Large Newspapers Endorse a Few Minor Party Nominees (Updated)
November 1st, 2004(Updated in bold below.)
At least 12 large newspapers have endorsed minor party nominees:
Libertarians receiving endorsements:
- Jim Gray for US Senate in California, by the Long Beach Press-Telegram.
- Don Bernau for US House, Wisconsin first district, by the Wisconsin State Journal and The Capital Times.
Greens receiving endorsements:
- Glenn L. Ross for Baltimore City Council, District 13, by the Baltimore Sun
- Robert Kinsey Kinsey for U.S. Representative, District 4, Colorado,
by the Fort Collins Coloradoan. - Thomas Sevigny for State Senator, District 8, Connecticut, by the Hartford Courant.
- Elizabeth Trice for State Representative, District 116, Maine, by the Portland Press-Herald.
- Julie Samuels for Illinois House, 8th District, by both the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times (competing newspapers).
- Daryl Northrup for US Senate in Iowa, by the Iowa City Press-Citizen.
- Jan Hillegas for Hinds County, Mississippi Election Commissioner, by the Jackson Free Press.
Constitution Party candidates receiving an endorsement:
- Jim Clymer, US Senate from Pennsylvania, by the Pittsburgh Tribune Review.
- Mark Andrews, Nevada assembly, district 4, by the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
October 30th, 2004 at 9:09 am
New party candidates getting ANY endorsements is good news. Thanks for the info.
Two points: In 1994, Libertarian Brooke King got the endorsement of both Albuquerque newspapers in his bid for a legislative seat, but surely this is the first time a Libertarian got a two-paper endorsement for Congress.
Second, I don’t believe the Jackson Free Press qualifies as a “large newspaper.” The “large” paper in Jackson is the Clarion Ledger, once a pretty good paper, but now owned by Gannett … which spells doom for quality.
Keep up the excellent work, Richard.
October 30th, 2004 at 10:46 am
Julie Samuels, Green Party candidate for the Illinois House, 8th district, has been endorsed by the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times.
October 31st, 2004 at 7:41 pm
A few more Green newspaper endorsees (and I assume this is for partisan candidates only):
San Francisco Bay Guardian: Terry Baum and Pat Gray for U.S. Representative, Districts 8 and 12, California
Fort Collins Coloradoan: Robert Kinsey for U.S. Representative, District 4, Colorado
Hartford Courant: Thomas Sevigny for State Senator, District 8, Connecticut
Portland Press-Herald: Elizabeth Trice for State Representative, District 116, Maine
November 8th, 2004 at 1:40 pm
Baltimore Sun endorsed Glenn L. Ross, the Green Party’s candidate in Baltimore City Council District 13.
http://www.baltimoregreens.org/glennross/index.html
The Baltimore City Paper (which, although not a large national daily like the Sun, does have wide local circulation) endorsed several other Green candidates this year in Baltimore.