Newspaper endorsements in the 1996 United States presidential election
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During the 1996 United States presidential election, newspapers, magazines, and other publications made general election endorsements.
According to Editor & Publisher, based on responses to their quadrennial poll, Bob Dole received a total of 122 endorsements (total circulation of 7,475,578), and 80 papers supported Bill Clinton, though with a higher total circulation of 8,287,436. Libertarian candidate Harry Browne received one endorsement.[1][2]
Newspapers
Newspaper | 1996 Endorsement | Circulation | Endorsement date |
City | State | 1992 Endorsement | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York Observer[3] | Bob Dole | October 7 | New York City | New York | Weekly newspaper | ||
The Spokesman-Review[4] | Bob Dole | October 12 | Spokane | Washington | Bill Clinton[4] | ||
Chicago Tribune[5] | Bob Dole | October 20 | Chicago | Illinois | George H.W. Bush | ||
Albuquerque Journal[6] | Bob Dole | October 20 | Albuquerque | New Mexico | |||
Delaware County Daily Times[2] | Bob Dole | 53,635[2] | Upper Darby | Pennsylvania | Bill Clinton[2] | ||
Chanute Tribune[2] | Bob Dole | 4,600[2] | Chanute | Kansas | Bill Clinton[2] | ||
The Newton Kansan[2] | Bob Dole | 7,645[2] | Newton | Kansas | Bill Clinton[2] | ||
Times Leader[2] | Bill Clinton | Wilkes-Barre | Pennsylvania | George H.W. Bush[2] | Only paper in E&P poll to switch from GOP to DEM. | ||
St. Louis Post-Dispatch[7] | Bill Clinton | October 20 | St. Louis | Missouri | |||
Sacramento Bee[8] | Bill Clinton | October 20 | Sacramento | California | |||
Minneapolis Star Tribune[9] | Bill Clinton | October 20 | Minneapolis | Minnesota | |||
Chicago Sun-Times[10] | Bill Clinton | October 20 | Chicago | Illinois | |||
The Palm Beach Post[11] | Bill Clinton | October 20 | West Palm Beach | Florida | |||
Winston-Salem Journal[12] | Bob Dole | October 21? | Winston-Salem | North Carolina | |||
The Sun[13] | Bob Dole | October 23 | Bremerton | Washington | |||
The New York Times[14] | Bill Clinton | 1,071,120[15] | October 27 | New York | New York | Bill Clinton[16] | |
Denver Post[17] | Bill Clinton | October 27 | Denver | Colorado | |||
Philadelphia Inquirer[18] | Bill Clinton | October 27 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | |||
Hartford Courant[19] | Bill Clinton | 208,844[15] | October 27 | Hartford | Connecticut | Bill Clinton[19] | |
The Daily News (Kentucky)[20] | Bob Dole | October 27 | Bowling Green | Kentucky | |||
Daily Press (Virginia)[21] | Bob Dole | October 27 | Newport News | Virginia | |||
Dallas Morning News[22] | Bob Dole | 527,300 (1994)[22] | Dallas | Texas | George H.W. Bush[22] | ||
Houston Chronicle[23] | Bob Dole | Houston | Texas | George H.W. Bush[23] | |||
Boston Globe[24] | Bill Clinton | October 27 | Boston | Massachusetts | |||
Portage Daily Register[25] | Bob Dole | November 2 | Portage | Wisconsin | |||
Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune[25] | Bob Dole | Wisconsin Rapids | Wisconsin | ||||
Sun-Sentinel[26] | Bill Clinton | Broward County | Florida | ||||
The Plain Dealer[27][28] | Bill Clinton | October 27 | Cleveland | Ohio | Bill Clinton | ||
Seattle Times[29] | Bill Clinton | Seattle | Washington | Bill Clinton[29] | |||
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel[30] | Bob Dole | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | ||||
San Jose Mercury News[31] | Bill Clinton | San Diego | California | Bill Clinton[31] | |||
Miami Herald[26] | No endorsement | Miami | Florida | ||||
The Hutchinson News[1] | Bob Dole | Hutchinson | Kansas | ||||
Augusta Chronicle[1] | Bob Dole | Augusta | Georgia | ||||
Connecticut Post[1] | Bob Dole | Bridgeport | Bridgeport | ||||
Oshkosh Northwestern[1] | Bob Dole | Oshkosh | Wisconsin | ||||
Knoxville News Sentinel | Bob Dole | Knoxville | Tennessee | ||||
Mitchell Daily Republic | Bob Dole | ||||||
Naples Daily News | Bob Dole | ||||||
New Haven Register | Bob Dole | ||||||
New York Post | Bob Dole | ||||||
Norwich Bulletin | Bob Dole | ||||||
Paris News | Bob Dole | ||||||
Richmond Times-Dispatch | Bob Dole | ||||||
Rocky Mountain News | Bob Dole | ||||||
Tulsa World | Bob Dole | ||||||
Wichita Eagle | Bob Dole | ||||||
The Greenville News | Bob Dole | South Carolina | |||||
Idaho Statesman | Bob Dole | ||||||
Indianapolis Star | Bob Dole | ||||||
The Courier-Tribune | Bob Dole | Asheboro | North Carolina | ||||
Boston Herald | Bob Dole | Boston | Massachusetts | ||||
Chattanooga Free Press | Bob Dole | Chattanooga | Tennessee | ||||
Cincinnati Post | Bob Dole | Cincinnati | Ohio | ||||
Cincinnati Enquirer | Bob Dole | Cincinnati | Ohio | ||||
Columbus Dispatch | Bob Dole | Columbus | Ohio | ||||
The Clarion-Ledger[1] | Bob Dole | Jackson | Mississippi | ||||
The Commercial Appeal[1] | Bob Dole | Memphis | Tennessee |
- Corpus Christi Caller Times, Tex.: Dole
- Dallas Morning News: Dole[1]
- The Day of New London, Conn.: Dole
- El Paso Herald-Post, Tex.: Dole
- Evansville Courier, Ind.: Dole
- Charlotte Observer: Clinton[1]
- News & Record (Greensboro, NC): Clinton[1]
- The Times (Shreveport, LA): Clinton[1]
- Maine Sunday Telegram: Clinton[1]
- The Record (Bergen, New Jersey): Clinton[1]
- Detroit News: Dole[32]
- Washington Times: Dole[1][32]
- Asbury Park Press, Neptune, N.J.: Clinton[1]
- Arizona Daily Star, Tucson: Clinton
- Atlanta Constitution: Clinton
- Charleston Gazette, W.Va.: Clinton
- Concord Monitor, N.H.: Clinton
- Courier-News, Bridgewater, New Jersey: Clinton[1]
- Des Moines Register: Clinton[1]
- Detroit Free Press: Clinton
- Florida Today: Clinton
- The Great Falls Tribune, Mont.: Clinton
- The Honolulu Advertiser: Clinton[1]
- The Las Vegas Sun: Clinton
- Louisville Courier-Journal: Clinton
- Mesa Tribune, Ariz.: Clinton
- Nashville Banner: Clinton
- New York Daily News: Clinton
- Newsday, Long Island, N.Y.: Clinton [33]
- Philadelphia Daily News: Clinton
- Oregonian, Portland: Clinton
- Statesman Journal, Salem, Ore.: Clinton
- San Francisco Examiner: Clinton
- Santa Fe New Mexican: Clinton
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Clinton[1]
- Star Ledger, Newark: Clinton
- St. Paul Pioneer Press: Clinton
- Tennessean, Nashville: Clinton
- Times of Trenton, N.J.: Clinton
- Union News, Springfield, Mass.: Clinton
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Dole[1]
- Kansas City Star: Dole[34] Endorsed Bill Clinton in 1992.[34]
- The Economist: Dole[35]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t (9 Nov. 1996). More Papers Make Endorsements In Presidential Race, Editor & Publisher
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Giobbe, Dorothy (26 October 1996). Dole Wins…In Endorsements Editor & Publisher (link has an updated November 1996 date; original article was 26 October, and was supplemented by 9 November update)
- ^ (7 Oct. 1996). Bob Dole, the Right Choice for '96 (excerpts), The New York Observer
- ^ a b (12 Oct. 1996). Elect A President Worthy of Trust, The Spokesman-Review
- ^ (20 Oct. 1996). Bob Dole for President, Chicago Tribune
- ^ (20 Oct. 1996). Dole for President, Albuquerque Journal ("For the last four years, there has been no clear sense of national direction, foreign or domestic. It's time for a change. The Journal recommends Bob Dole to be the next president of the United States.")
- ^ (20 Oct. 1996). For President of the United States: Bill Clinton, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- ^ (20 October 1996). Clinton for President, Sacramento Bee, p. F4 ("For all their differences in political outlook and personality, they are both people of long political experience who move intuitively toward the center. And yet the differences are real ...")(paper archives are behind paywall on newsbank)
- ^ (20 Oct. 1996). Bill Clinton, Minneapolis Star Tribune ("For the Star Tribune, the superior choice is just as clear. It is this newspaper's strong conviction that President Clinton's leadership would best serve the United States in the four years to come.")
- ^ (20 Oct. 1996). Four more years for flawed Clinton, Chicago Sun-Times ("Although we believe former Sen. Bob Dole is a man of better character, we prefer the vision espoused by President Bill Clinton.")
- ^ (20 Oct. 1996). Clinton has been lucky, but he's also been good, The Palm Beach Post ("At this point, legitimate ethical questions don't outweigh the good things Mr. Clinton has done and can do. The Post recommends President Clinton ...")
- ^ (21 Oct. 1996) "Dole More Qualified", Winston-Salem Journal
- ^ (23 October 1996). Dole makes best choice for president, The Sun
- ^ (27 Oct. 1996). Bill Clinton for President, The New York Times
- ^ a b Peterson, Iver (1 November 1996). Nation's Newspapers Report Mixed Results on Circulation, The New York Times
- ^ (25 Oct. 1992) Bill Clinton's Promise, The New York Times
- ^ (27 October 1996). Bill Clinton for President, Denver Post, p. F-02 ("On balance, this newspaper believes Bill Clinton is best suited to lead us into the century ahead. We endorse his re-election to the presidency.") (article is behind paywall on newsbank)
- ^ (27 Oct. 1996). Reelect Bill Clinton If He Stays True To His Centrist Values, He Could Be One For The History Books, Philadelphia Inquirer
- ^ a b (27 Oct. 1996). 1996 Courant Clinton Endorsement, Hartford Courant
- ^ (27 Oct. 1996). Dole is the best choice for America, The Daily News (Kentucky)
- ^ (27 October 1996). Dole for President, Daily Press (Virginia)
- ^ a b c Dallas Morning News, Handbook of Texas, Retrieved 18 October 2016
- ^ a b (19 Oct. 2008). 1996 A record of endorsements, Houston Chronicle
- ^ (27 Oct. 1996). Clinton for president, Boston Globe
- ^ a b (2 November 1996). Many Wisconsin newspapers endorse Bob Dole, Beloit Daily News (Associated Press)
- ^ a b Kleindienst, Linda & Diane Hirth (4 November 1996). State Newspapers Back Clinton, Sun-Sentinel
- ^ (27 October 1996). BILL CLINTON THE PERSONAL AND POLICY MISTAKES OF THE FIRST TERM SHOULD BE LESSONS LEARNED FOR THE SECOND, The Plain Dealer
- ^ (20 October 2012). Plain Dealer presidential endorsements: Every pick we made since 1936, The Plain Dealer
- ^ a b (20 June 2004). Hey, liberal Times, whom will you endorse?, Seattle Times
- ^ (7 November 2007). Editorial Flip Flopping, Milwaukee Magazine
- ^ a b (14 September 1998). San Jose Mercury News: President Clinton Should Resign, San Diego Daily Transcript (Associated Press) ("The Silicon Valley newspaper, which endorsed Clinton for president in 1992 and 1996")
- ^ a b (28 October 1996). Endorsements for President, The New York Times
- ^ http://www.newsday.com/opinion/newsday-s-presidential-endorsements-1.12471273
- ^ a b (28 October 1996). Midwest, South papers like Dole, Las Vegas Sun
- ^ (28 October 2008). US presidential endorsements: A round-up of past presidential endorsements by The Economist, The Economist (compilation of 1980-2004 endorsements)