Newspaper endorsements in the 2012 United States presidential election

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Newspapers made endorsements of candidates in the 2012 United States presidential election, as follows. The tables below also indicate which candidate each publication endorsed in the 2008 United States presidential election, where known.

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Barack Obama

The following 158 newspapers endorsed Barack Obama for the 2012 presidential election:

Daily newspapers

NewspaperLargest reported
circulation
State 2008 endorsement
The New York Times [1] 1,265,839 [2] New YorkBarack Obama
Chicago Tribune [3] 779,440 [2] IllinoisBarack Obama
San Jose Mercury News [4] 690,258 [2] CaliforniaBarack Obama
Detroit Free Press [5] 668,332 [2] MichiganBarack Obama
The Denver Post [6] 595,363 [2] ColoradoBarack Obama
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) [7] 544,186 [2] MinnesotaBarack Obama
Financial Times US [8] 337,700 [2] United KingdomBarack Obama
The Times [9] 633,718 [10] United KingdomNo endorsement
The Philadelphia Inquirer [11] 517,310 [2] PennsylvaniaBarack Obama
Los Angeles Times [12] 512,744 [2] CaliforniaBarack Obama
The Washington Post [13] 507,615 [2] District of ColumbiaBarack Obama
The Plain Dealer (Cleveland) [14] 440,968 [2] OhioBarack Obama
Tampa Bay Times (St. Petersburg) [15] 432,202 [2] FloridaBarack Obama
The Star-Ledger [16] (Newark)413,472 [2] New JerseyBarack Obama
The Boston Globe [17] 365,512 [2] MassachusettsBarack Obama
San Antonio Express-News [18] 353,572 [2] TexasJohn McCain
The Seattle Times [19] 346,589 [2] WashingtonBarack Obama
St. Louis Post-Dispatch [20] 333,529 [2] MissouriBarack Obama
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [21] 318,962 [2] PennsylvaniaBarack Obama
The Kansas City Star [22] 310,487 [2] MissouriBarack Obama
San Francisco Chronicle [23] 296,874 [2] CaliforniaBarack Obama
The Sacramento Bee [24] 271,610 [2] CaliforniaBarack Obama
Hartford Courant [25] 256,900 [2] ConnecticutBarack Obama
The San Francisco Examiner [26] 255,527 [27] California John McCain
Las Vegas Sun [28] 252,174 [2] [29] NevadaBarack Obama
The Buffalo News [30] 233,069 [2] New YorkBarack Obama
The Courier-Journal (Louisville) [31] 232,811 [2] KentuckyBarack Obama
Honolulu Star-Advertiser [32] 224,973 [2] HawaiiBarack Obama
(Endorsement was from The Honolulu Advertiser in 2008)
The Charlotte Observer [33] 216,862 [2] North CarolinaBarack Obama
The Miami Herald [34] 212,541 [2] FloridaBarack Obama
The News & Observer (Raleigh) [35] 196,219 [2] North CarolinaBarack Obama
The Baltimore Sun [36] 195,561 [2] MarylandBarack Obama
The Record (Hackensack) [37] 167,969 [2] New JerseyBarack Obama
Contra Costa Times [38] 175,535 [39] CaliforniaBarack Obama
Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester) [40] 154,922 [2] New YorkBarack Obama
The Fresno Bee [41] 154,873 [2] CaliforniaBarack Obama
Arizona Daily Star (Tucson) [42] 154,715 [2] ArizonaBarack Obama
Asbury Park Press [43] 150,646 [2] New JerseyBarack Obama
The Salt Lake Tribune [44] 140,628 [2] UtahBarack Obama
Toledo Blade [45] 127,953 [2] OhioBarack Obama
Times Union (Albany) [46] 125,506 [2] New YorkBarack Obama
Akron Beacon Journal [47] 122,598 [2] OhioBarack Obama
The Providence Journal [48] 122,377 [2] Rhode IslandBarack Obama
The Patriot-News (Harrisburg) [49] 118,655 [2] PennsylvaniaBarack Obama
Lexington Herald-Leader [50] 115,737 [2] KentuckyBarack Obama
The News Journal (Wilmington) [51] 111,344 [2] DelawareBarack Obama
The News Tribune (Tacoma) [52] 105,207 [2] WashingtonBarack Obama
The Republican (Springfield) [53] 103,330 [2] MassachusettsJohn McCain
Philadelphia Daily News [54] PennsylvaniaBarack Obama
La Opinión (Los Angeles) [55] 95,148 [2] California
El Paso Times [56] 91,972 [2] TexasJohn McCain
Ventura County Star [57] 80,494 [2] California
Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times editorial) [58] 75,336 [2] TennesseeBarack Obama
Winston-Salem Journal [59] 74,066 [2] North CarolinaJohn McCain
Erie Times-News [60] 69,659 [2] PennsylvaniaBarack Obama
Lincoln Journal Star [61] 68,816 [2] NebraskaJohn McCain
The Charleston Gazette [62] 66,633 [2] West VirginiaBarack Obama
The Vindicator (Youngstown) [63] 60,205 [2] OhioBarack Obama
Kalamazoo Gazette [64] 56,079 [2] MichiganNo endorsement
Bangor Daily News [65] 52,093 [2] MaineBarack Obama
The Herald (Everett) [66] 50,795 [2] WashingtonNo endorsement
Asheville Citizen-Times [67] 48,653 [2] North CarolinaBarack Obama
The Free Lance–Star (Fredericksburg) [68] 47,665 [2] Virginia
The Times-Tribune (Scranton) [69] 47,131 [2] PennsylvaniaBarack Obama
Post-Bulletin (Rochester) [70] MinnesotaBarack Obama
Montgomery Advertiser [71] 44,010 [2] AlabamaBarack Obama
Staten Island Advance [72] 42,899 [2]
The Burlington Free Press [73] 35,299 [2] VermontBarack Obama
La Crosse Tribune [74] 34,339 [2] WisconsinBarack Obama
Muskegon Chronicle [75] 34,179 [2] MichiganBarack Obama
Daily Camera (Boulder) [76] 32,753 [2] ColoradoBarack Obama
Marin Independent Journal [77] 32,150 [78] CaliforniaBarack Obama
TimesDaily (Florence) [79] AlabamaBarack Obama
The Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield) [80] 26,201 [2] MassachusettsBarack Obama
The Monterey County Herald [81] 26,000 [2] CaliforniaBarack Obama
Mansfield News Journal [82] 25,893 [2] OhioBarack Obama
Wausau Daily Herald [83] 25,060 [2] WisconsinBarack Obama
Las Cruces Sun-News [84] 24,167 [2] New MexicoBarack Obama
The Decatur Daily [85] AlabamaBarack Obama
The Herald (Rock Hill) [86] 22,948 [2] South CarolinaBarack Obama
The Santa Fe New Mexican [87] 20,781 [2] New MexicoBarack Obama
Valley News (Lebanon) [88] New HampshireBarack Obama
The News Leader (Staunton) [89] 16,166 [2] VirginiaBarack Obama
Chillicothe Gazette [90] 10,054 [2]
Del Rio News-Herald [91] Texas
Oakland Tribune [92] CaliforniaBarack Obama
The Keene Sentinel [93] 9,978 [2] New HampshireBarack Obama
The Portsmouth Herald [94] 9,807 [2] New HampshireBarack Obama
The Durango Herald [95] ColoradoBarack Obama
The Daily Astorian [96] 8,000 [97] [ failed verification ]OregonBarack Obama
The Aspen Times [98] 9,000 [99] ColoradoBarack Obama
Post Independent (Glenwood Springs) [100] 9,000 [101] Colorado
The Anniston Star [102] 18,985 [2] AlabamaBarack Obama
AnnArbor.com [103] 34,923 [2] MichiganNo endorsement
(as The Ann Arbor News )
Haaretz (Tel Aviv) [104] 95,000 [105] Israel
The Globe and Mail (Toronto) [106] Canada
Santa Maria Times (California) [107] 17,943 [2] CaliforniaBarack Obama
The Hawk Eye [108] IowaBarack Obama
Stamford Advocate [109] 21,549 [2] ConnecticutBarack Obama
The Enterprise (Brockton) [110] 27,702 [2] MassachusettsBarack Obama

Weekly newspapers

NewspaperLargest reported
circulation
State 2008 endorsement
The Phoenix [111] MassachusettsBarack Obama
The Stranger (Seattle) [112] 67,999 [113] WashingtonBarack Obama
Arkansas Times (Little Rock) [114] 26,033 [115] ArkansasBarack Obama
Aurora Sentinel [116] 36,000 [117] ColoradoBarack Obama
The Flint Journal [118] 66,622 [2] MichiganBarack Obama
Montclair Times [119] 7,814 [120] New Jersey
Eugene Weekly [121] 37,576 [122] OregonBarack Obama
Northwest Asian Weekly (Seattle) [123] 25,000 [124] Washington
The Austin Chronicle [125] 82,772 [126] TexasBarack Obama
The Capital Times (Madison; 2x weekly) [127] onlineWisconsinBarack Obama
St. Louis American [128] 66,000 [129] MissouriBarack Obama
Falls Church News-Press [130] 30,000VirginiaBarack Obama
Washington City Paper [131] 68,059 [132] District of ColumbiaBarack Obama
Tucson Weekly [133] 45,583 [134] ArizonaBarack Obama
East Bay Express (Oakland) [135] 42,696 [136] [ failed verification ]California
La Prensa (Toledo) [137] Ohio
Jackson Free Press [138] 17,000 [139] MississippiBarack Obama
Sacramento News & Review [140] 70,539 [141] CaliforniaBarack Obama
The Vermont Standard (Woodstock) [142]
Dorchester Reporter [143] 6,000 [144] MassachusettsBarack Obama
City Newspaper (Rochester) [145] 40,000 [146] New YorkBarack Obama
The Medfield Press [147] MassachusettsBarack Obama
Willamette Week (Portland) [148] 90,000 [126] OregonBarack Obama
The Seward Phoenix Log [149] 1,865 [150] Alaska
The Malibu Times [151] 12,000 [152] California
Santa Barbara Independent [153] 40,000 [126] CaliforniaBarack Obama
Boulder Weekly [154] 25,000 [126] ColoradoBarack Obama
Colorado Springs Independent [155] 36,000 [126] ColoradoBarack Obama
Seattle Medium [156] 13,500 [157] Washington
Cincinnati CityBeat [158] 40,000 [126] OhioBarack Obama
The Athens NEWS (2x-weekly) [159] 18,018 [126] OhioBarack Obama

Magazines

MagazineLargest reported
circulation
State 2008 endorsement
The New Yorker [160] 1,043,792 [161] New YorkBarack Obama
The Economist [162] 847,313 (North American Edition) [161] United KingdomBarack Obama
The Nation [163] 140,787 [161] New YorkBarack Obama

College and university newspapers

NewspaperInstitutionLargest reported
circulation
State 2008 endorsement
The Michigan Daily [164] University of Michigan MichiganBarack Obama
The Harvard Crimson [165] Harvard University MassachusettsBarack Obama
Columbia Daily Spectator [166] Columbia University 8,000New YorkBarack Obama
Central Michigan Life [167] Central Michigan University 13,500MichiganBarack Obama
Daily Athenaeum [168] West Virginia University West VirginiaBarack Obama
Daily Nebraskan [169] University of Nebraska–Lincoln Nebraska
Yale Daily News [170] Yale University ConnecticutBarack Obama
The Emory Wheel [171] Emory University Georgia
The Daily Orange [172] Syracuse University New YorkBarack Obama
The Brown Daily Herald [173] Brown University Rhode Island
The Daily Princetonian [174] Princeton University New Jersey
The Tufts Daily [175] Tufts University MassachusettsBarack Obama
The Justice [176] Brandeis University MassachusettsBarack Obama
The Daily Californian [177] University of California, Berkeley CaliforniaBarack Obama
UCSD Guardian [178] University of California, San Diego California
Daily Bruin [179] University of California, Los Angeles CaliforniaBarack Obama
Daily 49er [180] California State University, Long Beach California
The Post [181] Ohio University 10,000OhioBarack Obama
The Spartan Daily [182] San Jose State University California
Arizona Daily Wildcat [183] University of Arizona ArizonaBarack Obama
The Daily Iowan [184] University of Iowa IowaBarack Obama
The Maneater [185] University of Missouri MissouriBarack Obama
The Pitt News [186] University of Pittsburgh PennsylvaniaBarack Obama
The Criterion [187] Colorado Mesa University ColoradoJohn McCain
The State News [188] Michigan State University 14,500MichiganBarack Obama

Mitt Romney

The following 112 newspapers endorsed Mitt Romney for the 2012 presidential election:

Daily newspapers

NewspaperLargest reported
circulation
State 2008 endorsement
Houston Chronicle [189] 916,934 [2] TexasBarack Obama
Dallas Morning News [190] 702,848 [2] TexasJohn McCain
Daily News (New York) [191] 579,636 [2] New YorkBarack Obama
New York Post [192] 555,327 [2] New YorkJohn McCain
The Arizona Republic (Phoenix) [193] 538,579 [2] ArizonaJohn McCain
Newsday [194] 471,662 [2] New YorkBarack Obama
U-T San Diego [195] 296,331 [2] CaliforniaJohn McCain
Orlando Sentinel [196] 288,328 [2] FloridaBarack Obama
The Cincinnati Enquirer [197] 278,607 [2] OhioJohn McCain
Fort Worth Star-Telegram [198] 275,345 [2] TexasBarack Obama
The Columbus Dispatch [199] 264,802 [2] OhioJohn McCain
The Tampa Tribune [200] 262,369 [2] FloridaJohn McCain
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale) [201] 245,869 [2] FloridaBarack Obama
Las Vegas Review-Journal [202] 220,619 [2] NevadaJohn McCain
The Des Moines Register [203] 216,648 [2] IowaBarack Obama
The Tennessean (Nashville) [204] 216,434 [2] TennesseeBarack Obama
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review [205] 202,230 [2] PennsylvaniaJohn McCain
The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City) [206] 187,240 [2] OklahomaJohn McCain
Omaha World-Herald [207] 168,403 [2] NebraskaJohn McCain
Richmond Times-Dispatch [208] 162,769 [2] VirginiaJohn McCain
The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville) [209] 157,559 [2] FloridaNo endorsement
The Press-Enterprise (Riverside) [210] 156,545 [2] CaliforniaJohn McCain
The Grand Rapids Press [211] 149,667 [2] MichiganJohn McCain
The Detroit News [212] 133,508 [2] MichiganJohn McCain
Tulsa World [213] 133,066 [2] OklahomaJohn McCain
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison) [214] 112,677 [2] WisconsinBarack Obama
Boston Herald [215] 108,548 [2] MassachusettsJohn McCain
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights) [216] 106,326 [2] IllinoisBarack Obama
Albuquerque Journal [217] 102,150 [2] New Mexico
Los Angeles Daily News [218] 97,606 [2] CaliforniaBarack Obama
The Times of Northwest Indiana (Munster) [219] 91,627 [2] IndianaJohn McCain
Florida Today (Melbourne) [220] 89,258 [2] FloridaBarack Obama
The Spokesman-Review (Spokane) [221] 87,694 [2] WashingtonJohn McCain
Naples Daily News [222] 86,558 [2] FloridaBarack Obama
The Gazette (Colorado Springs) [223] 84,661 [2] ColoradoNo endorsement
Press-Telegram (Long Beach) [224] 82,556 [2] CaliforniaBarack Obama
Green Bay Press-Gazette [225] 80,870 [2] WisconsinJohn McCain
North County Times (Escondido) [226] 80,789 [2] CaliforniaJohn McCain
Telegram & Gazette (Worcester) [227] 79,958 [2] MassachusettsBarack Obama
Daily Breeze (Torrance) [228] 75,352 [2] CaliforniaBarack Obama
Quad-City Times (Davenport) [229] 70,051 [2] IowaBarack Obama
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin (Ontario) [230] 63,553 [2] CaliforniaBarack Obama
The San Bernardino Sun [231] 62,536 [2] CaliforniaBarack Obama
Cedar Rapids Gazette [232] 60,485 [2] IowaJohn McCain
Reno Gazette-Journal [233] 53,562 [2] NevadaBarack Obama
The Columbian (Vancouver) [234] 51,764 [2] WashingtonBarack Obama
The Times (Shreveport) [235] 51,297 [2] LouisianaBarack Obama
The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead [236] 49,880 [2] North DakotaJohn McCain
The Sun (Lowell) [237] 48,213 [2] MassachusettsJohn McCain
Statesman Journal (Salem) [238] 45,218 [2] OregonBarack Obama
Savannah Morning News [239] 46,326 [2] GeorgiaJohn McCain
Billings Gazette [240] 44,937 [2] MontanaBarack Obama
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal [241] 44,681 [2] TexasJohn McCain
New Hampshire Union Leader (Manchester) [242] 44,665 [2] New HampshireJohn McCain
The Pueblo Chieftain [243] 41,428 [2] ColoradoJohn McCain
Pasadena Star-News [244] 40,485 [2] CaliforniaBarack Obama
The Intelligencer (Doylestown) [245] 40,045 [2] PennsylvaniaBarack Obama
Journal & Courier (Lafayette) [246] 34,630 [2] IndianaBarack Obama
Mitchell Daily Republic [247] South Dakota
Sun Journal (Lewiston) [248] Maine
Sioux City Journal [249] 36,123 [2] IowaJohn McCain
The Southern Illinoisan (Carbondale) [250] 33,782 [2] IllinoisJohn McCain
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake) [251] 34,458 [2] IllinoisJohn McCain
Cape Cod Times [252] 39,970 [2] MassachusettsBarack Obama
The Bismarck Tribune [253] 29,145 [2] North DakotaJohn McCain
The Intelligencer & Wheeling News Register [254] 25,556 [2] West VirginiaJohn McCain
The Daily Reflector (Greenville) [255] 20,177 [2] North CarolinaBarack Obama
Longmont Times-Call [256] 19,062 [2] ColoradoJohn McCain
The Daily Tribune (Royal Oak) [257] 6,180 [2] MichiganBarack Obama
Cherokee Tribune [258] (Canton)4,771 [2] Georgia
The Journal (Martinsburg) [259] 16,851 [2] West VirginiaJohn McCain
Weirton Daily Times [260] 4,574 [2] West VirginiaJohn McCain
The Parkersburg News and Sentinel [261] 28,044 [2] West VirginiaJohn McCain
The Inter-Mountain (Elkins) [262] 9,037 [2] West VirginiaJohn McCain
The Messenger (Fort Dodge) [263] 15,237 [2] IowaJohn McCain
The Daily News (Galveston) [264] TexasJohn McCain
Sentinel & Enterprise (Fitchburg) [265] 15,031 [2] MassachusettsBarack Obama
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel [266] 26,654 [2] ColoradoJohn McCain
Estherville Daily News [267] Iowa
Pensacola News Journal [268] FloridaBarack Obama
Casper Star-Tribune [269] 24,791 [2] WyomingBarack Obama
Bluefield Daily Telegraph [270] 16,138 [2] West VirginiaBarack Obama
Duluth News Tribune [271] MinnesotaJohn McCain
Charleston Daily Mail [272] 17,879 [2] West VirginiaJohn McCain
The Star-Herald (Scottsbluff) [273] 12,864 [2] Nebraska
The Washington Examiner [274] District of ColumbiaJohn McCain
The Joplin Globe [275] 20,414 [2] MissouriBarack Obama
Quincy Herald-Whig [276] 20,419 [2] Illinois
Sauk Valley Telegraph & Gazette (Dixon & Sterling) [277] 18,301 [2] IllinoisJohn McCain
The Lima News [278] 36,848 [2] OhioNo endorsement
Tyler Morning Telegraph [279] 30,421 [2] TexasJohn McCain
The Telegraph (Nashua) [280] 22,169 [2] New HampshireBarack Obama
The Bemidji Pioneer [281] 10,715 [282] MinnesotaJohn McCain
Danville Register & Bee [283] 17,407 [2] VirginiaJohn McCain
San Angelo Standard-Times [284] 22,101 [2] TexasBarack Obama
The Washington Times [285] 38,587 [286] District of ColumbiaJohn McCain
The Herald-Dispatch (Huntington) [287] 28,287 [2] West VirginiaBarack Obama
The Daily Courier (Prescott) [288] 14,405 [289] ArizonaJohn McCain
Casa Grande Dispatch [290] 7,289 [2] ArizonaJohn McCain
Minot Daily News [291] 16,535 [2] North DakotaJohn McCain
Waco Tribune-Herald [292] 36,716 [2] TexasNo endorsement
Laredo Morning Times [293] 14,018 [2] Texas
The Morning Journal (Lorain) [294] 22,487 [2] OhioJohn McCain
Grand Forks Herald [295] 27,636 [296] North DakotaJohn McCain
The News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne) [297] 16,173 [2] IndianaJohn McCain

Weekly/monthly newspapers

NewspaperLargest reported
circulation
State 2008 endorsement
The New York Observer [298] 52,000 [299] New YorkBarack Obama
Chicago Jewish Star [300] (2x monthly)17,500 [301] IllinoisJohn McCain
Sun Prairie Star [302] 4,400 [303] Wisconsin
New Richmond News [304] 5,000 [305] WisconsinJohn McCain
South Washington County Bulletin [306] Minnesota

Magazines

MagazineLargest reported
circulation
State 2008 endorsement
The National Interest [307] District of Columbia
National Review [308] 166,755 [136] New YorkJohn McCain

Gary Johnson

The following newspapers endorsed Gary Johnson for the 2012 presidential election:

Daily newspapers

NewspaperLargest reported
circulation
State 2008 endorsement
Chattanooga Times Free Press (Free Press editorial) [309] 75,336TennesseeJohn McCain

Weekly newspapers

NewspaperLargest reported
circulation
State 2008 endorsement
Saint Joseph Telegraph [310] MissouriNo endorsement

Jill Stein

The following newspapers endorsed Jill Stein for the 2012 presidential election:

Weekly newspapers

NewspaperLargest reported
circulation
State 2008 endorsement
Maui Time Weekly (Wailuku) [311] 18,000 [126] Hawaii

College and university newspapers

NewspaperInstitutionLargest reported
circulation
State 2008 endorsement
The Georgetown Voice [312] Georgetown University 6,000 [313] District of ColumbiaBarack Obama

No endorsement

Discontinued endorsing candidates

No endorsement in 2012

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