In the run up to the 2004 U.S. presidential election, both the Washington Post and the New York Times endorsed Senator John Kerry in their editorials. (See http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A447-2004Oct26.html).

Do the media in your country endorse election candidates? Is the endorsement of politicians running for public office acceptable or should the media refrain from supporting candidates for the sake of objectivity?

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