U.S. newspaper support for Democratic presidential candidates has fallen by more than 60% this year since 2016, when Vice President Kamala Harris became the party's front-runner, according to rough estimates from Fox News Digital.
In 2016, more than 240 newspapers endorsed Hillary Clinton, but only 20 endorsed Trump. In 2020, 14 newspapers supported Mr. Trump and 120 supported Mr. Biden.
Nearly 80 newspapers endorsed Harris this year, while fewer than 10 endorsed Trump.
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Mr. Harris' notable endorsements include The Winston-Salem Chronicle, The New York Times, The Boston Globe, The New Yorker, The Denver Post, The Las Vegas Sun, The Los Angeles Sentinel, The Seattle Times, The Star-Ledger, The Tennessee – Tribune, Scientific American, San Antonio, etc. Express.
Supporters of Trump include the New York Post, the Washington Times and the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
A sharp decline in Democratic support comes as the Los Angeles Times Editorial Board, which supported Barack Obama in 2008, Clinton in 2016 and Biden in 2020, is backing the presidential candidate this year, according to a new report Tuesday. This happened in response to the decision not to do so.
A spokesperson for the LA Times declined to comment. fox news digital Regarding the report, the company said it “does not comment on internal discussions or decisions regarding editorials or endorsements.”
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The LA Editorial Board announced its support for the president from the 1880s to 1972, but endorsed Obama again in 2008. I have been an exclusive supporter ever since. Democratic presidential candidate.
The LA Times last week announced statewide and national endorsements, including Democratic candidates for the U.S. House and Senate.
Newspapers have traditionally supported candidates in elections since the 19th century, when newspapers were more closely tied to political parties. Over time, newspapers moved toward greater independence from the party apparatus, and the newspaper's editorial board took over advocacy, with the editorial board's ideological leanings often serving as an indicator of advocacy results.
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Several newspapers that have traditionally supported Republican candidates either endorsed Biden or none of the candidates in 2020. The Arizona Republic, which has supported Republicans for decades, was one of the few newspapers to endorse Biden.
Some publications that had never previously endorsed a presidential candidate, such as USA Today, broke with tradition and endorsed Biden in 2020.
Fox News Digital's Lindsay Kornick contributed to this report.
