Right wing papers...General election endorsements by the 100 highest-circulation newspapers in the country.(See below for some of the choice passages from these endorsements about Trump.)
Some papers with a history of endorsing Republicans have not only changed sides in this election, but have rebuked Trump with unusually strong language. Here is a sampling of what these conservative-leaning editorial boards have written about Trump:
The
Cincinnati Enquirer, which had not endorsed a Democrat for president in nearly a century: "
Trump is a clear and present danger to our country…Do we really want someone in charge of our military and nuclear codes who has an impulse control problem? The fact that so many top military and national security officials are not supporting Trump speaks volumes."
The
Arizona Republic, which had never endorsed a Democrat for president since its founding in 1890: "
Trump responds to criticism with the petulance of verbal spit wads. That's beneath our national dignity. When the president of the United States speaks, the world expects substance. Not a blistering tweet."
The
Dallas Morning News, which had not endorsed a Democrat for president in more than 75 years: "
He plays on fear—exploiting base instincts of xenophobia, racism and misogyny—to bring out the worst in all of us, rather than the best. His serial shifts on fundamental issues reveal an
astounding absence of preparedness. And his improvisational insults and midnight tweets exhibit a dangerous lack of judgment and impulse control."
The
San Diego Union-Tribune, which had not endorsed a Democrat for president in its 148-year history: "Terrible leaders can knock nations off course. Venezuela is falling apart because of the obstinance and delusions of Hugo Chávez and his successor. Argentina is finally coming out of the chaos created by Cristina Kirchner and several of her predecessors.
Trump could be our Chávez, our Kirchner. We cannot take that risk."
USA Today, which had never endorsed a presidential candidate (and still stopped short of an actual endorsement of Clinton): "
[R]esist the siren song of a dangerous demagogue. By all means vote, just not for Donald Trump."