Joe Biden gets the nod from newspaper editorial boards around the country, notes Grumpy Editor.
The Hill finds they favor the former vice president over President Donald Trump by a huge margin this year with their endorsements, with some of the most conservative papers in the country breaking precedent to back the Democrat.
At least 119 daily and weekly newspaper editorial boards have written formal endorsements of Biden so far, tallies The Hill. Among them are conservative outlets Chicago Tribune and New Hampshire Union Leader, which has not endorsed a Democrat candidate in a century.
“America faces many challenges and needs a president to build this country up. This appears to be outside of Mr. Trump’s skill set,” the Union Leader proclaims. “Building this country up sits squarely within the skill set of Joseph Biden. We have found Mr. Biden to be a caring, compassionate and professional public servant.”
Trump wins endorsements from only six daily or weekly periodicals, including the Las Vegas Review-Journal, owned by billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson. Adelson and his wife have spent millions promoting Trump’s reelection bid.
IN CASE YOUR FAVORITE NEWS OUTLETS MISSED THESE…
C-130 flies adoptable cats, dogs
ADOPTABLE CATS AND DOGS AIRLIFTED TO MAINLAND. More than 600 adoptable cats and dogs are airlifted from Hawaii to the U.S. mainland in the largest animal rescue flight in history. Dubbed "Paws Across the Pacific," a chartered Hercules C-130 aircraft flies across the Hawaiian Islands picking up dogs and cats from overcrowded shelters on Kauai, Oahu and Maui.
ON-AIR PERSONALITIES EXPOSED TO VIRUS. Several Fox News Channel on-air personalities are exposed to someone with the virus on a private plane flight from Nashville to New York. That person later tests positive for COVID-19, leading the network to take extra precautions.
SALT LAKE TRIBUNE GOING WEEKLY. The Salt Lake Tribune will stop printing a daily newspaper at the end of December after nearly 150 years and move to weekly print editions that will be delivered by mail. Reporters and editors will continue to file breaking news online.
FOX NEWS MOST WATCHED ON CABLE. Fox News was the most-watched cable network in October in both total day and primetime total viewers. Tucker Carlson's show sets the record for the highest-rated monthly viewership of any program in the history of cable news with more than 5.3 million viewers.
ARMY UNIFORMS GOING GREEN. Two hundred Army privates, nearing the end of basic training at Fort Sill, Okla., receive the Army’s new, throwback style dress green uniforms, becoming the first recruits to be issued the World War II-inspired threads.
RARE CHAMELEON SPOTTED. Scientists find an elusive chameleon species that was last spotted in Madagascar 100 years ago. Researchers from Madagascar and Germany discover several living specimens of Voeltzkow's chameleon during an expedition to the African island nation.
FEWER ISSUES FOR GLOSSY FASHION/LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE. The Wall Street Journal is cutting its glossy fashion and lifestyle print magazine to eight issues a year from 12. It’s an insert in the Journal’s weekend edition.
Comments