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]
Newspaper | 1996 Endorsement | Circulation | Endorsement date | City | State | 1992 Endorsement | Notes | Ref |
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New York Observer | Bob Dole | October 7 | New York City | New York | Weekly newspaper | [3] | ||
The Spokesman-Review | Bob Dole | October 12 | Spokane | Washington | Bill Clinton [4] | [4] | ||
Chicago Tribune | Bob Dole | October 20 | Chicago | Illinois | George H.W. Bush | [5] | ||
Albuquerque Journal | Bob Dole | October 20 | Albuquerque | New Mexico | [6] | |||
Delaware County Daily Times | Bob Dole | 53,635 [2] | Upper Darby | Pennsylvania | Bill Clinton [2] | [2] | ||
Chanute Tribune | Bob Dole | 4,600 [2] | Chanute | Kansas | Bill Clinton [2] | [2] | ||
The Newton Kansan | Bob Dole | 7,645 [2] | Newton | Kansas | Bill Clinton [2] | [2] | ||
Times Leader | Bill Clinton | Wilkes-Barre | Pennsylvania | George H.W. Bush [2] | Only paper in E&P poll to switch from GOP to DEM. | [2] | ||
St. Louis Post-Dispatch | Bill Clinton | October 20 | St. Louis | Missouri | [7] | |||
Sacramento Bee | Bill Clinton | October 20 | Sacramento | California | [8] | |||
Minneapolis Star Tribune | Bill Clinton | October 20 | Minneapolis | Minnesota | [9] | |||
Chicago Sun-Times | Bill Clinton | October 20 | Chicago | Illinois | [10] | |||
The Palm Beach Post | Bill Clinton | October 20 | West Palm Beach | Florida | [11] | |||
Winston-Salem Journal | Bob Dole | October 21? | Winston-Salem | North Carolina | [12] | |||
The Sun | Bob Dole | October 23 | Bremerton | Washington | [13] | |||
The New York Times | Bill Clinton | 1,071,120 [14] | October 27 | New York | New York | Bill Clinton [15] | [16] | |
Denver Post | Bill Clinton | October 27 | Denver | Colorado | [17] | |||
Philadelphia Inquirer | Bill Clinton | October 27 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | [18] | |||
Hartford Courant | Bill Clinton | 208,844 [14] | October 27 | Hartford | Connecticut | Bill Clinton [19] | [19] | |
The Daily News (Kentucky) | Bob Dole | October 27 | Bowling Green | Kentucky | [20] | |||
Daily Press (Virginia) | Bob Dole | October 27 | Newport News | Virginia | [21] | |||
Dallas Morning News | Bob Dole | 527,300 (1994) [22] | Dallas | Texas | George H.W. Bush [22] | [22] | ||
Houston Chronicle | Bob Dole | Houston | Texas | George H.W. Bush [23] | [23] | |||
Boston Globe | Bill Clinton | October 27 | Boston | Massachusetts | [24] | |||
Portage Daily Register | Bob Dole | November 2 | Portage | Wisconsin | [25] | |||
Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune | Bob Dole | Wisconsin Rapids | Wisconsin | [25] | ||||
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 | Bob Dole | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | [30] | ||||
San Jose Mercury News | Bill Clinton | San Diego | California | Bill Clinton [31] | [31] | |||
Miami Herald | No endorsement | Miami | Florida | [26] | ||||
The Hutchinson News | Bob Dole | Hutchinson | Kansas | [1] | ||||
Augusta Chronicle | Bob Dole | Augusta | Georgia | [1] | ||||
Connecticut Post | Bob Dole | Bridgeport | Bridgeport | [1] | ||||
Oshkosh Northwestern | Bob Dole | Oshkosh | Wisconsin | [1] | ||||
Knoxville News Sentinel | Bob Dole | Knoxville | Tennessee | |||||
Mitchell Daily Republic | Bob Dole | Mitchell | South Dakota | |||||
Naples Daily News | Bob Dole | Naples | Florida | |||||
New Haven Register | Bob Dole | New Haven | Connecticut | |||||
New York Post | Bob Dole | New York | New York | |||||
Norwich Bulletin | Bob Dole | Norwich | Connecticut | |||||
Paris News | Bob Dole | Paris | Texas | |||||
Richmond Times-Dispatch | Bob Dole | Richmond | Virginia | |||||
Rocky Mountain News | Bob Dole | Denver | Colorado | |||||
Tulsa World | Bob Dole | Tulsa | Oklahoma | |||||
Wichita Eagle | Bob Dole | Wichita | Kansas | |||||
The Greenville News | Bob Dole | Greenville | South Carolina | |||||
Idaho Statesman | Bob Dole | Boise | Idaho | |||||
Indianapolis Star | Bob Dole | Indianapolis | Indiana | |||||
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 | |||||
The Record | Bill Clinton | Bergen County | New Jersey | [1] | ||||
The News & Record | Bill Clinton | Greensboro | North Carolina | |||||
Asbury Park Press | Bill Clinton | Neptune | New Jersey | [1] | ||||
Charlotte Observer | Bill Clinton | Charlotte | North Carolina | [1] | ||||
The Times | Bill Clinton | Shreveport | Louisiana | [1] | ||||
Kansas City Star | Bob Dole | Kansas City | Missouri | Bill Clinton | [32] | |||
The Times of Trenton | Bill Clinton | Trenton | New Jersey |
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