<\/a>It\u2019s getting hard to keep up with the growing list of traditionally conservative newspapers that are not just dumping Trump, but are actively endorsing Hillary Clinton. The endorsements have come at the price of some cancelled subscriptions\u2014and even an occasional death threat. Many observers say, \u201cSo what,\u201d arguing that, in the age of social media, newspaper endorsements are less impactful than they once were.<\/p>\n But others say that these kinds of unexpected endorsements<\/a> could make a dent in public opinion: They could shock some voters into the realization that, this time around, they are backing a highly inappropriate candidate named Donald Trump.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u2026a 2011 study<\/a> pointed out one scenario where a newspaper editorial board may make a difference: when a newspaper bucks its own tradition.<\/p>\n In that study, Democratic endorsements from conservative papers seemed to have more influence than a Republican endorsement from that paper would, and the same concept applied to left-leaning papers endorsing conservative candidates.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n I\u2019m hoping that the 2011 study is correct.<\/p>\n Here are summaries of conservative endorsements of Hillary Clinton, from a recent article in Rolling Stone, called \u201cConservative Newspapers That Just Went \u2018Never Trump.\u2019: <\/a><\/p>\n Paper:<\/strong>\u00a0New Hampshire Union Leader<\/em> Paper:\u00a0<\/strong>Arizona Republic Paper:\u00a0<\/strong>The Dallas Morning News
\nHistory:\u00a0<\/strong>Backed Every Republican presidential candidate since 1916
\nHeadline: <\/strong>“A better choice for President (No need to hold your nose)<\/a>”
\nChoice quote: <\/strong>“[Trump] is a liar, a bully, a buffoon. He denigrates any individual or group that displeases him. He has dishonored military veterans and their families, made fun of the physically frail, and changed political views almost as often as he has changed wives.”<\/p>\n
\n<\/em>History:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Backed every Republican presidential candidate since its founding in 1890
\nHeadline: <\/strong>“Hillary Clinton is the only choice to move America ahead<\/a>”
\nChoice quote: <\/strong>“The 2016 Republican candidate is not conservative and he is not qualified …. Trump responds to criticism with the petulance of verbal spit wads …. Trump’s inability to control himself … represents a real threat to our national security …. Trump’s long history of objectifying women and his demeaning comments about women during the campaign are not just good-old-boy gaffes. They are evidence of deep character flaws. They are part of a pattern …. Taken together they reveal a candidate who doesn\u2019t grasp our national ideals …. Instead of offering solutions, he hangs scapegoats like pi\u00f1atas and invites people to take a swing.”<\/p>\n
\n<\/em>History:\u00a0<\/strong>Backed every Republican presidential candidate since 1940
\nHeadline: <\/strong>“We recommend Hillary Clinton for president<\/a>”
\nChoice quote: <\/strong>“Trump’s values are hostile to conservatism. He plays on fear \u2014 exploiting base instincts of xenophobia, racism and misogyny \u2014 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.”<\/p>\n