The general election is a month away, on Nov. 5. And while I’m encouraging everyone reading this to vote, some of you won’t or just aren’t sure who to vote for.
That is why it’s a practice of The Kansas City Star, like many other local newspapers around the United States, to make endorsements on local issues. The Editorial Board selects candidates in Missouri and Kansas primaries and general elections. We are doing it again this year, as we have done, one way or another, since our founding in 1880.
We won’t cover every single one, but we’ll try our best to cover the races and issues that most affect you, our readers. Today, we begin with Missouri’s U.S. Senate race between Republican incumbent Sen. Josh Harley, Democrat Lucas Kunce, Better Party candidate Jared Young, Green Party Nathan Kline, and Libertarian W.C. Young.
The Star Editorial Board comprises myself, Deputy Opinion Editor Derek Donovan and board members and opinion writers Melinda Henneberger and Toriano Porter, who will produce editorials that will be published before the election. We are starting now to allow some of you who will vote early or absentee to have additional information.