Newspaper/Magazine Endorsements Megathread

[PeteB]

Probably the closest Trump came to a newspaper endorsement.  The Bakersfield Californian says they won't endorse anyone (but urge readers to make up their own minds and vote):

http://www.bakersfield.com/opinion/our-view-presidential-decision-the-lesser-of-two-evils/article_8f99852e-28dd-53c0-a4d5-25a67df149bd.html

Hardly:

"Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, is erratic, reckless, coarse and utterly lacking in statesmanship. He has a less-than-solid grasp of policy issues and shows little interest in changing that. His candidacy has alarmed conservative U.S. leaders and America’s global allies alike."

They slam Clinton (not quite as bad, IMO), but this is hardly a "lean Trump" semi-endorsement.

Agree.  I counted this as "no endorsement" in my spreadsheet. 

I think I was clear, when I posted, that it is a non-endorsement. In fact, as was pointed out above, they trashed both candidates in that editorial. For Trump so far though, that is as close to he came to an endorsement!

[PeteB]

For readers of The Nation (read: Bernie supporters ), they endorse Clinton:

https://www.thenation.com/article/why-progressives-should-vote-for-hillary-clinton/

The Nation is the longest continuously published weekly and defends "progressive" values and ideas. They also dismiss Stein very quickly.

[ApatheticAustrian]

i am more than surprised.

miss vanden Heuvel usually seems quite russia-friendly and even while mister trump wouldn't be an option anyway, i guessed they would not endorse anyone at all cause of hillary's neocon credentials.

[PeteB]

The Patriot News (Harrisburg, PA) for Clinton:

http://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2016/10/for_president_the_only_choice.html

Not sure if this counts as a daily. They have a daily online edition but only publish three times weekly.

[GeorgiaModerate]

The Patriot News (Harrisburg, PA) for Clinton:

http://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2016/10/for_president_the_only_choice.html

Not sure if this counts as a daily. They have a daily online edition but only publish three times weekly.

I'll count it as a non-daily.

Daily papers (37) --
Clinton 24 (Obama 12, Romney 9, None 3)
Johnson 6 (Obama 2, Romney 3, None 1)
None 6 (Romney 3, None 3)
Anyone but Trump 1 (None 1)
Trump 0

Non-daily papers (4) --
Clinton 3 (Obama 3, None 1)

[GeorgiaModerate]

A few more.  "No endorsement" moves into second place ahead of Johnson.

Florida Today for nobody: http://www.floridatoday.com/story/opinion/columnists/bob-gabordi/2016/10/02/we-didnt-and-not-endorsing-president/91438268/

Tampa Bay Times for Clinton (Obama in 2012): http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/editorials/times-recommends-hillary-clinton-for-president/2296789

Effingham (IL) Daily News for Clinton (none in 2012): http://www.effinghamdailynews.com/opinion/editorials/our-view-effingham-daily-news-endorses-hillary-clinton/article_4db7f276-0fb4-5a1f-b54a-f8756452e73d.html

Daily papers (40) --
Clinton 26 (Obama 13, Romney 9, None 4)
None 7 (Romney 3, None 4)
Johnson 6 (Obama 2, Romney 3, None 1)
Anyone but Trump 1 (None 1)
Trump 0

Non-daily papers (4) --
Clinton 3 (Obama 3, None 1)

[GeorgiaModerate]

Another batch for Clinton.  All endorsed Obama in 2012.

Bangor Daily News: http://bangordailynews.com/2016/10/07/opinion/editorials/hillary-clinton-has-the-vision-experience-and-temperament-to-serve-as-our-next-president/

Hartford Courant: http://www.courant.com/opinion/editorials/hc-ed-courant-endorses-hillary-clinton-20161006-story.html

Denver Post: http://www.denverpost.com/2016/10/07/denver-post-endorses-hillary-clinton-for-president/

Seattle Times: http://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/the-times-recommends-hillary-clinton-the-only-choice-for-president/

Ventura County Star: http://www.vcstar.com/story/opinion/editorials/2016/10/07/editorial-hillary-clinton-should-our-next-president/91689296/

Daily papers (45) --
Clinton 31 (Obama 18, Romney 9, None 4)
None 7 (Romney 3, None 4)
Johnson 6 (Obama 2, Romney 3, None 1)
Anyone but Trump 1 (None 1)
Trump 0

Non-daily papers (4) --
Clinton 3 4 (Obama 3, None 1)

[PeteB]

At this point only Ku Klux Klan News and Sex Bondage Weekly could seriously be considering endorsing Trump.

[Ebsy]

http://www.stltoday.com/news/opinion/columns/the-platform/editorial-hillary-clinton-for-president/article_589a3b9b-8efb-53a6-9129-e0c8a9669ffa.html

St. Louis Post-Dispatch for Clinton. Endorsed Obama in 2012.

[cp]

At this point only Ku Klux Klan News and Sex Bondage Weekly could seriously be considering endorsing Trump.

Please don't equate consensual sex with racist terrorism. The only way a kinkster would endorse Trump would be as part of a masochistic public humiliation scene, and even then s/he'd probably use their safe word. 

[GeorgiaModerate]

The floodgates are opening.  The St. Louis Post-Dispatch was already mentioned.  Also endorsing Clinton:

Endorsed Obama in 2012:

Boston Globe: https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/editorials/2016/10/08/hillary-clinton-for-president/FskxtCff9ErrN3TW4OJb6O/story.html

Newcastle (PA) News: http://www.ncnewsonline.com/opinion/editorials/no-contest/article_e4257da7-3e79-5582-bfa4-3bfd87e73c90.html

Meadville (PA) Tribune: http://www.meadvilletribune.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-hillary-clinton-is-best-prepared-to-be-president/article_e96d8850-8cb5-11e6-95c8-9be7d5082cea.html

Endorsed Romney:

Bluefield (WV) Daily Telegraph: http://www.bdtonline.com/opinion/endorsement-hillary-clinton-is-best-prepared-for-the-presidency/article_60652052-8cdf-11e6-87a7-8783890def68.html

No endorsement in 2012:

Syracuse Post-Standard: http://www.syracuse.com/opinion/index.ssf/2016/10/editorial_endorsement_hillary_clinton_for_president_in_2016.html

Memphis Commercial Appeal: http://www.commercialappeal.com/story/opinion/editorials/2016/10/08/our-recommendation-hillary-clinton/91610332/

2012 endorsement unknown:

Greenville (TX) Herald-Banner: http://www.heraldbanner.com/opinion/clinton-only-candidate-qualified-to-serve/article_09597594-8d19-11e6-8ad0-e73629d9d444.html

Logansport (IN) Pharos-Tribune: http://www.pharostribune.com/opinion/editorials/article_715b9d02-cd34-5663-9b1a-152515494b45.html

Dalton (GA) Daily Citizen: http://www.daltondailycitizen.com/opinion/editorials/hillary-clinton-is-our-choice-for-president/article_ba4ecfa2-4ffb-567e-adc3-08c28ac5e8cd.html

Ashland (KY) Daily Independent: http://www.dailyindependent.com/opinion/in-our-view-clinton-the-only-choice-for-president/article_8d51ff7a-8cb4-11e6-9f36-9bcfa7739dd8.html

Clinton (IA) Herald: http://www.clintonherald.com/opinion/why-hillary-clinton-is-best-choice-for-president/article_98e91264-3bf4-56b0-9d76-393926df10aa.html

Cullman (AL) Times: http://www.cullmantimes.com/opinion/the-times-editorial-clinton-only-choice-for-president/article_6eb95a04-8c1e-11e6-ad0e-fb5a6f602dc4.html

Oneonta (NY) Daily Star: http://www.thedailystar.com/opinion/editorials/in-our-opinion-we-endorse-hillary-clinton-for-president/article_4df43b20-a28d-599a-9e8b-73e83ffabfbe.html

Daily papers (59) --
Clinton 45 (Obama 22, Romney 10, None 6, unknown 7)
None 7 (Romney 3, None 4)
Johnson 6 (Obama 2, Romney 3, None 1)
Anyone but Trump 1 (None 1)
Trump 0

Non-daily papers (4) --
Clinton 4 (Obama 3, None 1)

[GeorgiaModerate]

The Deseret News of Salt Lake City, which has a no-endorsement policy, calls for Trump to drop out of the race: http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865664336/In-our-opinion-Donald-Trump-should-resign-his-candidacy.html.  I'm going to count this as a "Not Trump" endorsement, similar to USA Today's.

Also, the Fresno Bee endorses Clinton: http://www.fresnobee.com/opinion/editorials/article106756647.html.  They endorsed Obama in 2012.

Daily papers (61) --
Clinton 46 (Obama 23, Romney 10, None 6, unknown 7)
None 7 (Romney 3, None 4)
Johnson 6 (Obama 2, Romney 3, None 1)
Anyone but Trump 2 (None 2)
Trump 0

Non-daily papers (4) --
Clinton 4 (Obama 3, None 1)

[Gass3268]

Reading the comments for some of those small town red state papers are something.

[Ebsy]

Reading the comments for some of those small town red state papers are something.

The only people with the time to comment in local newspaper comment sections are retired white Republicans who hate Democrats more than anything else in the world.

[PeteB]

The Deseret News of Salt Lake City, which has a no-endorsement policy, calls for Trump to drop out of the race: http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865664336/In-our-opinion-Donald-Trump-should-resign-his-candidacy.html.  I'm going to count this as a "Not Trump" endorsement, similar to USA Today's.

Also, the Fresno Bee endorses Clinton: http://www.fresnobee.com/opinion/editorials/article106756647.html.  They endorsed Obama in 2012.

Daily papers (61) --
Clinton 46 (Obama 23, Romney 10, None 6, unknown 7)
None 7 (Romney 3, None 4)
Johnson 6 (Obama 2, Romney 3, None 1)
Anyone but Trump 2 (None 2)
Trump 0

Non-daily papers (4) --
Clinton 4 (Obama 3, None 1)

That pretty much seals the fate of Trump in UT. Deseret News "very accurately" reflects the opinion of LDS leadership.

[Indy Texas]

Reading the comments for some of those small town red state papers are something.

I have to applaud them for keeping their integrity.

Small-town newspapers are in a hard place and when the only people who subscribe to them anymore are cranky old white people, endorsing Killery is a big financial risk.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865664336/In-our-opinion-Donald-Trump-should-resign-his-candidacy.html

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[Chancellor Tanterterg]

The Columbus Dispatch endorsed Hillary

[GeorgiaModerate]

The Columbus Dispatch endorsed Hillary

The endorsement by the Dispatch (their first for a Democrat since 1916) is at http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/editorials/2016/10/09/1-editorial-for-president-trump-unfit-clinton-is-qualified.html.

There are a ton of endorsements coming out this weekend, so I probably won't post an updated total until late in the day.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Here's a dump of the ones I've found so far today.  When I have time, I'll try to track down some of the unknown 2012 endorsements.

The Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette published anti-endorsements of both Clinton (http://m.nwaonline.com/news/2016/oct/09/not-for-hillary-20161009/) and Trump(http://www.nwaonline.com/news/2016/oct/09/not-for-the-donald-20161009/?opinion).  The second includes the statement "Call today's dual editorials a non-endorsement", so I'm going to count it that way.

The rest are all for Clinton:

Endorsed Obama in 2012:

Olympia (WA) Olympian: http://www.theolympian.com/opinion/editorials/article106816202.html
Raleigh News & Observer: http://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/editorials/article106974777.html
Cleveland Plain Dealer: http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2016/10/using_lebron_james_as_endorsem.html
Las Vegas Sun: http://m.lasvegassun.com/news/2016/oct/09/we-endorse-clinton-for-president-and-implore-voter/
New London (CT) Day: http://www.theday.com/editorials/20161009/hillary-clinton-is-candidate-ready-to-lead
Burlington (IA) Hawk Eye: http://www.thehawkeye.com/opinion/editorials/our-endorsement---hillary-clinton/article_3c0adc84-4ca3-58f9-9409-ba1f4c0e4901.html
Stockton (CA) Record: http://www.recordnet.com/opinion/20161008/record-endorsements-president-clinton-best-for-country

Endorsed Romney in 2012:

Columbus Dispatch (mentioned earlier): http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/editorials/2016/10/09/1-editorial-for-president-trump-unfit-clinton-is-qualified.html
Johnstown (PA) Tribune-Democrat: http://www.tribdem.com/news/editorials/editorial-hillary-clinton-the-only-choice-for-president/article_aa5c6e26-8cc2-11e6-b240-87fad7b37294.html
Birmingham News: http://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2016/10/endorsement_hillary_clinton.html
Eagle-Tribune (North Andover MA): http://www.eagletribune.com/opinion/our-view-hillary-clinton-is-the-clear-choice-for-president/article_89a65efc-1094-5359-adaa-cae82f5fce17.html

No endorsement in 2012:

Plattsburgh (NY) Press-Republican: http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/opinion/editorials/we-choose-clinton/article_37621008-a616-5cee-9288-aa6bae163ffe.html

2012 endorsement unknown:

Enid (OK) News & Eagle: http://www.enidnews.com/opinion/editorial-hillary-clinton-is-our-choice-for-commander-in-chief/article_c41d1c20-8cbd-11e6-9a59-f36b82784d02.html
Waynesboro News-Virginian: http://www.dailyprogress.com/newsvirginian/editorial-by-default-clinton-the-only-choice-for-president/article_2062174e-8dbb-11e6-80d8-47b000aa09d4.html
Niagara (NY) News-Gazette: http://www.niagara-gazette.com/opinion/editorial-we-endorse-hillary-clinton-for-president/article_39778234-8ddc-11e6-8ac3-ef902f3df245.html
Kokomo (IN) Tribune: http://www.kokomotribune.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-hillary-clinton-for-president/article_c741ef12-8d57-11e6-9771-4bc979804fd7.html
Mankato (MN) Free Press: http://www.mankatofreepress.com/opinion/editorials/our-view-hillary-clinton-for-president/article_e994465a-13f8-5526-bd6a-c9570b7104c2.html
McAlester (OK) News-Capital: http://www.mcalesternews.com/news/local_news/mn-c-endorses-hillary-clinton/article_004cccef-ee50-52b0-aaa3-2c28f333d5a8.html/
Danville (IL) Commercial-News: http://www.commercial-news.com/opinion/clinton-the-obvious-choice-for-president/article_7a711c36-fb52-5e31-91bb-c7b3159d5582.html/
Myrtle Beach (SC) Sun News: http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/opinion/editorials/article106432047.html
Newburyport (MA) Daily News: http://www.newburyportnews.com/opinion/editorials/our-view-hillary-clinton-is-the-clear-choice-for-president/article_52c7f0e8-0cc1-50ac-9a2d-c50fd8d1021e.html
Valdosta (GA) Daily Times: http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/opinion/editorials/we-choose-clinton/article_37621008-a616-5cee-9288-aa6bae163ffe.html

Daily papers (84) --
Clinton 68 (Obama 30, Romney 14, None 7, unknown 17)
None 8 (Romney 4, None 4)
Johnson 6 (Obama 2, Romney 3, None 1)
Anyone but Trump 2 (None 2)
Trump 0

Non-daily papers (4) --
Clinton 4 (Obama 3, None 1)

[Badger]

The Columbus Dispatch endorsed Hillary

Holy $hit!

[Gass3268]

The Columbus Dispatch endorsed Hillary

Holy $hit!

Most of the comments are generally supportive too.

[Badger]

can someone remind me which 2 2012 Obama endorsing papers went for Johnson? Thanks!

[BundouYMB]

can someone remind me which 2 2012 Obama endorsing papers went for Johnson? Thanks!

The Chicago Tribune and the Winston-Salem Journal.

[Ebsy]

The Columbus Dispatch endorsed Hillary

Holy $hit!

Hell has frozen over.