- Newspaper endorsements in United States presidential elections
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Newspapers in the United States have traditionally endorsed candidates for party nomination and President. Below is the historical list of those endorsements.
Contents
Major newspapers
Newspaper City/State Year Democratic Nominated? Republican Nominated? General election endorsement Won? Austin American Statesman Austin Texas 2008 Barack Obama[1] Yes 2004 George W. Bush Yes Boston Globe Boston, Massachusetts 2008 Barack Obama[2] Yes John McCain[3] Yes Barack Obama[4] Yes 2004 John Kerry[5] Yes (incumbent George W. Bush) N/A John Kerry[6] No 2000 Al Gore[7] Yes John McCain[7] No Al Gore[8] No Dallas Morning News Dallas, Texas 2008 Barack Obama[9] Yes Mike Huckabee[10] No John McCain[11] No Denver Post Denver, Colorado 2008 Hillary Clinton[12] No Mitt Romney[12] No Barack Obama[13] Yes Des Moines Register Des Moines, Iowa 2008 Hillary Clinton[14] No John McCain[14] Yes Barack Obama[15] Yes 2004 John Edwards[16] No (incumbent George W. Bush) N/A John Kerry[17] No 2000 Bill Bradley[18] No John McCain[19] No Al Gore[20] No Detroit Free Press Detroit, Michigan 2008 None N/A John McCain[citation needed] Yes Barack Obama[21] Yes 2004 John Kerry[citation needed] Yes (incumbent George W. Bush) N/A John Kerry[citation needed] No 2000 John McCain[22] No Al Gore[citation needed] No Kansas City Star Kansas City, Missouri 2008 Hillary Clinton[23] No John McCain[24] Yes Barack Obama[25] Yes 2004 John Kerry Yes (incumbent George W. Bush) N/A John Kerry No 2000 Bill Bradley No Al Gore No Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, California 2008 Barack Obama[26] Yes John McCain[26] Yes Barack Obama[27] Yes New Hampshire Union Leader Manchester, New Hampshire 2008 John McCain Yes ? ? 2004 Joseph Lieberman[28] No (incumbent George W. Bush) N/A 2000 Steve Forbes No 1996 (incumbent Bill Clinton) N/A Pat Buchanan No New York Times New York City, New York 2008 Hillary Clinton[29] No John McCain[30] Yes Barack Obama Yes 2004 John Kerry[31] Yes (incumbent George W. Bush) N/A John Kerry No 2000 Al Gore[32] Yes John McCain[32] No Al Gore No Sacramento Bee Sacramento, California 2008 Barack Obama[33] Yes John McCain[34] Yes Barack Obama[35] Yes 2004 John Kerry[citation needed] Yes (incumbent George W. Bush) N/A John Kerry[citation needed] No 2000 John McCain[36] No Al Gore[citation needed] No 1996 (incumbent Bill Clinton) N/A Robert Dole[citation needed] Yes Bill Clinton[citation needed] Yes Chicago Tribune Chicago, IL 2008 Barack Obama[37] Yes 2004 George W. Bush[38] Yes Washington Post Washington, DC 2008 Barack Obama[39] Yes 2004 John Kerry[40] No New York Post New York, NY 2008 John McCain[41] No 2004 George W. Bush[40] Yes Houston Chronicle Houston, TX 2008 Barack Obama[42] Yes 2004 George W. Bush[43] Yes Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, PA 2008 Barack Obama[44] Yes 2004 John Kerry[40] No Minneapolis Star Tribune Minneapolis, MN 2004 John Kerry[38] No Arizona Republic Phoenix, AZ 2004 George W. Bush[40] Yes Atlanta Journal Constitution Atlanta, GA 2008 Barack Obama[45] Yes 2004 John Kerry[40] No San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco, CA 2008 Barack Obama[46] Yes 2004 John Kerry[47] No The Seattle Times Seattle, WA 2008 Barack Obama[48] Yes 2004 John Kerry[49] No St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, MO 2008 Barack Obama[50] Yes 2004 John Kerry[51] No The Plain Dealer Cleveland, OH 2008 Barack Obama[52] Yes Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal Milwaukee, WI 2004 John Kerry[53] No The San Diego Union Tribune San Diego, CA 2004 George W. Bush[40] Yes St. Petersburg Times St. Petersburg, FL 2004 John Kerry[38] No 2000 George W. Bush[54] Yes The Baltimore Sun Baltimore, MD 2004 Portland Oregonian Portland, OR 2008 Barack Obama[55] Yes 2004 John Kerry[54] No The Miami Herald Miami, FL 2008 Barack Obama[56] Yes 2004 John Kerry[40] No The Columbus Dispatch Columbus, OH 2004 George W. Bush[40] Yes See also
- Newspaper endorsements in the United States presidential election, 2004
- Newspaper endorsements in the United States presidential primaries, 2008
- Newspaper endorsements in the United States presidential election, 2008
References
- ^ http://www.statesman.com/opinion/content/editorial/stories/10/19/1019president_edit.html
- ^ For Democrats: Barack Obama - The Boston Globe
- ^ For Republicans: John McCain - The Boston Globe
- ^ Boston Globe: Obama for president
- ^ New Hampshire Primary Endorsements
- ^ USATODAY.com - Newspapers choose their candidates
- ^ a b THE 2000 CAMPAIGN; Boston Globe Endorses McCain and Gore - New York Times
- ^ The Boston Globe Endorses Al Gore For President. | Business Wire (November, 2000)
- ^ DMN editorial board recommends Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Opinion: Editorials
- ^ Editorial: We recommend Mike Huckabee | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Opinion: Editorials
- ^ http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hr5hmYnjJMz50Swp8ech-tpt4zoAD93T42980
- ^ a b Denver Post endorses Romney, Clinton - The Denver Post
- ^ http://www.denverpost.com/opinion/ci_10741576
- ^ a b http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071215/NEWS/71215016
- ^ http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20081025/OPINION03/810260320/Register-editorial-board-endorses-Obama-for-President
- ^ Des Moines Register Endorses Edwards Jan. 11, 2004
- ^ Presidential Race - Editorial Endorsements
- ^ CNN Transcript - Sunday Morning News: Bradley Gets Endorsement of 'Des Moines Register' - January 23, 2000
- ^ McCain hoping for last-minute surprise in Iowa
- ^ National Endorsements-Newspapers
- ^ http://www.freep.com/article/20081018/OPINION01/310180008
- ^ http://www.freep.com/voices/editorials/egop11_20000211.htm
- ^ Hillary Clinton Press Release: Kansas City Star Endorses Hillary for President - PRNewsChannel.com
- ^ McCain ramps up Florida operations, Napolitano to host rally for Obama - The Business Journal of Phoenix:
- ^ http://www.kansascity.com/340/story/845717.html
- ^ a b L.A. Times endorses Obama, McCain - Los Angeles Times
- ^ http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-endorse19-2008oct19,0,5198206.story
- ^ Lieberman endorsed by Union Leader - The Boston Globe
- ^ Primary Choices: Hillary Clinton - New York Times
- ^ Primary Choices: John McCain - New York Times
- ^ USATODAY.com - New York Times endorses Kerry in Tuesday's primary
- ^ a b Primary Endorsements: John McCain and Al Gore
- ^ The Bee Recommends: Obama
- ^ The Bee recommends: McCain
- ^ http://www.sacbee.com/editorials/story/1305332.html
- ^ SC Endorsements-The Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, CA)
- ^ http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-chicago-tribune-endorsement,0,1371034.story
- ^ a b c http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/10/17/election.endorsements/
- ^ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/16/AR2008101603436_pf.html
- ^ a b c d e f g h http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A447-2004Oct26.html
- ^ http://www.nypost.com/seven/09082008/postopinion/editorials/post_endorses_john_mccain_128044.htm
- ^ http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/6065490.html
- ^ http://media.www.dailytexanonline.com/media/storage/paper410/news/2004/10/26/TopStories/State.Papers.Backing.Bush-781079.shtml
- ^ http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20081017_For_President__Obama_will_lead.html
- ^ http://www.ajc.com/opinion/content/opinion/stories/2008/10/19/prezed_1019.html
- ^ http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/16/BALP13H6V9.DTL&type=politics
- ^ http://www.thedailystar.net/2004/10/18/d41018011414.htm
- ^ http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorialsopinion/2008190671_obamaed21.html
- ^ http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/article_brief/eandp/1/1000620166
- ^ http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/editorialcommentary/story/B1F99407E81F92DB862574DF00716259?OpenDocument
- ^ http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/president/2004-02-02-kery-gaining-speed_x.htm
- ^ http://blog.cleveland.com/pdopinion/2008/10/obama_for_president.html
- ^ http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MWSB&p_theme=mwsb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10614D0A0662E8BB&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM
- ^ a b http://www.thenation.com/blogs/thebeat?bid=1&pid=1901
- ^ http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_101808_politics_oregonian_endorsement.12804463b.html
- ^ http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/story/730751.html
External links
- George Washington University: National Endorsements--Newspapers
- Presidential Race - Editorial Endorsements (Campaign 2004)
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