by Jim Heath | Oct 27, 2016 | Endorsements, Entertainment
Actor James Franco doesn’t always endorse presidential candidates, but when he does they’re extraordinary. VOTE WISELY MY FRIENDS Franco’s endorsement is a play off the Dos Equis beer “Most Interesting Man in the World” ads. While Franco explains why Hillary...
by Jim Heath | Oct 23, 2016 | Endorsements, Headlines
The Las Vegas Review-Journal, recently purchased by casino magnate and billionaire Sheldon Adelson, is the first major newspaper to endorse Donald Trump for president. “History tells us that agents for reform often generate fear and alarm among those intent on...
by Jim Heath | Oct 21, 2016 | Endorsements, Headlines
Four years ago, the New York Daily News endorsed Republican nominee Mitt Romney for president. The editorial writers complained that the economy was in bad shape, and that President Barack Obama had “presided over paralysis.” What a difference four years...
by Jim Heath | Oct 20, 2016 | Endorsements, Headlines
The Daily Pennsylvanian and Wellesley News — the student newspapers of Donald Trump’s and Hillary Clinton’s alma maters, respectively — have officially endorsed Clinton for president. In a joint editorial the papers said Trump “failed to dignify the...
by Jim Heath | Oct 19, 2016 | Endorsements, Headlines
It’s been quite remarkable this month watching all of major newspapers with conservative editorial boards — from Salt Lake City to Omaha to Columbus to Houston to Dallas to Cincinnati to San Diego to Phoenix to Birmingham — endorse Hillary Clinton,...
by Jim Heath | Oct 15, 2016 | Endorsements, Headlines
The Omaha World-Herald, the largest daily newspaper in Nebraska, last endorsed a Democratic candidate for president in 1932. That endorsement went to Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Here are the endorsements they have made since: 1936: Alf Landon, Republican 1940: Wendell...
