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New York Observer Sides With Father-in-Law Donald Trump on Romney

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The New York Observer, owned by Ivanka Trump’s husband Jared Kushner, endorsed Mitt Romney for president in a front-page editorial today, decrying Obama’s “class warfare” and calling the Republican candidate “the change New York needs.” Talking Points Memo reports that the paper’s oft-mocked and overly loyal editorials are “reflective of the owner’s views,” not necessarily the newsroom’s, so they must come in handy at Thanksgiving with the Donald. Nothing ruins pumpkin pie like a birther rant.

New York Observer Endorses Mitt Romney