My guess is that very few people read endorsement editorials in newspapers.
Their importance lies in how candidates merchandise them.
State Rep. candidate Tom Weber has received the big three:
- Chicago Tribune
- Chicago Sun-Times
- Daily Herald
You can see the mailing that arrive on Tuesday, a week before the election, below:
Just curious… how many voters know what NFIB is?
Just businessmen.
I remember getting a mailing list compiled and was astounded to find 25% of the Barrington Township part of my state rep. district were small businessmen and women.
NFIB has representatives whose only job is to visit such establishments.