What's the state of newspaper endorsements of political candidates in 2020?

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On today's Deep Background, The Kansas City Star's Colleen McCain Nelson joins Dave Helling and Derek Donovan to discuss the role of editorial board endorsements in today's fragmented media world. Iowa enjoys an outsize influence in the presidential campaign, and Americans care what The Des Moines Register thinks because of its extraordinary access during the primary. But what role would a regional paper such as The Kansas City Star play in endorsing a presidential candidate who won't have the chance to sit down with the members of the editorial board? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices