The Washington Post became the second major American daily newspaper that routinely gives its stamp of approval to Democrats and liberals to pass on endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris. A column by Post publisher William Lewis said the decision was part of an effort to show the Post was independent. “We recognize that this will be read in a range of ways, including as a tacit endorsement of one candidate, or as a condemnation of another, or as an abdication of responsibility. That is inevitable. We don’t see it that way,” Lewis wrote, noting the Post largely eschewed endorsements prior to 1…