When I read about a newspaper editorial board endorsing a candidate or an issue, I couldn’t care less. Maybe it’s because I am not employed by the candidate and therefore the sun does not set or rise with every article about them published in the local newspapers.
It’s probably not an intelligent thing for Montana’s small daily newspapers to endorse a candidate anyway, because they ultimately tick off about half of their readers.
About the only thing a newspaper endorsement is good for is the candidate who can use it in their press releases and in their commercials.
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle endorsed Democrat U.S. House candidate John Lewis on Tuesday over Republican Ryan Zinke.
The Western Word 