Newspapers in the United States have traditionally endorsed candidates for party nomination and President. Below is the historical list of those endorsements.
General election endorsements are colored by party: blue for Democrats, red for Republicans.
| Newspaper |
City/State |
Year |
Democratic |
Nominated? |
Republican |
Nominated? |
General election endorsement |
Won? |
| Boston Globe |
Boston, Massachusetts |
2008 |
Barack Obama[1] |
Yes |
John McCain[2] |
Yes |
TBD |
? |
| 2004 |
John Kerry[3] |
Yes |
(incumbent George W. Bush) |
N/A |
John Kerry[4] |
No |
| 2000 |
Al Gore[5] |
Yes |
John McCain[5] |
No |
Al Gore[6] |
No |
| Dallas Morning News |
Dallas, Texas |
2008 |
Barack Obama[7] |
Yes |
Mike Huckabee[8] |
No |
TBD |
? |
| Denver Post |
Denver, Colorado |
2008 |
Hillary Clinton[9] |
No |
Mitt Romney[9] |
No |
TBD |
? |
| Des Moines Register |
Des Moines, Iowa |
2008 |
Hillary Clinton[10] |
No |
John McCain[10] |
Yes |
TBD |
? |
| 2004 |
John Edwards[11] |
No |
(incumbent George W. Bush) |
N/A |
John Kerry[12] |
No |
| 2000 |
Bill Bradley[13] |
No |
John McCain[14] |
No |
Al Gore[15] |
No |
| Detroit Free Press |
Detroit, Michigan |
2008 |
None |
N/A |
John McCain |
Yes |
TBD |
? |
| 2004 |
John Kerry |
Yes |
(incumbent George W. Bush) |
N/A |
John Kerry |
No |
| 2000 |
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John McCain[16] |
No |
Al Gore |
No |
| Kansas City Star |
Kansas City, Missouri |
2008 |
Hillary Clinton[17] |
No |
John McCain[18] |
Yes |
TBD |
? |
| 2004 |
John Kerry |
No |
(incumbent George W. Bush) |
N/A |
John Kerry |
No |
| 2000 |
Bill Bradley |
No |
|
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Al Gore |
No |
| Los Angeles Times |
Los Angeles, California |
2008 |
Barack Obama[19] |
Yes |
John McCain[19] |
Yes |
TBD |
? |
| New Hampshire Union Leader |
Manchester, New Hampshire |
2008 |
|
|
John McCain |
Yes |
TBD |
? |
| 2004 |
Joseph Lieberman[20] |
No |
(incumbent George W. Bush) |
N/A |
|
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| 2000 |
|
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Steve Forbes |
No |
|
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| 1996 |
(incumbent Bill Clinton) |
N/A |
Pat Buchanan |
No |
|
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| New York Times |
New York City, New York |
2008 |
Hillary Clinton[21] |
No |
John McCain[22] |
Yes |
TBD |
? |
| 2004 |
John Kerry[23] |
Yes |
(incumbent George W. Bush) |
N/A |
John Kerry |
No |
| 2000 |
Al Gore[24] |
Yes |
John McCain[24] |
No |
Al Gore |
No |
| Sacramento Bee |
Sacramento, California |
2008 |
Barack Obama[25] |
Yes |
John McCain[26] |
Yes |
TBD |
? |
| 2004 |
John Kerry |
Yes |
(incumbent George W. Bush) |
N/A |
John Kerry |
No |
| 2000 |
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John McCain[27] |
No |
Al Gore |
No |
| 1996 |
(incumbent Bill Clinton) |
N/A |
Robert Dole |
Yes |
Bill Clinton |
Yes |
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