Bill Maher mocks newspaper endorsement uproar at WaPo, LA Times: 'It's charming that they think it matters'

"Real Time" big Bill Maher took a swipe astatine newspapers that judge their endorsement successful the statesmanlike contention has immoderate interaction arsenic uproar implicit The Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times choosing not to endorse has dominated headlines. 

"So I work successful the insubstantial contiguous that The Washington Post and The LA Times for the archetypal clip ever [are] not endorsing a campaigner successful this contention yet," Maher began the discussion. 

"First of all, it's charming they deliberation it matters to anybody. It's hysterical to me," Maher aboriginal said. "They deliberation a paper editorial is going to alteration 1 mind, but successful the past, it's what we've done."

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"Real Time" big Bill Maher said "it's hysterical to me" that newspapers judge their endorsements tin power voters. (Screenshot/HBO)

The HBO big past shared the "two antithetic theories" helium work about, 1 being "Gen Zers successful the office" garbage to backmost Vice President Kamala Harris for not being progressive capable since "they're each for Hamas," and the different being however some papers are owned by billionaires and that they're the ones making the decision. 

While 1 guest, Democratic Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, dismissed the conception that younger staffers are "calling the shots" successful what candidates the insubstantial endorses oregon doesn't endorse, Maher's different guest, CNN commentator Van Jones, chided the papers, saying this is "probably not the predetermination to beryllium out."

"If this happening goes arsenic severely arsenic it might, successful presumption of a Trump victory, and past a twelvemonth from now, 2 years from now, we're surviving successful a concern wherever each the things you conscionable described are happening, I don't deliberation anybody's gonna beryllium arrogant of the information that they ducked — had thing to say, nary opinion," Jones said.

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The proprietor of The Los Angeles Times revealed his insubstantial would not endorsing and campaigner for president successful the 2024 race.  (AFP PHOTO/GABRIEL BOUYS)

While Maher aboriginal agreed with Jones that insubstantial endorsements substance connected a section level, helium doubled down connected his content that it would sway him successful national races.

"I don't privation to marque up my caput connected a ballot by what the paper is telling maine to do, due to the fact that I don't spot the newspaper. I don't spot anybody," Maher said. 

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The Washington Post's ain reporting alleges its billionaire proprietor Jeff Bezos was down the determination to withhold an endorsement for Vice President Kamala Harris. 

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LA Times proprietor Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong told his insubstantial that it would not endorse immoderate campaigner successful the statesmanlike race, citing divisive times. 

Days later, Washington Post CEO and steadfast Will Lewis made his ain announcement, saying the "Democracy Dies successful Darkness" insubstantial wouldn't endorse either and would instrumentality to its "roots" portion striving to stay independent. 

Both papers sparked wide condemnation from their wide readers and person adjacent led to resignations of apical editors implicit the decisions.