Newspapers in the United States have traditionally endorsed candidates for party nomination prior to their final endorsements for President. Below is the list of endorsements in 2012, by candidate, for each primary race.
President Barack Obama had no significant opposition in his campaign for renomination in 2012. However, the following newspapers specifically endorsed him for the Democratic nomination:
Newspaper | State |
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San Antonio Express-News[1] | Texas |
Kansas City Star[2] | Missouri |
The Citizen (Laconia)[3] | New Hampshire |
Newspaper | State |
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New Hampshire Union Leader (Manchester)[4] | New Hampshire |
The Tampa Tribune[5] | Florida |
Newspaper | State |
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The State (Columbia)[6][7] | South Carolina |
The Boston Globe[8] | Massachusetts |
The Citizen (Laconia)[3] | New Hampshire |
Concord Monitor[9] | New Hampshire |
The Keene Sentinel[10] | New Hampshire |
Valley News (White River Junction)[10] | Vermont |
Newspaper | State |
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NJToday.net (Elizabeth)[11] | New Jersey |
Independent Florida Alligator (University of Florida)[12] | Florida |
Littleton Courier[13] | New Hampshire |
Berlin Reporter (Lancaster)[13] | New Hampshire |
Coos County Democrat (Lancaster)[13] | New Hampshire |
The Daily Iowan (University of Iowa)[14] | Iowa |