Letters to the Editor

Letter: ADN should have made an endorsement

The decision of this newspaper’s editorial board to not endorse a candidate in the Anchorage mayoral runoff election was an act of cowardice and a betrayal of the public trust that the people of Anchorage place in the Daily News. Refusing to endorse a candidate in this highly contentious election implicitly argues that the two candidates are equally far from the ideal.

The ongoing pandemic is one of Anchorage’s greatest crises, and Dave Bronson denies the basic scientific facts. Abstaining from endorsement in this election was not maintaining a balanced political view and was equivalent to right-wing propaganda.

— Daniel Burton

Anchorage

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