Eyebrows have been raised pretty high in response to Michael Gove’s endorsement of Kamala Harris. Gove said she had “significant weaknesses” but was “the lesser of two evils.” Those “weaknesses” have been painfully on display today…

Gove said on the BBC’s Today podcast:

“I would follow Dick Cheney’s advice, and I would vote for Kamala Harris.”

At the same time Gove refused to back Badenoch on the record because “the Spectator doesn’t back candidates, it backs causes.” Media sources question the wisdom of the Spectator’s new editor endorsing the most left-wing Democratic candiate in some years. They point out that fledgling US edition of the magazine is loss-making – sales may not be helped by this intervention. The US expansion is a big deal – throwing weight behind one party’s candidate is a choice…