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 Nominee Joe Biden PublicationStateEndorsement dateRef.Sioux City JournalIowaJanuary 25, 2020Las Vegas Weekly(co-endorsement with Klobuchar)NevadaFebruary 13, 2020Las Vegas Sun(co-endorsement with Klobuchar)NevadaFebruary 14, 2020The San Diego Union-TribuneCaliforniaMarch 2, 2020Originally endorsed Pete Buttigieg, then endorsed Joe Biden after Buttigieg withdrew from the race.Detroit NewsMichiganMarch 2, 2020Detroit Free PressMichiganMarch 5, 2020Tampa Bay Times (St. Petersburg)FloridaMarch 5, 2020Chicago Sun-TimesIllinoisMarch 6, 2020Palm Beach PostFloridaMarch 6, 2020Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake)IllinoisMarch 7, 2020Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale)FloridaMarch 7, 2020The Herald (Everett)WashingtonMarch 8, 2020The Chicago CrusaderIllinoisMarch 13, 2020
Withdrawn candidates
Michael Bloomberg PublicationStateEndorsement dateRef.TimesDaily (Florence)AlabamaFebruary 26, 2020The Charlotte PostNorth CarolinaFebruary 26, 2020Boston HeraldMassachusettsMarch 2, 2020The Lowell SunMassachusettsMarch 2, 2020Originally endorsed Andrew Yang, then endorsed Michael Bloomberg after Yang withdrew from the race.Sentinel & Enterprise (Fitchburg)MassachusettsMarch 2, 2020
Pete Buttigieg PublicationStateEndorsement dateRef.The San Diego Union-TribuneCaliforniaFebruary 20, 2020The State (Columbia)South CarolinaFebruary 24, 2020 El Paso TimesTexasFebruary 25, 2020Orlando SentinelFloridaFebruary 28, 2020
Amy Klobuchar PublicationStateEndorsement dateRef.Quad-City Times (Davenport)IowaJanuary 19, 2020 The New York Times(co-endorsement with Warren)New YorkJanuary 19, 2020New Hampshire Union Leader (Manchester)New HampshireJanuary 25, 2020Keene SentinelNew HampshireJanuary 27, 2020Iowa City Press-CitizenIowaJanuary 31, 2020Foster's Daily Democrat (Dover)New HampshireJanuary 31, 2020Las Vegas Weekly(co-endorsement with Biden)NevadaFebruary 13, 2020Las Vegas Sun(co-endorsement with Biden)NevadaFebruary 14, 2020The Mercury News (San Jose)CaliforniaFebruary 14, 2020Houston ChronicleTexasFebruary 16, 2020The San Francisco ChronicleCaliforniaFebruary 21, 2020The Seattle TimesWashingtonFebruary 21, 2020Bangor Daily NewsMaineFebruary 27, 2020The Star Tribune (Minneapolis)MinnesotaFebruary 29, 2020
Bernie Sanders PublicationStateEndorsement dateRef.The Chicago Maroon (University of Chicago)IllinoisJanuary 24, 2020The Daily Iowan (University of Iowa)IowaJanuary 29, 2020The Daily Pennsylvanian (University of Pennsylvania)PennsylvaniaFebruary 2, 2020The Conway Daily SunNew HampshireFebruary 4, 2020San Francisco Bay GuardianCaliforniaFebruary 10, 2020The Valley Advocate (Northampton)MassachusettsFebruary 12, 2020The Times-Standard (Eureka)CaliforniaFebruary 23, 2020The Michigan Daily (University of Michigan)MichiganFebruary 23, 2020The Stranger (Seattle)WashingtonFebruary 26, 2020Yemeni American News (Dearborn)MichiganFebruary 26, 2020Daily Hampshire Gazette (Northampton)MassachusettsFebruary 27, 2020The Columbia Chronicle (Columbia College Chicago)IllinoisFebruary 29, 2020The NationNew YorkMarch 2, 2020Metro Times (Detroit)MichiganMarch 4, 2020Maui Time WeeklyHawaiiMarch 4, 2020Creative Loafing Tampa BayFloridaMarch 6, 2020The Arab American News (Dearborn)MichiganMarch 8, 2020
Elizabeth Warren PublicationStateEndorsement dateRef.The Storm Lake TimesIowaDecember 11, 2019 The New York Times(co-endorsement with Klobuchar)New YorkJanuary 19, 2020Des Moines RegisterIowaJanuary 25, 2020The Austin ChronicleTexasFebruary 14, 2020The Boston GlobeMassachusettsFebruary 26, 2020The Daily Bruin (University of California, Los Angeles)CaliforniaMarch 2, 2020
Andrew Yang PublicationStateEndorsement dateRef.The Lowell SunMassachusettsJanuary 27, 2020Sentinel & Enterprise (Fitchburg)MassachusettsJanuary 27, 2020
Republicans Nominee Donald Trump PublicationStateEndorsement dateRef.El Paso TimesTexasMarch 1, 2020Boston HeraldMassachusettsMarch 2, 2020
Withdrawn candidate
Bill Weld PublicationStateEndorsement dateRef.The Boston GlobeMassachusettsFebruary 26, 2020The Republican (Springfield)MassachusettsMarch 1, 2020
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