Politics & Government

Patch Poll: Do Newspaper Endorsements Affect the Way You Vote?

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In light of media fracturing—with many sources of news and opinion available—do newspaper endorsements still carry any weight? Do people take cues from the local metro daily or the free weeklies? Or are these efforts now meaningless? 

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