The Philadelphia Inquirer announced Friday it would not endorse any Republican candidates in the Pennsylvania GOP Senate or gubernatorial primaries.

The newspapers editorial board said it took no pleasure in the move calling it instead a sad state of affairs.

With abortion rights at stake and right-leaning candidates who cant agree on who won the 2020 election, The Inquirer Editorial Board has chosen not to endorse a Republican for senate or governor, it revealed.

The board has historically managed to find points of agreement with Republican candidates they dont necessarily support wholesale, it wrote.

But the unwillingness of most of the GOP hopefuls to accept Joe Biden s 2020 election win, and their determination to roll back abortion rights, has cost them the papers backing.

The Inquirer wanted to help provide guidance to Inquirer readers with an endorsement in the Republican primaries this year but we couldnt, the board concluded. Nevertheless, we will not stop engaging in free argument and debate until truth prevails.

Read the full editorial here.