Companies That Decried Jan. 6 Buck Calls to Weigh in on Election

Corporate America, a few billionaires aside, is staying noticeably quiet with just days to go until the presidential election that’s divided the nation sharply.

Not only have leaders of public companies mostly resisted endorsing a particular candidate; they’ve rejected investor calls to voice general support for the democratic process and a peaceful transfer of power.

Such reticence stands in contrast to early 2021, when dozens of businesses from Hallmark Cards to BlackRock and Goldman Sachs said they would rethink their political donations in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.

McDonald’s perhaps best demonstrated the corporate neutrality ...