News media endorsements in the 2024 United States presidential primaries explained

Newspapers and other news media in the United States traditionally endorse candidates for party nomination for President of the United States, and later endorse one of the ultimate nominees for president. Below is a list of notable endorsements by news media in 2024, by candidate, for each primary race.

Democrats

Publication	State	Endorsement date	Ref.
data-sort-value=Boston Globe, The	The Boston Globe	Massachusetts	April 25, 2023	^[1]
Las Vegas Sun	Nevada	January 28, 2024	^[2]
data-sort-value=Seattle Times, The	The Seattle Times	Washington	February 2, 2024	^[3]
Los Angeles Sentinel	California	February 8, 2024	^[4]
data-sort-value=Austin Chronicle, The	The Austin Chronicle	Texas	February 16, 2024	^[5]
Santa Barbara Independent	California	February 16, 2024	^[6]
San Antonio Express-News	Texas	February 18, 2024	^[7]
Houston Chronicle	Texas	February 19, 2024	^[8]
data-sort-value=Palm Beach Post, The	The Palm Beach Post	Florida	February 24, 2024	^[9]
Bay Area Reporter	California	February 27, 2024	^[10]
Eugene Weekly	Oregon	May 2, 2024	^[11]

Publication	State	Endorsement date	Ref.
Conway Daily Sun	New Hampshire	January 19, 2024
New Hampshire Union Leader (Manchester)	New Hampshire	January 22, 2024	^[12]
data-sort-value=Detroit News	The Detroit News	Michigan	February 7, 2024	^[13]

Uncommitted

The following publications specifically endorsed a vote for "uncommitted" delegates, which is an option in some presidential primaries.

Publication	State	Endorsement date	Ref.
data-sort-value="Metro Times"	Metro Times (Detroit)	Michigan	February 15, 2024	^[14]
data-sort-value="Arab American News"	The Arab American News (Dearborn)	Michigan	February 24, 2024	^[15]
data-sort-value="Stranger"	The Stranger (Seattle)	Washington	February 27, 2024	^[16]

Republicans

Publication	State	Endorsement date	Ref.
data-sort-value=Post and Courier, The	The Post and Courier (Charleston)	South Carolina	October 21, 2023	^[18]
data-sort-value=Conway Daily Sun	Conway Daily Sun	New Hampshire	January 19, 2024	^[19]
data-sort-value=New Hampshire Union Leader	New Hampshire Union Leader (Manchester)	New Hampshire	January 20, 2024	^[20]
data-sort-value=Boston Globe	The Boston Globe	Massachusetts	January 21, 2024	^[21]
Las Vegas Weekly	Nevada	January 25, 2024	^[22]
Las Vegas Sun	Nevada	January 28, 2024	^[23]
data-sort-value=Seattle Times	The Seattle Times	Washington	February 2, 2024	^[24]
data-sort-value=Detroit News	The Detroit News	Michigan	February 7, 2024	^[25]
San Antonio Express-News	Texas	February 18, 2024
Houston Chronicle	Texas	February 19, 2024	^[26]

See also

• Lists of newspaper endorsements in United States presidential elections

Notes and References

1. Web site: The reasons to look beyond Joe Biden's age. April 25, 2023. The Boston Globe.
2. News: Biden deserves his party’s renomination, then reelection . 2024-02-06 . . 28 January 2024.
3. Web site: The Seattle Times editorial board recommends: Joe Biden for U.S. president . . 25 February 2024 . https://archive.today/20240203142846/https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/the-seattle-times-editorial-board-recommends-joe-biden-for-u-s-president/ . 3 February 2024 . 2 February 2024 . live . subscription.
4. News: February 8, 2024 . Sentinel Slate 2024 . Los Angeles Sentinel.
5. Web site: March 2024 Primary Election Endorsements for Travis County Residents . 2024-02-15 . www.austinchronicle.com . en-US.
6. Web site: Indy Staff . 2024-02-15 . Endorsements for the March 5, 2024, Presidential Primary Election . 2024-02-16 . The Santa Barbara Independent . en-US.
7. News: Express-News Editorial Board . Editorial: Haley best option in GOP presidential primary, Biden for Dems . 2024-03-03 . . 18 February 2024 . subscription.
8. News: We endorse Joe Biden for President of the United States in the Democratic Primary (Opinion) . . February 19, 2024 . February 25, 2024 .
9. Web site: Lynch . Benjamin . 2024-02-23 . Donald Trump's hometown newspaper endorses Joe Biden . 2024-02-23 . Newsweek . en.
10. News: B.A.R. election endorsements . Bay Area Reporter.
11. Web site: Voters, Mark Your Ballots – Eugene Weekly . 2024-05-16 . eugeneweekly.com.
12. News: Dean Phillips: A reasonable alternative . New Hampshire Union Leader . January 23, 2024 . January 22, 2024 . subscription.
13. Web site: Editorial: Our endorsement for the Michigan Democratic primary . . 10 February 2024 . https://archive.today/20240209183920/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/editorials/2024/02/07/editorial-our-endorsement-for-the-michigan-democratic-primary/72481952007/ . 9 February 2024 . 7 February 2024 . live . subscription.
14. Web site: Metro Times editorial staff . Metro Times endorses ‘uncommitted’ in 2024 presidential primary . 2024-02-16 . Metro Times.
15. Web site: On Feb. 27: Punish Biden, VOTE “uncommitted.” But, VOTE YES for the schools and college millage proposals . 2024-02-27 . The Arab American News.
16. Web site: Stranger Election Control Board . The Stranger Endorses Uncommitted Delegates for the March 12, 2024 Presidential Primary Election . 2024-02-27 . The Stranger . en.
17. News: Our Opinion: DeSantis represents GOP's best choice in Iowa caucuses . 2024-01-14 . . 13 January 2024.
18. News: Editorial: One GOP candidate can defeat Trump. Clear the field for Haley. . . October 21, 2023 .
19. News: No Easy Choices . 2024-01-21 . . 19 January 2024.
20. News: Where there's smoke, there's fire: Nikki Haley is our choice for the 2024 First in the Nation Primary . 2024-01-21 . . 20 January 2024.
21. News: If you can, pick a GOP ballot in New Hampshire — and use it to stop Donald Trump . 2024-01-21 . . 21 January 2024.
22. News: Las Vegas Weekly Staff . Primary Picks: Nikki Haley Is the GOP's Best Hope for a Return to Sanity . 2024-02-29 . . 25 January 2024.
23. News: Trump isn’t man enough to face Haley in a fair fight . 2024-02-06 . . 28 January 2024.
24. Web site: 2024-02-02 . The Seattle Times editorial board recommends: In the GOP primary, Haley is only credible candidate Editorial . 2024-02-09 . The Seattle Times . en-US.
25. Web site: Editorial: Our endorsement for the Michigan Republican primary . . 10 February 2024 . https://archive.today/20240208030822/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/editorials/2024/02/07/editorial-our-endorsement-for-the-michigan-republican-primary/72484749007/ . 8 February 2024 . 7 February 2024 . live . subscription.
26. News: The Editorial Board . We endorse Nikki Haley for president in the GOP primary (Opinion) . 2024-02-19 . Houston Chronicle . en.
27. Web site: Cullen . Art . Editorial: Caucus for Hutchinson . . 13 January 2024 . 10 January 2024.
28. Web site: Hammer . John . 2024-02-27 . Rhino Endorsements In Republican Primary . 2024-02-27 . The Rhino Times of Greensboro . en-US.