Newspapers and other news media in the United States traditionally endorse candidates for party nomination for President of the United States , and later endorse one of the ultimate nominees for president. Below is a list of notable endorsements in 2020, by candidate, for each primary race.
Democrats [ edit ] Nominee [ edit ] Publication State Endorsement date Ref. Sioux City Journal Iowa January 25, 2020 [1] Las Vegas Weekly (co-endorsement with Klobuchar) Nevada February 13, 2020 [2] Las Vegas Sun (co-endorsement with Klobuchar) Nevada February 14, 2020 [3] The San Diego Union-Tribune California March 2, 2020 [4] [5] Detroit News Michigan March 2, 2020 [6] Detroit Free Press Michigan March 5, 2020 [7] Tampa Bay Times (St. Petersburg) Florida March 5, 2020 [8] Chicago Sun-Times Illinois March 6, 2020 [9] Palm Beach Post Florida March 6, 2020 [10] Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake) Illinois March 7, 2020 [11] Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale) Florida March 7, 2020 [12] The Herald (Everett) Washington March 8, 2020 [13] The Chicago Crusader Illinois March 13, 2020 [14]
Withdrawn candidates [ edit ] Publication State Endorsement date Ref. Quad-City Times (Davenport) Iowa January 19, 2020 [25] The New York Times (co-endorsement with Warren) New York January 19, 2020 [26] New Hampshire Union Leader (Manchester) New Hampshire January 25, 2020 [27] Keene Sentinel New Hampshire January 27, 2020 [28] Iowa City Press-Citizen Iowa January 31, 2020 [29] Foster's Daily Democrat (Dover) New Hampshire January 31, 2020 [30] Las Vegas Weekly (co-endorsement with Biden) Nevada February 13, 2020 [2] Las Vegas Sun (co-endorsement with Biden) Nevada February 14, 2020 [3] The Mercury News (San Jose) California February 14, 2020 [31] Houston Chronicle Texas February 16, 2020 [32] [33] The San Francisco Chronicle California February 21, 2020 [34] The Seattle Times Washington February 21, 2020 [35] Bangor Daily News Maine February 27, 2020 [36] The Star Tribune (Minneapolis) Minnesota February 29, 2020 [37]
Publication State Endorsement date Ref. The Chicago Maroon (University of Chicago ) Illinois January 24, 2020 [38] The Daily Iowan (University of Iowa ) Iowa January 29, 2020 [39] The Daily Pennsylvanian (University of Pennsylvania ) Pennsylvania February 2, 2020 [40] The Conway Daily Sun New Hampshire February 4, 2020 [41] San Francisco Bay Guardian California February 10, 2020 [42] The Valley Advocate (Northampton) Massachusetts February 12, 2020 [43] The Times-Standard (Eureka) California February 23, 2020 [44] The Michigan Daily (University of Michigan ) Michigan February 23, 2020 [45] The Stranger (Seattle) Washington February 26, 2020 [46] Yemeni American News (Dearborn) Michigan February 26, 2020 [47] Daily Hampshire Gazette (Northampton) Massachusetts February 27, 2020 [48] The Columbia Chronicle (Columbia College Chicago ) Illinois February 29, 2020 [49] The Nation New York March 2, 2020 [50] Metro Times (Detroit) Michigan March 4, 2020 [51] Maui Time Weekly Hawaii March 4, 2020 [52] Creative Loafing Tampa Bay Florida March 6, 2020 [53] The Arab American News (Dearborn) Michigan March 8, 2020 [54]
Republicans [ edit ] Nominee [ edit ] Withdrawn candidate [ edit ] See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ Gors, Michael (January 25, 2020). "OUR OPINION: Biden represents best choice in Iowa caucuses" . Sioux City Journal . Archived from the original on 2020-01-26. Retrieved 2020-01-26 . ^ a b "Our 2020 Nevada Caucus Endorsement: Amy Klobuchar and Joe Biden" . Las Vegas Weekly . February 13, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2020-02-16 . ^ a b "Klobuchar, Biden are the best-suited candidates for president" . Las Vegas Sun . February 14, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-10-05. Retrieved 2020-02-14 . ^ "Editorial: Vote Joe Biden for president to unite America" . The San Diego Union-Tribune . March 2, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-03-02. Retrieved 2020-03-02 . ^ a b Originally endorsed Pete Buttigieg, then endorsed Joe Biden after Buttigieg withdrew from the race. ^ "Editorial: Joe Biden is Democrats' best choice in Michigan presidential primary" . The Detroit News . Archived from the original on 2020-03-08. Retrieved 2020-03-09 . ^ "Free Press Editorial Board: Joe Biden is Michigan's best choice in Democratic primary" . Detroit Free Press . Archived from the original on 2020-03-09. Retrieved 2020-03-09 . ^ "Times recommends: Joe Biden for Democrats" . Tampa Bay Times . March 5, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-03-12. Retrieved 2020-03-07 . ^ "Endorsement: Joe Biden for designated driver in a country binging on discord" . Chicago Sun-Times . March 6, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-03-07. Retrieved 2020-03-07 . ^ "Post endorsements: Biden is best choice for Democratic presidential nomination" . The Palm Beach Post . Archived from the original on 2020-03-08. Retrieved 2020-03-09 . ^ "Presidential endorsement (Democrat): Joe Biden" . Northwest Herald . March 7, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-03-08. Retrieved 2020-03-07 . ^ "Endorsement: Joe Biden is the man of the hour for Florida and the nation" . sun-sentinel.com . 7 March 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-03-09. Retrieved 2020-03-09 . ^ "Editorial: Biden can win presidency and Senate majority" . HeraldNet.com . March 8, 2020. Archived from the original on March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020 . ^ "Our Endorsements" . The Chicago Crusader . March 13, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-03-15. Retrieved 2020-03-15 . ^ "TimesDaily recommendations" . TimesDaily . February 26, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-02-29. Retrieved 2020-03-01 . ^ "The Post endorses Mike Bloomberg for president: Best positioned to build winning coalition" . The Charlotte Post . February 26, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-03-01. Retrieved 2020-03-01 . ^ "Mike Bloomberg brings leadership, grounded solutions" . Boston Herald . March 2, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2020-03-02 . ^ "Editorial Endorsement: Mike Bloomberg is the man for this moment for Democrats" . The Lowell Sun . March 2, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2020-03-02 . ^ a b c d Originally endorsed Andrew Yang, then endorsed Michael Bloomberg after Yang withdrew from the race. ^ "Editorial Endorsement: Mike Bloomberg is the man for this moment for Democrats" . Sentinel & Enterprise . March 2, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2020-03-02 . ^ "Endorsement: Vote Pete Buttigieg president to make America good again" . The San Diego Union-Tribune . February 20, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-02-20. Retrieved 2020-02-20 . ^ "The State endorses Pete Buttigieg in the South Carolina Democratic Party primary" . The State . February 24, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-02-25. Retrieved 2020-02-25 . ^ "El Paso Times endorses Pete Buttigieg for the Democratic nomination for president. Here's why" . El Paso Times . February 25, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-10-05. Retrieved 2020-02-25 . ^ "Our endorsement in the Florida Democratic primary: A fresh start with Pete Buttigieg" . Orlando Sentinel . February 28, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2020-02-28 . ^ "Editorial: Klobuchar is the one" . Quad-City Times . January 19, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-01-19. Retrieved 2020-01-19 . ^ a b "The Democrats' Best Choices for President" . The New York Times . January 19, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-01-20. Retrieved 2020-01-19 . ^ McQuaid, Joe; McQuaid, Brendan (January 25, 2020). "Union Leader primary endorsement: Amy Klobuchar can win" . New Hampshire Union Leader . Archived from the original on 2020-01-26. Retrieved 2020-01-26 . ^ "OPINION: Amy Klobuchar is the Democrats' best choice to move the nation forward" . Keene Sentinel . January 27, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-01-27. Retrieved 2020-01-27 . ^ "Press-Citizen Editorial Board endorses Amy Klobuchar for Iowa Caucus 2020" . Iowa City Press-Citizen . January 31, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-10-05. Retrieved 2020-01-31 . ^ "Our endorsement: Amy Klobuchar can unite America" . Foster's Daily Democrat . January 31, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2020-02-09 . ^ "Editorial: Amy Klobuchar will change the tone of national politics" . The Mercury News . February 14, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-02-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14 . ^ "We recommend Amy Klobuchar in Democratic primary for president [Editorial]" . Houston Chronicle . February 16, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-02-16. Retrieved 2020-02-16 . ^ Express-News Editorial Board, republish of the Houston Chronicle Editorial (February 21, 2020). "We recommend the following candidates in Texas' March 3 primaries [Editorial]" . San Antonio Express-News . Archived from the original on 2020-02-24. Retrieved 2020-02-24 . ^ "Editorial: Chronicle recommends Amy Klobuchar in the Democratic primary" . The San Francisco Chronicle . February 21, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2020-02-22 . ^ "Endorsement: Amy Klobuchar for president" . The Seattle Times . February 21, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2020-02-21 . ^ "The case for Amy Klobuchar: Minnesota senator is best choice for Democrats" . Bangor Daily News . February 27, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-02-27. Retrieved 2020-02-27 . ^ "Star Tribune Editorial Board endorsement: Amy Klobuchar in Minnesota's Democratic presidential primary" . The Star Tribune . February 29, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-03-02. Retrieved 2020-03-02 . ^ "Endorsement: Bernie Sanders for President" . The Chicago Maroon . January 24, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-01-25. Retrieved 2020-01-24 . ^ Editorial Board (29 January 2020). "Editorial: The Daily Iowan Editorial Board endorses Bernie Sanders for the Democratic presidential nomination" . dailyiowan.com . The Daily Iowan. Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020 . ^ The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board (2 February 2020). "Editorial | Bernie Sanders is the best candidate to defeat Trump" . thedp.com . The Daily Pennsylvanian. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2020 . ^ "Embrace Bernie" . The Conway Daily Sun . 4 February 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-02-10. Retrieved 2020-02-11 . ^ Guardian Editorial (February 10, 2020). "Endorsements for the March 3, 2020 primary" . sfbg.com . San Francisco Bay Guardian. Archived from the original on February 16, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2020 . ^ "Endorsement: Bernie Sanders for President" . Valley Advocate . 2020-02-12. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2020-02-12 . ^ Times-Standard Editorial (23 February 2020). "Endorsements for the March 3, 2020 primary" . times-standard.com . Digital First Media. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020 . ^ "From The Daily: Vote Sanders on March 10" . The Michigan Daily . February 25, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-02-25. Retrieved 2020-02-25 . ^ Stranger Election Control Board (26 February 2020). "The Stranger Endorses Bernie Sanders for President" . thestranger.com . Index Newspapers, LLC. Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020 . ^ "We endorse Bernie Sanders" . yemeniamerican.com . Yemeni American News. 26 February 2020. Archived from the original on 11 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020 . ^ "Editorial: Bernie for president" . Daily Hampshire Gazette . February 27, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-02-27. Retrieved 2020-02-27 . ^ "Endorsement: Bernie, for more than the bros" . columbiachronicle.com . February 29, 2020. Archived from the original on March 1, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020 . ^ " 'The Nation' Endorses Bernie Sanders and His Movement" . The Nation . 2020-03-02. ISSN 0027-8378 . OCLC 474896671 . Archived from the original on 2020-03-02. Retrieved 2020-03-02 . ^ "Metro Times endorses Bernie Sanders for president" . metrotimes.com . Detroit Metro Times. March 4, 2020. Archived from the original on March 5, 2020. Retrieved March 4, 2020 . ^ Beers, Axel (4 March 2020). "Solidarity Forever: MauiTime endorses Bernie Sanders" . mauitime.com . Maui Time Weekly. Archived from the original on 7 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020 . ^ "Creative Loafing Tampa Bay endorses Bernie Sanders for president" . Creative Loafing Tampa Bay . March 6, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-03-07. Retrieved 2020-03-07 . ^ "With justice and equality as central issues, Bernie Sanders is the best choice for president" . arabamericannews.com . The Arab American News. 8 March 2020. Archived from the original on 7 March 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020 . ^ Cullen, Art (December 11, 2019). "Warren the best choice from a great field" . The Storm Lake Times . Archived from the original on 2019-12-21. Retrieved 2019-12-20 . ^ "Endorsement: Elizabeth Warren will push an unequal America in the right direction" . Des Moines Register . January 25, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-10-05. Retrieved 2020-01-25 . ^ "Chronicle Endorsements for the March 3 Primary Election" . The Austin Chronicle . February 14, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-02-25. Retrieved 2020-02-25 . ^ "The Globe endorses Elizabeth Warren" . The Boston Globe . February 26, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-02-26. Retrieved 2020-02-26 . ^ "Elizabeth Warren" . Daily Bruin . March 2, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2020-03-02 . ^ "Editorial Endorsement: Andrew Yang the best choice for Democrats" . The Sun (Lowell) . January 27, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-01-27. Retrieved 2020-01-27 . ^ "Editorial Endorsement: Andrew Yang the best choice for Democrats" . Sentinel & Enterprise . January 27, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-01-27. Retrieved 2020-01-27 . ^ "Today is 2020 Texas primary election day. Here are our recommendations, please vote" . El Paso Times . March 1, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-10-05. Retrieved 2020-03-02 . ^ "Another term needed of pro-America Trump" . Boston Herald . March 2, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2020-03-02 . ^ "The GOP primaries: Bill Weld would restore principle to the party" . The Boston Globe . February 26, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-02-26. Retrieved 2020-02-26 . ^ "The Republican endorses Bill Weld in GOP primary (Editorial)" . The Republican . March 1, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-03-01. Retrieved 2020-03-01 .