The Times endorses sexual harassment

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You Do Not Have to Vote for Andrew Cuomo 

TEN MONTHS AGO, Kathleen Kingsbury, the opinion editor of the New York Times, announced that the paper's editorial board would no longer make endorsements in local elections. Kingsbury's written statement didn't specify why the paper was making a change, but declared that the paper would "remain a journalistic institution rooted in New York City" and that her section "will continue to offer perspective on the races, candidates and issues at stake." 

Three years before that, the Times editorial board called for New York's then-governor, Andrew Cuomo, to resign. Citing the state attorney general's investigative report on accusations of sexual harassment and misconduct against Cuomo, the board wrote, "Most people would object to the behaviors detailed here, but the fact that it was coming from the most powerful person in New York State, often toward direct subordinates, makes it all the more disturbing." 

The board went on:

Mr. Cuomo has always had a self-serving streak and been known for his political bullying. He also has used those traits to be an effective politician and, in many of his achievements as governor, won the public’s trust. What this report lays out, however, are credible accusations that can’t be looked past.

This morning, the editorial board told the newspaper's readers to vote for Andrew Cuomo to be the city's next mayor.