These are the ÑÇÖÞÎÞÂë endorsements for the Nov. 5, 2024, elections.
They address slumlords, short-term rentals, transportation and city budgeting
The Post-Dispatch Editorial Board has long advised readers on how they might wisely use that precious commodity, their vote. Editorial endorsements of political candidates have been election-year staples on this page, as on other editorial pages throughout America, for generations.
Greg Kramer, Vice President of Government Relations at Easterseals Midwest, talks with Lynn Schmidt to spread awareness about voting challenges people with disabilities face and the need for policy change.
Editor’s note: Our previous endorsements to date are listed at the bottom.
Editorial: The prospect of a second Trump presidency should be viewed as a national emergency. Don’t take our word for it. Take his.
The ÑÇÖÞÎÞÂë editorial board says Lucas Kunce should be the pick over Josh Hawley, who had a singular role in spurring the violence on Jan. 6, 2021.
Post-Dispatch election endorsements
Lynn Schmidt talks with G. William Hoagland from the Bipartisan Policy Center who explains why the federal deficit is out of control and no one wants to address it.Â
Editorial: Having watched how you’re passing out tens of millions of dollars in public money with all the targeted logic of confetti at a parade, we figure, what the heck?
Michael Oberlander sits down with Lynn Schmidt and discusses the year since Hamas' terrorist attack on Israel, grief and the promise of consolation, and the hope for peace.Â
Republicans who understand the unacceptable dangers of a second Donald Trump presidency face an unenviable choice this year. Do they vote for Kamala Harris, endorsing policies they deeply oppose in order to stop what they understand is the more fundamental threat that Trump poses to the nati…
Before this week’s vice presidential debate fades into obscurity, it’s worth discussing its most significant moment: when JD Vance was pressed to acknowledge that Donald Trump lost the 2020 election — and refused to do so.
Two things can be true at once. Here are two things that are true about this year’s presidential race:
As the general election approaches, I think it's important to understand who certain candidates really are and what they actually stand for, as opposed to the image they want us to believe. Take Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley. There is, as they say, a credibility gap between the myth and the man.
Letter:Â God endowed each of us with free will and a conscience to discern right from wrong. This gift allows us to make decisions in alignment with our moral understanding.
Letter:Â Amendment 3 really is about the safety and well-being of women in Missouri. Only "yes" vote will actually protect us.
Opinion Features
Editorial: At the very least, St. ÑÇÖÞÎÞÂë school board members owe the public some basic information about the turmoil at the top.
Little ladies, listen up: The GOP loves you!
Editorial: Is this the start of jail reform? Who knows?
Vote 'Yes' on Amendment 2
Editorial: Trump and his most fervent backers don’t view democracy as legitimate unless it produces the outcome they want.
Republicans are lying while women are dying
Follow the money (right into vacant buildings)
Editorial:Â Trump's lifelong habit of publicly describing (and apparently believing) scenarios that are not merely false but objectively deranged seems to have worsened.
Marine veteran and Democratic U.S. senatorial candidate Lucas Kunce joins Lynn Schmidt to share why he's running for the U.S. Senate, the opioid crisis, and more.
Editorial: Seeing The Gateway Pundit sued out of existence next year — a real possibility now — would be a win for decency and democracy.
Among the most damaging and distressing developments in St. ÑÇÖÞÎÞÂë’ modern history is its epic population loss over the past half-century. In light of that continuing crisis, new data showing that the city and surrounding region has become a top urban magnet for immigrants is unambiguously po…
If you thought the Missouri Senate’s right-wing Freedom Caucus has snarled the state’s legislative process, just wait until it gets a foothold in the running of elections.
Defending American democracy with National Security Leaders for America: What keeps you up at night?
National security expert Major General Randy Manner shares with Lynn Schmidt the work that he and others are doing to counter growing threats to our democratic institutions, norms, and processes.
Editorial: The SLDC says it will let the public know what the money is being used for after it’s been dispersed. That’s not how governmental transparency is supposed to work.
The abortion debate is about more than just abortion. Ending a pregnancy is just one option in the continuum of choices under the heading of reproductive health. Taking away that option inevitably undermines others, including contraception, in vitro fertilization, and even more basic health …
