Kamala Harris failure to secure key endorsements suggests her campaign is in free-fall

Democratic presidential candidates over the years could count on many things heading into Election Day.Near or at the top are major union and newspaper endorsements.But some of those vital stamps of approval are suddenly not rolling in for Kamala Harris, and it’s becoming a painful trend for this flailing campaign.The biggest blow came Friday when The Washington Post, a newspaper that has never endorsed a Republican presidential candidate in its entire history, announced it will not endorse Harris or Trump for president.Yup, the same publication that endorsed Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale won’t back the 2024 Democratic nominee.Think about this for a moment: To boost Harris, many in the media — including WaPo itself — have been comparing Donald Trump to Hitler (again).

The Washington Post’s gems go back to the 2016 campaign.September 2016: “Don’t compare Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler.It belittles Hitler.”December 2023: “Yes, It’s OK to compare Trump to Hitler”September 2024: “Trump gets compared with history’s great villain because his rhetoric is that bad”But now the paper won’t endorse his opponent? Does it suddenly think she’s as bad as — or maybe even worse than — “Hitler”? Former WaPo editor Marty Baron called the decision “cowardice, with democracy as its casualty.”Its current editor, Will Lewis, says the non-endorsement is based on the newspaper “returning to its roots” of not officially siding with any presidential candidate.

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Never miss a story.The last time it took a pass was in 1988, when George H.W.

Bush went on to win 40 states in a landslide victory over Michael Dukakis. But this “roots” explanation doesn’t hold water.If this was always the intention, why wait until ...