The Plattsburgh Press-Republican hasn’t endorsed and it seems unlikely that this development will change their minds.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, Scozzafava’s move seems to have clarified the sentiment of the Adirondack Daily Enterprise. <\/p>\n
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:<\/p>\n
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.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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. <\/p>\n
Here’s what they had to say:<\/p>\n
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.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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