It was a calculated strategic decision by Bezos. If he endorsed Harris and Trump won, Trump would vindictively take away all those shiny government contracts. But he can't have the paper endorse Trump, regardless of who wins, since that would be the end for WaPo, and more importantly would make it impossible for Bezos to continue to pret…
It was a calculated strategic decision by Bezos. If he endorsed Harris and Trump won, Trump would vindictively take away all those shiny government contracts. But he can't have the paper endorse Trump, regardless of who wins, since that would be the end for WaPo, and more importantly would make it impossible for Bezos to continue to pretend he is an evolved, caring, deep-thinking person welcome among the intellectual elite at Davos every year. Even The Economist, for ------ sake, endorsed Harris (if reluctantly).
It was a calculated strategic decision by Bezos. If he endorsed Harris and Trump won, Trump would vindictively take away all those shiny government contracts. But he can't have the paper endorse Trump, regardless of who wins, since that would be the end for WaPo, and more importantly would make it impossible for Bezos to continue to pretend he is an evolved, caring, deep-thinking person welcome among the intellectual elite at Davos every year. Even The Economist, for ------ sake, endorsed Harris (if reluctantly).