New York Times Presidential Endorsements: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
imported>Hayford Peirce (put in some figures to bring it up to date -- now I'll have to figure out how to bring in a table) |
imported>Hayford Peirce (put in the first 8 elections in the form of a table, to be completed little by little) |
||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
'''New York Times Presidential Endorsements''' are made every four years by the most prestigious [[newspaper]] in the United States (and perhaps the world) to give its readers the name of the candidate that the paper's editors believe is best suited to fit the needs of the nation. The first endorsement was in 1860 for [[Abraham Lincoln]] and the most recent one was for [[Barack Obama]] in 2012. Its first six endorsements were for [[Republican|Republicans]], and it was not until 1884 that it backed its first [[Democrat]], [[Grover Cleveland]]. Since then it has endorsed the Democratic candidate 27 times and the Republican only six, the last being [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] in 1956. | '''New York Times Presidential Endorsements''' are made every four years by the most prestigious [[newspaper]] in the United States (and perhaps the world) to give its readers the name of the candidate that the paper's editors believe is best suited to fit the needs of the nation. The first endorsement was in 1860 for [[Abraham Lincoln]] and the most recent one was for [[Barack Obama]] in 2012. Its first six endorsements were for [[Republican|Republicans]], and it was not until 1884 that it backed its first [[Democrat]], [[Grover Cleveland]]. Since then it has endorsed the Democratic candidate 27 times and the Republican only six, the last being [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] in 1956. | ||
==Endorsements by the New York Times since 1860== | |||
'''From the ''New York Times'' of October 27, 2012; see the site at [http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/10/28/opinion/presidential-endorsement-timeline.html>]''' | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- bgcolor="#efefef" | |||
!width="40"|'''Year''' | |||
!width="250"|'''Endorsed''' | |||
!width="250"|'''Opponent(s)''' | |||
!width="150"|'''Winner''' | |||
|- | |||
| 1860 || [[Abraham Lincoln]], Republican || [[Stephen A. Douglas]], Democrat; [[John C. Brekinridge]], Southern Democrat; [[John Bell]], Constitutional Union Party || Lincoln, | |||
|- | |||
| 1864 || [[Abraham Lincoln]], Republican || [[George B. McClellan]], Democrat || Lincoln | |||
|- | |||
| 1868 || [[Ulysses S. Grant]], Republican || [[Horatio Seymour]], Democrat || Grant | |||
|- | |||
| 1872 || [[Ulysses S. Grant]], Republican || [[Horace Greeley]], Democrat || Grant | |||
|- | |||
| 1876 || [[Rutherford B. Hayes]], Republican || [[Samuel Tilden]], Democrat || Hayes | |||
|- | |||
| 1880 || [[James Garfield]], Republican || [[Winfield S. Hancock]], Democrat || Garfield | |||
|- | |||
| 1884 || [[Grover Cleveland]], Democrat || [[James G. Blaine]], Republican || Cleveland | |||
|- | |||
| 1888 || [[Grover Cleveland]], Democrat || [[Benjamin Harrison]], Republican || Harrison | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
Revision as of 13:10, 3 November 2012
New York Times Presidential Endorsements are made every four years by the most prestigious newspaper in the United States (and perhaps the world) to give its readers the name of the candidate that the paper's editors believe is best suited to fit the needs of the nation. The first endorsement was in 1860 for Abraham Lincoln and the most recent one was for Barack Obama in 2012. Its first six endorsements were for Republicans, and it was not until 1884 that it backed its first Democrat, Grover Cleveland. Since then it has endorsed the Democratic candidate 27 times and the Republican only six, the last being Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1956.
Endorsements by the New York Times since 1860
From the New York Times of October 27, 2012; see the site at >
| Year | Endorsed | Opponent(s) | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1860 | Abraham Lincoln, Republican | Stephen A. Douglas, Democrat; John C. Brekinridge, Southern Democrat; John Bell, Constitutional Union Party | Lincoln, |
| 1864 | Abraham Lincoln, Republican | George B. McClellan, Democrat | Lincoln |
| 1868 | Ulysses S. Grant, Republican | Horatio Seymour, Democrat | Grant |
| 1872 | Ulysses S. Grant, Republican | Horace Greeley, Democrat | Grant |
| 1876 | Rutherford B. Hayes, Republican | Samuel Tilden, Democrat | Hayes |
| 1880 | James Garfield, Republican | Winfield S. Hancock, Democrat | Garfield |
| 1884 | Grover Cleveland, Democrat | James G. Blaine, Republican | Cleveland |
| 1888 | Grover Cleveland, Democrat | Benjamin Harrison, Republican | Harrison |