If they were truly stifling their opinion staff, why have the following articles run? If anything else, this has allowed their pages to show more pro-Harris editorials and drawing attention to their opinions page to read them.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/26/washington-post-endorses-kamala-harris-satire/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/25/post-editorial-board-wapo-endorsement-2024/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/25/washington-post-presidential-endorsement/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/25/post-columnist-no-endorsement-2024-trump-harris/