News media endorsements in the 2020 United States presidential primaries

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.


2020 U.S. presidential election
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Third parties
Related races
2020

Democrats

Joe Biden
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]

Michael Bloomberg
Publication State Endorsement date Ref.
TimesDaily (Florence) Alabama February 26, 2020 [15]
The Charlotte Post North Carolina February 26, 2020 [16]
Boston Herald Massachusetts March 2, 2020 [17]
The Lowell Sun Massachusetts March 2, 2020 [18][19]
Sentinel & Enterprise (Fitchburg) Massachusetts March 2, 2020 [20][19]

Pete Buttigieg
Publication State Endorsement date Ref.
The San Diego Union-Tribune California February 20, 2020 [21][5]
The State (Columbia) South Carolina February 24, 2020 [22]
El Paso Times Texas February 25, 2020 [23]
Orlando Sentinel Florida February 28, 2020 [24]

Amy Klobuchar
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]

Bernie Sanders
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]

Elizabeth Warren
Publication State Endorsement date Ref.
The Storm Lake Times Iowa December 11, 2019 [55]
The New York Times
(co-endorsement with Klobuchar)		 New York January 19, 2020 [26]
Des Moines Register Iowa January 25, 2020 [56]
The Austin Chronicle Texas February 14, 2020 [57]
The Boston Globe Massachusetts February 26, 2020 [58]
The Daily Bruin (University of California, Los Angeles) California March 2, 2020 [59]

Andrew Yang
Publication State Endorsement date Ref.
The Lowell Sun Massachusetts January 27, 2020 [60][19]
Sentinel & Enterprise (Fitchburg) Massachusetts January 27, 2020 [61][19]

Republicans

Donald Trump
Publication State Endorsement date Ref.
El Paso Times Texas March 1, 2020 [62]
Boston Herald Massachusetts March 2, 2020 [63]

Bill Weld
Publication State Endorsement date Ref.
The Boston Globe Massachusetts February 26, 2020 [64]
The Republican (Springfield) Massachusetts March 1, 2020 [65]

References
  1. 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.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. Originally endorsed Pete Buttigieg, then endorsed Joe Biden after Buttigieg withdrew from the race.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
  8. "Times recommends: Joe Biden for Democrats". Tampa Bay Times. March 5, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-03-12. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  9. "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.
  10. "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.
  11. "Presidential endorsement (Democrat): Joe Biden". Northwest Herald. March 7, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-03-08. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  12. "Endorsement: Joe Biden is the man of the hour for Florida and the nation". sun-sentinel.com. Archived from the original on 2020-03-09. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  13. "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.
  14. "Our Endorsements". The Chicago Crusader. March 13, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-03-15. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  15. "TimesDaily recommendations". TimesDaily. February 26, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-02-29. Retrieved 2020-03-01.
  16. "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.
  17. "Mike Bloomberg brings leadership, grounded solutions". Boston Herald. March 2, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  18. "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.
  19. Originally endorsed Andrew Yang, then endorsed Michael Bloomberg after Yang withdrew from the race.
  20. "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.
  21. "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.
  22. "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.
  23. "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.
  24. "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.
  25. "Editorial: Klobuchar is the one". Quad-City Times. January 19, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-01-19. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
  26. "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.
  27. 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.
  28. "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.
  29. "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.
  30. "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.
  31. "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.
  32. "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.
  33. 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.
  34. "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.
  35. "Endorsement: Amy Klobuchar for president". The Seattle Times. February 21, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
  36. "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.
  37. "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.
  38. "Endorsement: Bernie Sanders for President". The Chicago Maroon. January 24, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-01-25. Retrieved 2020-01-24.
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  41. "Embrace Bernie". The Conway Daily Sun. Archived from the original on 2020-02-10. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
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  43. "Endorsement: Bernie Sanders for President". Valley Advocate. 2020-02-12. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
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  45. "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.
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  47. "We endorse Bernie Sanders". yemeniamerican.com. Yemeni American News. 26 February 2020. Archived from the original on 11 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  48. "Editorial: Bernie for president". Daily Hampshire Gazette. February 27, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-02-27. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  49. "Endorsement: Bernie, for more than the bros". columbiachronicle.com. February 29, 2020. Archived from the original on March 1, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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  53. "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.
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  56. "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.
  57. "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.
  58. "The Globe endorses Elizabeth Warren". The Boston Globe. February 26, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-02-26. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
  59. "Elizabeth Warren". Daily Bruin. March 2, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  60. "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.
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  62. "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.
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