I think people who read the paper know the difference. People know the difference between the Washington Post and the Washington Times for instance. My guess is people in Vegas who read newspapers, or who vote in Caucuses, know the difference. Rightwing papers are not usually subtle in their slant.
Oh sure -
Partisan sentiment it is, I still have to agree with the poster above...
I can't see how anyone who might have otherwise either stayed home or voted differently suddenly either deciding to caucus or support a certain candidate because of an endorsement backlash.
I'm highly suspicious of anyone voting the affirmative based on a paper's endorsement (at least for Pres... I don't rely solely on - but do read and use endorsements waaayyyy down ticket) - even more so suspicious of a negative endorsement effect.
FWIW, I do think the upside here for Obama is give a cutesy thanks-but-no-thanks to endorsement... and even as a supporter, I'd like him all the more if he did so... but I suspect that the larger thematic tenor of his campaign makes that a tightrope not worth walking.
