News media endorsements in the 2024 United States presidential primaries

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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 by news media in 2024, by candidate, for each primary race.

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Democrats

Joe Biden

PublicationStateEndorsement dateRef.
The Boston Globe MassachusettsApril 25, 2023 [1]
Las Vegas Sun NevadaJanuary 28, 2024 [2]
The Seattle Times WashingtonFebruary 2, 2024 [3]
Los Angeles Sentinel CaliforniaFebruary 8, 2024 [4]
The Austin Chronicle TexasFebruary 16, 2024 [5]
Santa Barbara Independent CaliforniaFebruary 16, 2024 [6]
San Antonio Express-News TexasFebruary 18, 2024 [7]
Houston Chronicle TexasFebruary 19, 2024 [8]
The Palm Beach Post FloridaFebruary 24, 2024 [9]
Bay Area Reporter CaliforniaFebruary 27, 2024 [10]
Eugene Weekly OregonMay 2, 2024 [11]

Dean Phillips

PublicationStateEndorsement dateRef.
Conway Daily Sun New HampshireJanuary 19, 2024 [12]
New Hampshire Union Leader (Manchester)New HampshireJanuary 22, 2024 [13]
The Detroit News MichiganFebruary 7, 2024 [14]

Uncommitted

The following publications specifically endorsed a vote for "uncommitted" delegates, which is an option in some presidential primaries.

PublicationStateEndorsement dateRef.
Metro Times (Detroit)MichiganFebruary 15, 2024 [15]
The Arab American News (Dearborn)MichiganFebruary 24, 2024 [16]
The Stranger (Seattle)WashingtonFebruary 27, 2024 [17]

Republicans

Ron DeSantis

PublicationStateEndorsement dateRef.
Sioux City Journal IowaJanuary 13, 2024 [18]

Nikki Haley

PublicationStateEndorsement dateRef.
The Post and Courier (Charleston)South CarolinaOctober 21, 2023 [19]
Conway Daily Sun New HampshireJanuary 19, 2024 [12]
New Hampshire Union Leader (Manchester)New HampshireJanuary 20, 2024 [20]
The Boston Globe MassachusettsJanuary 21, 2024 [21]
Las Vegas Weekly NevadaJanuary 25, 2024 [22]
Las Vegas Sun NevadaJanuary 28, 2024 [23]
The Seattle Times WashingtonFebruary 2, 2024 [24]
The Detroit News MichiganFebruary 7, 2024 [25]
San Antonio Express-News TexasFebruary 18, 2024 [7]
Houston Chronicle TexasFebruary 19, 2024 [26]

Asa Hutchinson

PublicationStateEndorsement dateRef.
Storm Lake Times Pilot IowaJanuary 10, 2024 [27]

Donald Trump

PublicationStateEndorsement dateRef.
Rhino Times (Greensboro)North CarolinaFebruary 27, 2024 [28]

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