Forum Communications Endorses Romney
inforum.com/event/article/id/378621/Posted Oct 28, 2012, 5:20 PM UTC
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The editorial is of course filled with over generalization, oversimplification, non sequitur, and false analogy. But that's how we do things here in America.
Full Disclosure: I think it's all a shit show.
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Not surprising at all. Pretty sure Bill Sr. endorses Republican candidates by default.
I wonder how his son (the new publisher) feels about this? He seems to be much more progressive than his dad.
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I don't understand why anybody gives a shit about who a paper endorses
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I think people care because newspapers tend to speak to an audience that is historically the most active voting population (aka: older people).
I see it as a pretty good indicator of who is going to win.
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Dude with poli sic degree here. It's a very poor indicator and doesn't have major effect on how people vote. It's essentially meaningless.
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I just have a feeling every single person/thing they endorse will end up winning. As much as I'd love to see Rick Berg go back to Goldmark (a company he has no ties to LOLOL), I have a feeling he'll be headed to DC.
That really seems to be the only hotly contested race in the state. The rest seem to be very predictable.
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It's as good a indicator as interpreting fart stains.
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Can't help but think that if it was McCain running for a second term with the current state of things, they would be lauding him for saving us from an economic depression.
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Sad that even supposedly knowleable journalists aren't paying attention. The Fourm has gotten smaller and more expensive this year. It's only 50 cents but still, the paper is pretty, pretty thin nowadays.
Pretty soon there might not be any papers to give endorsements, seeing as how most of the news is instant on the net and the younger generations will have almost never read a newspaper when all the info they need is on their Android or iCrapPhone.
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I know this is Reddit, and almost everyone here is left wing, but should this surprise any of you?
You live in Fargo, ND... One of the most right wing states in the Union. So when you have the local paper going right wing, you all bitch. But if I say shit about the Star Trib or Pioneer Press (can't remember which one is left) you would all call me out and say its a great paper.
TL;DR Get out of your damn bubble of the internet and stop giving a shit.
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You're right. This is Reddit and most people here are left. That's why you receive downvotes.
TL;DR Shut up
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Actually, what sucks about it is that the Forum is by far the most well distributed publication in the state. It sucks that it's as biased as it is. Maybe the state wouldn't be as conservative as it is if people weren't being fed their political and social news from a biased perspective.
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Look at the numbers, ND is not as conservative as you may think.
It is when it comes to state governance, but statewide elections going to democrats is not entirely uncommon.
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The Forum is endorsing Republicans? I never would've guessed. They've always been right wing, but they seem to have gone off the deep end lately.
Not just lately- I don't them recall having ever having endorsed a Democrat unless the candidate was clearly going to win in a landslide (e.g. Klobuchar this year) or the office was relatively obscure.
Edit: name one, downvoters.