I wonder how many newspapers

[gopiscrap]

are going to endorse Trump compared to Hillary. I am afraid my town's daily paper (the Tacoma News Tribune) will endorse Trump

[Farmgirl1961]

1. How many newspapers have endorsed Trump?

And then...does it matter these days? It used to carry substantial weight, but now I'm not sure how much sway the newspaper endorsements carry.

[gopiscrap]

4. I would think that if over whelmingly the vast majority of papers endorse Clinton

that would have an effect. If it's just 60-40 or 50-50 it's not going to carry any weight

[csziggy]

18. According to Wikipedia - incomplete lists

Donald Trump
Newspaper State Endorsement date Ref.
National Enquirer New York March 8, 2016
[179]
New York Observer New York April 12, 2016
[180]
New York Post New York April 14, 2016
[181]
Santa Barbara News-Press California June 2, 2016
[182]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspaper_endorsements_in_the_United_States_presidential_primaries,_2016#Donald_Trump

Hillary Clinton
Newspaper State Endorsement date Ref.
Storm Lake Times Iowa January 12, 2016
[1]
The Portsmouth Herald New Hampshire January 15, 2016
[2]
Foster's Daily Democrat (Dover) New Hampshire January 15, 2016
[2]
The Des Moines Register Iowa January 23, 2016
[3]
Sioux City Journal Iowa January 23, 2016
[4]
Concord Monitor New Hampshire January 24, 2016
[5]
The Boston Globe Massachusetts January 24, 2016
[6]
The Keene Sentinel New Hampshire January 28, 2016
[7]
The Conway Daily Sun New Hampshire January 29, 2016
[8]
Iowa City Press-Citizen Iowa January 29, 2016
[9]
The New York Times New York January 31, 2016
[10]
Monadnock Ledger-Transcript New Hampshire February 4, 2016
[11]
The Dallas Morning News Texas February 12, 2016
[12]
Tampa Bay Times (St. Petersburg) Florida February 12, 2016
[13]
Houston Chronicle Texas February 12, 2016
[14]
San Antonio Express-News Texas February 12, 2016
[15]
Las Vegas Sun Nevada February 14, 2016
[16]
Falls Church News-Press Virginia February 18, 2016
[17]
Jewish Herald-Voice (Houston) Texas February 18, 2016
[18]
The Greenville News South Carolina February 19, 2016
[19]
Corpus Christi Caller-Times Texas February 21, 2016
[20]
The Free Lance–Star (Fredericksburg) Virginia February 25, 2016
[21]
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) Minnesota February 26, 2016
[22]
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Texas February 26, 2016
[23]
Detroit Free Press Michigan February 28, 2016
[24]
Barre Montpelier Times Argus Vermont February 28, 2016
[25]
Rutland Herald Vermont February 28, 2016
[26]
Chattanooga Times Free Press
(Times editorial) Tennessee February 28, 2016
[27]
Portland Press Herald Maine March 1, 2016
[28]
Indy Week (Durham) North Carolina March 2, 2016
[29]
Detroit News Michigan March 3, 2016
[30]
Miami Herald Florida March 3, 2016
[31]
Michigan Chronicle (Detroit) Michigan March 3, 2016
[32]
Orlando Sentinel Florida March 4, 2016
[33]
Omaha World-Herald Nebraska March 4, 2016
[34]
Kane County Chronicle (St. Charles) Illinois March 4, 2016
[35]
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale) Florida March 4, 2016
[36]
The Charlotte Observer North Carolina March 5, 2016
[37]
Chicago Sun-Times Illinois March 5, 2016
[38]
The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson) Mississippi March 5, 2016
[39]
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake) Illinois March 5, 2016
[40]
Jackson Advocate Mississippi March 6, 2016
[41]
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Missouri March 6, 2016
[42]
The Michigan Daily (Ann Arbor) Michigan March 8, 2016
[43]
The St. Louis American Missouri March 9, 2016
[44]
South Florida Gay News (Wilton Manors) Florida March 9, 2016
[45]
The Cincinnati Enquirer Ohio March 10, 2016
[46]
The Plain Dealer (Cleveland) Ohio March 10, 2016
[47]
Akron Beacon Journal Ohio March 10, 2016
[48]
The Palm Beach Post Florida March 11, 2016
[49]
The Missouri Times (Jefferson City) Missouri March 11, 2016
[50]
Journal Star (Peoria) Illinois March 13, 2016
[51]
The Arizona Republic Arizona March 18, 2016
[52]
Idaho Statesman Idaho March 20, 2016
[53]
Rolling Stone New York March 23, 2016
[54]
Wisconsin Gazette (Milwaukee) Wisconsin March 24, 2016
[55]
The Spokesman-Review (Spokane) Washington March 25, 2016
[56]
New York Amsterdam News New York March 31, 2016
[57]
City Newspaper (Rochester) New York April 5, 2016
[58]
The Register-Guard (Eugene) Oregon April 10, 2016
[59]
New York Daily News New York April 12, 2016
[60]
New York Observer New York April 14, 2016
[61]
Newsday (Melville) New York April 15, 2016
[62]
The Post-Standard (Syracuse) New York April 15, 2016
[63]
The Post-Star (Glens Falls) New York April 16, 2016
[64]
The Day (New London) Connecticut April 17, 2016
[65]
The Providence Journal Rhode Island April 17, 2016
[66]
Times Union (Albany) New York April 17, 2016
[67]
The Philadelphia Inquirer Pennsylvania April 17, 2016
[68]
Hartford Courant Connecticut April 17, 2016
[69]
New Pittsburgh Courier Pennsylvania April 21, 2016
[70]
Philadelphia Daily News Pennsylvania April 22, 2016
[71]
The Baltimore Sun Maryland April 25, 2016
[72]
The Charleston Gazette-Mail West Virginia April 26, 2016
[73]
The Sacramento Bee California May 4, 2016
[74]
Lexington Herald-Leader Kentucky May 5, 2016
[75]
The Desert Sun (Palm Springs) California May 6, 2016
[76]
Washington Blade Washington, D.C. May 10, 2016
[77]
Los Angeles Times California May 13, 2016
[78]
San Jose Mercury News California May 20, 2016
[79]
The Fresno Bee California May 21, 2016
[80]
The Santa Fe New Mexican New Mexico May 28, 2016
[81]
Daily Bruin (University of California,
Los Angeles) California May 30, 2016
[82]
The San Diego Union-Tribune California June 2, 2016
[83]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspaper_endorsements_in_the_United_States_presidential_primaries,_2016#Hillary_Clinton

Both lists are incomplete and apparently have not been updated since June.

[okaawhatever]

19. Wow. Thanks for that. I had no idea it was so one-sided. nt

[still_one]

2. Washington is a Democratic state in general. How did the Tacoma News Tribune

endorsements go in past presidential elections?

[gopiscrap]

3. Obama the past two times but before that

Republican. But the Trib even when they endorse a Democrat they tend to still print mostly nasty shit about them. It's as if they only endorse the obvious best choice so as not to look foolish in the end. The trib has always been a shit ass paper

[still_one]

8. well don't feel too bad, most of the news papers have disintegrated in quality

[gopiscrap]

9. yeah, I've noticed that

[DURHAM D]

5. Does Trump have any endorsements? nt

[gopiscrap]

6. I don't know

does anyone know if Trump has any daily newspaper endorsements

[Brother Buzz]

11. Trump has yet to receive an endorsement from any major daily newspaper editorial board....

http://www.npr.org/2016/09/24/495306873/newspaper-endorsements-matter-most-when-theyre-unexpected

[spanone]

7. new york times just endorsed Hillary....

http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/24/politics/new-york-times-hillary-clinton-endorsement/

[gopiscrap]

10. excellent

[Princess Turandot]

12. Wikipedia is tracking them...so far, he has none...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspaper_endorsements_in_the_United_States_presidential_election,_2016

There are some editorial boards which endorsed Romney in 2012 that have now endorsed Johnson (aka 'throwing away your vote').

Trump only got 4 endorsements during the primaries, including his son-in-law's paper (NY Observer) and the National Enquirer!

[True Dough]

13. Newspaper endorsements might hold some influence

with the 60+ crowd who still pick up a newspaper. Otherwise, the effects will likely be very limited.

[Skittles]

14. they are online too

[True Dough]

15. Yes they are

but they are of negligible influence, IMO. Some have pay walls, but few people are willing to pay. Advertising revenue online is only a tiny fraction of what newspaper advertising used to command. Diminishing revenue means fewer reporters and that translates into less original and local stories, so a weaker product ensues. Much of what goes into modern papers is wire copy, which can usually be found via numerous sites. It's all a vicious circle, and there are fewer and fewer reasons to pick up a paper or go to a paper's website.

[Stuart G]

16. I doubt there will be even one endorsement...Here is why

Newspapers are businesses...
People on editorial boards are often business people
Business people sign contracts with other business people and unions.
It is important to live up to contracts that business people sign with other business people and unions....

Now this last one.....Trump does not live up to contracts...and is famous for that............

Therefore............the business of newspapers will not endorse a person who makes it a habit of not living up to contracts...it is how he does business...therefore all will endorse Hillary

except....the ones that he/his family owns....

[LWolf]

17. Now that's an interesting question.

I don't take the local paper. I used to, but they are too sanctimoniously red, and I got tired of their regular teacher-bashing editorials; I'm a teacher.

I might have to pay attention to them long enough to find out. I'm predicting Trump.

Edited to add: having gone looking, I couldn't find an endorsement yet. They DID endorse Kasich in the primary.