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During the [[U.S. presidential election, 1996|1996 United States presidential election]], newspapers, magazines, and other publications made general election [[Political endorsement|endorsements]].
According to ''[[Editor & Publisher]]'', based on responses to their quadrennial poll, [[Bob Dole]] received a total of 122 endorsements (total circulation of 7,475,578), and 80 papers supported [[Bill Clinton]], though with a higher total circulation of 8,287,436.  Libertarian candidate [[Harry Browne]] received one endorsement.<ref name="ep1996">(9 Nov. 1996). [http://www.editorandpublisher.com/news/more-papers-make-endorsements-in-presidential-race-p-3/ More Papers Make Endorsements In Presidential Race], ''[[Editor & Publisher]]''</ref><ref name="ep1996-two-nov16">Giobbe, Dorothy (26 October 1996). [http://www.editorandpublisher.com/news/dole-wins-in-endorsements-p-7/ Dole Wins…In Endorsements] ''[[Editor & Publisher]]'' (link has an updated November 1996 date; original article was 26 October, and was supplemented by 9 November update)</ref>
== Newspapers ==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! Newspaper
! 1996 Endorsement
! data-sort-type="number"|Circulation
! Endorsement<br>date
! City
! State
! 1992 Endorsement
! class="unsortable"|Notes
!Ref
|-
|''[[New York Observer]]''
|data-sort-value="Dole" {{party shading/Republican}}|Bob Dole
|
|data-sort-value="1996-10-07"|October 7
|[[New York City]]
|New York
|
|Weekly newspaper
|<ref name="nyo96">(7 Oct. 1996). [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!search/endorse$20bob$20dole/alt.politics.usa.republican/8-0liteuRy0/o0XV_gG4izwJ Bob Dole, the Right Choice for '96 (excerpts)], ''[[The New York Observer]]''</ref>
|-
|''[[The Spokesman-Review]]''
|data-sort-value="Dole" {{party shading/Republican}}|Bob Dole
|
|data-sort-value="1996-10-12"|October 12
|[[Spokane, Washington|Spokane]]
|Washington
|data-sort-value="Clinton" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Bill Clinton<ref name="spokes96"/>
|
|<ref name="spokes96">(12 Oct. 1996). [http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/hbo/2016/oct/12/blast-past-elect-bob-dole/ Elect A President Worthy of Trust], ''[[The Spokesman-Review]]''</ref>
|-
|''[[Chicago Tribune]]''
|data-sort-value="Dole" {{party shading/Republican}}|Bob Dole
|
|data-sort-value="1996-10-20"|October 20
|[[Chicago]]
|Illinois
|data-sort-value="Bush" {{party shading/Republican}}|George H.W. Bush
|
|<ref name="chictrib96">(20 Oct. 1996). [https://www.chicagotribune.com/1996/10/20/bob-dole-for-president/ Bob Dole for President], ''[[Chicago Tribune]]''</ref>
|-
|''[[Albuquerque Journal]]''
|data-sort-value="Dole" {{party shading/Republican}}|Bob Dole
|
|data-sort-value="1996-10-20"|October 20
|[[Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque]]
|New Mexico
|
|
|<ref name="albjournal">(20 Oct. 1996). ''Dole for President'', ''[[Albuquerque Journal]]'' ("For the last four years, there has been no clear sense of national direction, foreign or domestic. It's time for a change. The Journal recommends Bob Dole to be the next president of the United States.")</ref>
|-
|''[[Delaware County Daily Times]]''
|data-sort-value="Dole" {{party shading/Republican}}|Bob Dole
|53,635<ref name="ep1996-two-nov16"/>
|
|[[Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania|Upper Darby]]
|Pennsylvania
|data-sort-value="Clinton" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Bill Clinton<ref name="ep1996-two-nov16"/>
|
|<ref name="ep1996-two-nov16" />
|-
|''Chanute Tribune''
|data-sort-value="Dole" {{party shading/Republican}}|Bob Dole
|4,600<ref name="ep1996-two-nov16"/>
|
|[[Chanute, Kansas|Chanute]]
|Kansas
|data-sort-value="Clinton" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Bill Clinton<ref name="ep1996-two-nov16"/>
|
|<ref name="ep1996-two-nov16" />
|-
|''[[The Newton Kansan]]''
|data-sort-value="Dole" {{party shading/Republican}}|Bob Dole
|7,645<ref name="ep1996-two-nov16"/>
|
|[[Newton, Kansas|Newton]]
|Kansas
|data-sort-value="Clinton" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Bill Clinton<ref name="ep1996-two-nov16"/>
|
|<ref name="ep1996-two-nov16" />
|-
|''[[Times Leader]]''
|data-sort-value="Clinton" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Bill Clinton
|
|
|[[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania|Wilkes-Barre]]
|Pennsylvania
|data-sort-value="Bush" {{party shading/Republican}}|George H.W. Bush<ref name="ep1996-two-nov16"/>
|Only paper in E&P poll to switch from GOP to DEM.
|<ref name="ep1996-two-nov16" />
|-
|''[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]''
|data-sort-value="Clinton" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Bill Clinton
|
|data-sort-value="1996-10-20"|October 20
|[[St. Louis]]
|Missouri
|
|
|<ref name="slpd96">(20 Oct. 1996). [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/141708595/ For President of the United States: Bill Clinton], ''[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]''</ref>
|-
|''[[Sacramento Bee]]''
|data-sort-value="Clinton" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Bill Clinton
|
|data-sort-value="1996-10-20"|October 20
|[[Sacramento]]
|California
|
|
|<ref name="sacbee96">(20 October 1996). Clinton for President, ''[[Sacramento Bee]]'', p. F4 ("For all their differences in political outlook and personality, they are both people of long political experience who move intuitively toward the center. And yet the differences are real ...")(paper archives are behind paywall on newsbank)</ref>
|-
|''[[Minneapolis Star Tribune]]''
|data-sort-value="Clinton" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Bill Clinton
|
|data-sort-value="1996-10-20"|October 20
|[[Minneapolis]]
|Minnesota
|
|
|<ref name="minnstartribune">(20 Oct. 1996). Bill Clinton, ''[[Minneapolis Star Tribune]]'' ("For the Star Tribune, the superior choice is just as clear. It is this newspaper's strong conviction that President Clinton's leadership would best serve the United States in the four years to come.")</ref>
|-
|''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]''
|data-sort-value="Clinton" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Bill Clinton
|
|data-sort-value="1996-10-20"|October 20
|[[Chicago]]
|Illinois
|
|
|<ref name="suntimes96">(20 Oct. 1996). [https://web.archive.org/web/20181118095741/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4364836.html Four more years for flawed Clinton], ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'' ("Although we believe former Sen. Bob Dole is a man of better character, we prefer the vision espoused by President Bill Clinton.")</ref>
|-
|''[[The Palm Beach Post]]''
|data-sort-value="Clinton" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Bill Clinton
|
|data-sort-value="1996-10-20"|October 20
|[[West Palm Beach, Florida|West Palm Beach]]
|Florida
|
|
|<ref name="pbeachpost96">(20 Oct. 1996).  [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/133512115/ Clinton has been lucky, but he's also been good], ''[[The Palm Beach Post]]'' ("At this point, legitimate ethical questions don't outweigh the good things Mr. Clinton has done and can do. The Post recommends President Clinton ...")</ref>
|-
|''[[Winston-Salem Journal]]''
|data-sort-value="Dole" {{party shading/Republican}}|Bob Dole
|
|data-sort-value="1996-10-21"|October 21?
|[[Winston-Salem, North Carolina|Winston-Salem]]
|North Carolina
|
|
|<ref name="winston96">(21 Oct. 1996) "Dole More Qualified", ''[[Winston-Salem Journal]]''</ref>
|-
|''[[Kitsap Sun|The Sun]]''
|data-sort-value="Dole" {{party shading/Republican}}|Bob Dole
|
|data-sort-value="1996-10-23"|October 23
|[[Bremerton, Washington|Bremerton]]
|Washington
|
|
|<ref name="kitsapsun96">(23 October 1996). [http://web.kitsapsun.com/archive/1996/10-23/353076_dole_makes_best_choice_for_pres.html Dole makes best choice for president], ''[[Kitsap Sun|The Sun]]''</ref>
|-
|''[[The New York Times]]''
|data-sort-value="Clinton" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Bill Clinton
|1,071,120<ref name="96cirarticle">Peterson, Iver (1 November 1996). [https://www.nytimes.com/1996/11/01/business/nation-s-newspapers-report-mixed-results-on-circulation.html Nation's Newspapers Report Mixed Results on Circulation], ''[[The New York Times]]''</ref>
|data-sort-value="1996-10-27"|October 27
|[[New York City|New York]]
|New York
|data-sort-value="Clinton" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Bill Clinton<ref name="nyt1992">(25 Oct. 1992) [http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/opinion/timeline/1992-clinton.pdf Bill Clinton's Promise], ''[[The New York Times]]''</ref>
|
|<ref name="nyt96">(27 Oct. 1996). [http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/opinion/timeline/1996-clinton.pdf Bill Clinton for President], ''[[The New York Times]]''</ref>
|-
|''[[Denver Post]]''
|data-sort-value="Clinton" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Bill Clinton
|
|data-sort-value="1996-10-27"|October 27
|[[Denver]]
|Colorado
|
|
|<ref name="denverpost96">(27 October 1996). Bill Clinton for President, ''[[Denver Post]]'', p. F-02 ("On balance, this newspaper believes Bill Clinton is best suited to lead us into the century ahead. We endorse his re-election to the presidency.") (article is behind paywall on newsbank)</ref>
|-
|''[[Philadelphia Inquirer]]''
|data-sort-value="Clinton" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Bill Clinton
|
|data-sort-value="1996-10-27"|October 27
|[[Philadelphia]]
|Pennsylvania
|
|
|<ref name="phillenq96">(27 Oct. 1996). [https://web.archive.org/web/20161018221033/http://articles.philly.com/1996-10-27/news/25663022_1_republican-bob-dole-bill-clinton-tax-policy Reelect Bill Clinton If He Stays True To His Centrist Values, He Could Be One For The History Books], ''[[Philadelphia Inquirer]]''</ref>
|-
|''[[Hartford Courant]]''
|data-sort-value="Clinton" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Bill Clinton
|208,844<ref name="96cirarticle"/>
|data-sort-value="1996-10-27"|October 27
|[[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]]
|Connecticut
|data-sort-value="Clinton" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Bill Clinton<ref name="hartfo96"/>
|
|<ref name="hartfo96">(27 Oct. 1996). [http://www.courant.com/opinion/editorials/hc-clintonendorse1996-story.html 1996 Courant Clinton Endorsement], ''[[Hartford Courant]]''</ref>
|-
|''[[The Daily News (Kentucky)]]''
|data-sort-value="Dole" {{party shading/Republican}}|Bob Dole
|
|data-sort-value="1996-10-27"|October 27
|[[Bowling Green, Kentucky|Bowling Green]]
|Kentucky
|
|
|<ref name="bowlinggre">(27 Oct. 1996). [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=bxbQgRQgr4sC&dat=19961027&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Dole is the best choice for America], ''[[The Daily News (Kentucky)]]''</ref>
|-
|''[[Daily Press (Virginia)]]''
|data-sort-value="Dole" {{party shading/Republican}}|Bob Dole
|
|data-sort-value="1996-10-27"|October 27
|[[Newport News, Virginia|Newport News]]
|Virginia
|
|
|<ref name="dailypressVA">(27 October 1996). [https://www.dailypress.com/1996/10/27/dole-for-president/ Dole for President], ''[[Daily Press (Virginia)]]''</ref>
|-
|''[[Dallas Morning News]]''
|data-sort-value="Dole" {{party shading/Republican}}|Bob Dole
|527,300 (1994)<ref name="dallasmn96">[https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/eed12 Dallas Morning News], [[Handbook of Texas]], Retrieved 18 October 2016</ref>
|
|[[Dallas]]
|Texas
|data-sort-value="Bush" {{party shading/Republican}}|George H.W. Bush<ref name="dallasmn96"/>
|
|<ref name="dallasmn96" />
|-
|''[[Houston Chronicle]]''
|data-sort-value="Dole" {{party shading/Republican}}|Bob Dole
|
|
|[[Houston, Texas|Houston]]
|Texas
|data-sort-value="Bush" {{party shading/Republican}}|George H.W. Bush<ref name="houschron08"/>
|
|<ref name="houschron08">(19 Oct. 2008). [http://www.chron.com/opinion/outlook/article/A-record-of-endorsements-1764443.php 1996 A record of endorsements], ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''</ref>
|-
|''[[Boston Globe]]''
|data-sort-value="Clinton" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Bill Clinton
|
|data-sort-value="1996-10-27"|October 27
|[[Boston]]
|Massachusetts
|
|
|<ref name="bostonglobe96">(27 Oct. 1996). [https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8402323.html Clinton for president]{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, ''[[Boston Globe]]''</ref>
|-
|''[[Portage Daily Register]]''
|data-sort-value="Dole" {{party shading/Republican}}|Bob Dole
|
|data-sort-value="1996-11-02"|November 2
|[[Portage, Wisconsin|Portage]]
|Wisconsin
|
|
|<ref name="wisconsinpapers96">(2 November 1996). [http://www.beloitdailynews.com/beloit-daily-news---saturday-november/article_092fc890-7f0f-5ff5-a066-d28f61075665.html Many Wisconsin newspapers endorse Bob Dole], ''[[Beloit Daily News]]'' (Associated Press)</ref>
|-
|''[[Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune]]''
|data-sort-value="Dole" {{party shading/Republican}}|Bob Dole
|
|
|[[Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin|Wisconsin Rapids]]
|Wisconsin
|
|
|<ref name="wisconsinpapers96" />
|-
|''[[Sun-Sentinel]]''<ref name="sunsentin96story">Kleindienst, Linda & Diane Hirth (4 November 1996). [https://web.archive.org/web/20161013134459/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1996-11-04/news/9611030251_1_endorsements-tight-race-newspapers-editorial State Newspapers Back Clinton], ''[[Sun-Sentinel]]''</ref>
|data-sort-value="Clinton" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Bill Clinton
|
|
|[[Broward County, Florida|Broward County]]
|Florida
|
|
|
|-
|''[[The Plain Dealer]]''<ref name="cleve96">(27 October 1996). [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CPDB&p_theme=cpdb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&s_dispstring=%22voluble%20clinton%22%20AND%20date(all)&p_field_advanced-0=&p_text_advanced-0=(%22voluble%20clinton%22)&xcal_numdocs=20&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&xcal_useweights=no BILL CLINTON THE PERSONAL AND POLICY MISTAKES OF THE FIRST TERM SHOULD BE LESSONS LEARNED FOR THE SECOND], ''[[The Plain Dealer]]''</ref><ref name="cleve2012history">(20 October 2012). [http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2012/10/plain_dealer_presidential_endo.html Plain Dealer presidential endorsements: Every pick we made since 1936], ''[[The Plain Dealer]]''</ref>
|data-sort-value="Clinton" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Bill Clinton
|
|data-sort-value="1996-10-27"|October 27
|[[Cleveland]]
|Ohio
|data-sort-value="Clinton" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Bill Clinton
|
|
|-
|''[[Seattle Times]]''<ref name="seattletimes2004">(20 June 2004). [http://old.seattletimes.com/html/opinion/2001959660_vesely20.html Hey, liberal Times, whom will you endorse?], ''[[Seattle Times]]''</ref>
|data-sort-value="Clinton" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Bill Clinton
|
|
|[[Seattle]]
|Washington
|data-sort-value="Clinton" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Bill Clinton<ref name="seattletimes2004"/>
|
|
|-
|''[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]''
|data-sort-value="Dole" {{party shading/Republican}}|Bob Dole
|
|
|[[Milwaukee]]
|Wisconsin
|
|
|<ref name="milmag2007">(7 November 2007). [https://www.milwaukeemag.com/2007/11/07/EditorialFlip_flopping/ Editorial Flip Flopping], ''[[Milwaukee Magazine]]''</ref>
|-
|''[[San Jose Mercury News]]''
|data-sort-value="Clinton" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Bill Clinton
|
|
|[[San Diego]]
|California
|data-sort-value="Clinton" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Bill Clinton<ref name="AP-reftomerc9296endorse"/>
|
|<ref name="AP-reftomerc9296endorse">(14 September 1998). [http://www.sddt.com/News/article.cfm?SourceCode=19980914cp&_t=San+Jose+Mercury+News+President+Clinton+Should+Resign#.WAdwe6KqbOU San Jose Mercury News: President Clinton Should Resign], '' San Diego Daily Transcript'' (Associated Press) ("The Silicon Valley newspaper, which endorsed Clinton for president in 1992 and 1996")</ref>
|-
|''[[Miami Herald]]''
|data-sort-value="zNo endorsement" {{party shading/None}}|No endorsement
|
|
|[[Miami]]
|Florida
|
|
|<ref name="sunsentin96story" />
|-
|''[[The Hutchinson News]]''
|data-sort-value="Dole" {{party shading/Republican}}|Bob Dole
|
|
|[[Hutchinson, Kansas|Hutchinson]]
|Kansas
|
|
|<ref name="ep1996" />
|-
|''[[Augusta Chronicle]]''
|data-sort-value="Dole" {{party shading/Republican}}|Bob Dole
|
|
|[[Augusta, Georgia|Augusta]]
|Georgia
|
|
|<ref name="ep1996" />
|-
|''[[Connecticut Post]]''
|data-sort-value="Dole" {{party shading/Republican}}|Bob Dole
|
|
|[[Bridgeport, Connecticut|Bridgeport]]
|Connecticut
|
|
|<ref name="ep1996" />
|-
|''[[Oshkosh Northwestern]]''
|data-sort-value="Dole" {{party shading/Republican}}|Bob Dole
|
|
|[[Oshkosh, Wisconsin|Oshkosh]]
|Wisconsin
|
|
|<ref name="ep1996" />
|-
|''[[Knoxville News Sentinel]]''
|data-sort-value="Dole" {{party shading/Republican}}|Bob Dole
|
|
|[[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]]
|Tennessee
|
|
|
|-
|''[[Mitchell Daily Republic]]''
|data-sort-value="Dole" {{party shading/Republican}}|Bob Dole
|
|
|[[Mitchell, South Dakota|Mitchell]]
|South Dakota
|
|
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|-
|''[[Naples Daily News]]''
|data-sort-value="Dole" {{party shading/Republican}}|Bob Dole
|
|
|[[Naples, Florida|Naples]]
|Florida
|
|
|
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|''[[New Haven Register]]''
|data-sort-value="Dole" {{party shading/Republican}}|Bob Dole
|
|
|[[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]]
|Connecticut
|
|
|
|-
|''[[New York Post]]''
|data-sort-value="Dole" {{party shading/Republican}}|Bob Dole
|
|
|[[New York City|New York]]
|New York
|
|
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|-
|''[[Norwich Bulletin]]''
|data-sort-value="Dole" {{party shading/Republican}}|Bob Dole
|
|
|[[Norwich, Connecticut|Norwich]]
|Connecticut
|
|
|
|-
|''[[Paris News]]''
|data-sort-value="Dole" {{party shading/Republican}}|Bob Dole
|
|
|[[Paris, Texas|Paris]]
|Texas
|
|
|
|-
|''[[Richmond Times-Dispatch]]''
|data-sort-value="Dole" {{party shading/Republican}}|Bob Dole
|
|
|[[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]]
|Virginia
|
|
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|-
|''[[Rocky Mountain News]]''
|data-sort-value="Dole" {{party shading/Republican}}|Bob Dole
|
|
|[[Denver]]
|Colorado
|
|
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|-
|''[[Tulsa World]]''
|data-sort-value="Dole" {{party shading/Republican}}|Bob Dole
|
|
|[[Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa]]
|Oklahoma
|
|
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|-
|''[[Wichita Eagle]]''
|data-sort-value="Dole" {{party shading/Republican}}|Bob Dole
|
|
|[[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]]
|Kansas
|
|
|
|-
|''[[The Greenville News]]''
|data-sort-value="Dole" {{party shading/Republican}}|Bob Dole
|
|
|[[Greenville, South Carolina|Greenville]]
|South Carolina
|
|
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|-
|''[[Idaho Statesman]]''
|data-sort-value="Dole" {{party shading/Republican}}|Bob Dole
|
|
|[[Boise, Idaho|Boise]]
|Idaho
|
|
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|''[[Indianapolis Star]]''
|data-sort-value="Dole" {{party shading/Republican}}|Bob Dole
|
|
|[[Indianapolis]]
|Indiana
|
|
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|-
|''[[The Courier-Tribune]]''
|data-sort-value="Dole" {{party shading/Republican}}|Bob Dole
|
|
|[[Asheboro, North Carolina|Asheboro]]
|North Carolina
|
|
|
|-
|''[[Boston Herald]]''
|data-sort-value="Dole" {{party shading/Republican}}|Bob Dole
|
|
|[[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]]
|Massachusetts
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|-
|''[[Chattanooga Free Press]]''
|data-sort-value="Dole" {{party shading/Republican}}|Bob Dole
|
|
|[[Chattanooga]]
|Tennessee
|
|
|
|-
|''[[Cincinnati Post]]''
|data-sort-value="Dole" {{party shading/Republican}}|Bob Dole
|
|
|[[Cincinnati, Ohio|Cincinnati]]
|Ohio
|
|
|
|-
|''[[Cincinnati Enquirer]]''
|data-sort-value="Dole" {{party shading/Republican}}|Bob Dole
|
|
|[[Cincinnati, Ohio|Cincinnati]]
|Ohio
|
|
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|-
|''[[Columbus Dispatch]]''
|data-sort-value="Dole" {{party shading/Republican}}|Bob Dole
|
|
|[[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]]
|Ohio
|
|
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|-
|''[[The Clarion-Ledger]]''<ref name="ep1996"/>
|data-sort-value="Dole" {{party shading/Republican}}|Bob Dole
|
|
|[[Jackson, Mississippi|Jackson]]
|Mississippi
|
|
|
|-
|''[[The Commercial Appeal]]''<ref name="ep1996"/>
|data-sort-value="Dole" {{party shading/Republican}}|Bob Dole
|
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|[[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]
|Tennessee
|
|
|
|-
|''The Record''
|data-sort-value="Clinton" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Bill Clinton
|
|
|Bergen County
|New Jersey
|
|
|<ref name="ep1996" />
|-
|''The News & Record''
|data-sort-value="Clinton" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Bill Clinton
|
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|Greensboro
|North Carolina
|
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|''Asbury Park Press''
|data-sort-value="Clinton" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Bill Clinton
|
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|Neptune
|New Jersey
|
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|<ref name="ep1996" />
|-
|''Charlotte Observer''
|data-sort-value="Clinton" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Bill Clinton
|
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|Charlotte
|North Carolina
|
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|<ref name="ep1996" />
|-
|''The Times''
|data-sort-value="Clinton" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Bill Clinton
|
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|Shreveport
|Louisiana
|
|
|<ref name="ep1996" />
|-
|''Kansas City Star''
|data-sort-value="Dole" {{party shading/Republican}}|Bob Dole
|
|
|Kansas City
|Missouri
|data-sort-value="Clinton" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Bill Clinton
|
|<ref name="midwestsouthlssun">(28 October 1996). [http://lasvegassun.com/news/1996/oct/28/midwest-south-papers-like-dole/ Midwest, South papers like Dole], ''[[Las Vegas Sun]]''</ref>
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|''The Times of Trenton''
|data-sort-value="Clinton" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Bill Clinton
|
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|Trenton
|New Jersey
|
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|}
*Corpus Christi Caller Times, Tex.: Dole
*The Day of New London, Conn.: Dole
*El Paso Herald-Post, Tex.: Dole
*Evansville Courier, Ind.: Dole
*Maine Sunday Telegram: Clinton<ref name="ep1996"/>
*Detroit News: Dole<ref name="nytimessample96">(28 October 1996). [https://www.nytimes.com/1996/10/28/us/endorsements-for-president.html?_r=0 Endorsements for President], ''[[The New York Times]]''</ref>
*Washington Times: Dole<ref name="ep1996"/><ref name="nytimessample96"/>
*Asbury Park Press, Neptune, N.J.: Clinton
*Arizona Daily Star, Tucson: Clinton
*Atlanta Constitution: Clinton
*Charleston Gazette, W.Va.: Clinton
*Concord Monitor, N.H.: Clinton
*Courier-News, Bridgewater, New Jersey: Clinton<ref name="ep1996"/>
*Des Moines Register: Clinton<ref name="ep1996"/>
*Detroit Free Press: Clinton
*Florida Today: Clinton
*The Great Falls Tribune, Mont.: Clinton
*The Honolulu Advertiser: Clinton<ref name="ep1996"/>
*The Las Vegas Sun: Clinton
*Louisville Courier-Journal: Clinton
*Mesa Tribune, Ariz.: Clinton
*Nashville Banner: Clinton
*New York Daily News: Clinton
*Newsday, Long Island, N.Y.: Clinton <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newsday.com/opinion/newsday-s-presidential-endorsements-1.12471273|title = Newsday's presidential endorsements over the years}}</ref>
*Philadelphia Daily News: Clinton
*Oregonian, Portland: Clinton
*Statesman Journal, Salem, Ore.: Clinton
*San Francisco Examiner: Clinton
*Santa Fe New Mexican: Clinton
*Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Clinton<ref name="ep1996"/>
*Star Ledger, Newark: Clinton
*St. Paul Pioneer Press: Clinton
*Tennessean, Nashville: Clinton
*Union News, Springfield, Mass.: Clinton
*Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Dole<ref name="ep1996"/>
*''The Economist'': Dole<ref name="economist2008">(28 October 2008). [http://www.economist.com/node/12499760 US presidential endorsements: A round-up of past presidential endorsements by The Economist], ''[[The Economist]]'' (compilation of 1980-2004 endorsements)</ref>
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