2016 United States presidential election

=== Newspaper endorsements ===
{{Main|Newspaper endorsements in the 2016 United States presidential election}}

Clinton was endorsed by ''The New York Times'',<ref name=NYTboardx>{{cite news|last=Editorial Board |title=Hillary Clinton for President |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=September 24, 2016 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/25/opinion/sunday/hillary-clinton-for-president.html| access-date =September 24, 2016}}</ref> the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'',<ref name=hil-pol>{{cite news |title=LA Times endorses Clinton, bashes Trump |newspaper=[[Politico]] |date=September 23, 2016 |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/la-times-endorses-clinton-228566| access-date =September 24, 2016}}</ref> the ''[[Houston Chronicle]]'',<ref name=hil-hou>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/01/politics/houston-chronicle-hillary-clinton-endorsement/ |title=Hillary Clinton endorsed by Houston Chronicle, Trump 'danger to the Republic' |first=Naomi |last=Lim |work=[[CNN]] |date=August 1, 2016}}</ref> the ''[[San Jose Mercury News]]'',<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/10/21/editorial-hillary-clinton-for-president/ |title=Editorial: In battle for America's soul, Hillary Clinton is our pick |date=October 21, 2016 |work=The San Jose Mercury News}}</ref> the ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]''<ref name=hil-cst>{{cite web |url=http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-vote-for-clinton-and-avert-a-train-wreck/ |title=Editorial: Vote for Clinton and avert a train wreck |work=Chicago Sun-Times|access-date=September 30, 2016}}</ref> and the ''[[New York Daily News]]''<ref name=hil-nydn>{{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/daily-news-editorial-board-hillary-clinton-president-article-1.2730476 |title=Daily News Editorial Board says Vote Hillary Clinton: She's the best choice for President, while Donald Trump represents a clear and present danger to the republic |date=July 28, 2016 |work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]] |location=New York}}</ref> editorial boards. Several papers which endorsed Clinton, such as the ''[[Houston Chronicle]]'',<ref name=hil-hou /> ''[[The Dallas Morning News]]'',<ref name=hil-dmn>{{cite news |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20160907-we-recommend-hillary-clinton-for-president.ece |title=We recommend Hillary Clinton for president |date=September 6, 2016 |work=The Dallas Morning News}}</ref> ''[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]]'',<ref name=":UT">{{Cite news |url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/editorials/sd-hillary-clinton-endorsement-for-president-20160929-story.html |title=Endorsement Why Hillary Clinton is the safe choice for president |date=September 30, 2016 |work=[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]]}}</ref> ''[[The Columbus Dispatch]]''<ref name=hil-cd>{{Cite news |url=http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/editorials/2016/10/09/1-editorial-for-president-trump-unfit-clinton-is-qualified.html |title=For president: Trump unfit, Clinton is qualified |work=The Columbus Dispatch|access-date=October 9, 2016 }}</ref> and ''[[The Arizona Republic]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/editorial/2016/09/27/hillary-clinton-endorsement/91198668/|title=Endorsement: Hillary Clinton is the only choice to move America ahead |author=The Arizona Republic Editorial Board |date=September 27, 2016}}</ref> endorsed their first Democratic candidate for many decades. ''[[The Atlantic (magazine)|The Atlantic]]'', which has been in circulation since 1857, gave Clinton its third-ever endorsement (after [[Abraham Lincoln]] and [[Lyndon Johnson]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/11/the-case-for-hillary-clinton-and-against-donald-trump/501161/ |title=The Case for Hillary Clinton And Against Donald Trump |website=[[The Atlantic]] |date=October 5, 2016}}</ref>

Trump, who frequently criticized the [[mainstream media]], was not endorsed by the vast majority of newspapers.<ref name=Trumpstrikes>{{cite news |last1=Diaz |first1=John |title=Trump strikes out on newspaper endorsements |url=http://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/diaz/article/Trump-strikes-out-on-newspaper-endorsements-9952303.php |newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |access-date=October 26, 2016 |date=October 7, 2016}}</ref><ref name=HodZeroEnd>{{cite web |last1=Hod |first1=Italy |title=Donald Trump Makes History With Zero Major Newspaper Endorsements |date=October 7, 2016 |url=https://www.yahoo.com/tv/donald-trump-makes-history-zero-major-newspaper-endorsements-000943174.html |publisher=[[Yahoo! News]] |access-date=October 26, 2016}}</ref> The ''[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]]'',<ref name=Tru-lvjr>{{cite web |title=Editorial:Donald Trump for president |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-donald-trump-president |publisher=Las Vegas Journal-Review |access-date=October 26, 2016}}</ref> ''[[The Florida Times-Union]]'',<ref>{{cite web |title=Editorial: Trump is the change agent America needs |url=http://jacksonville.com/opinion/2016-11-04/editorial-trump-change-agent-america-needs |website=jacksonville.com}}</ref> and the tabloid ''[[National Enquirer]]'' were his highest profile supporters.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2016/05/09/trumps_tabloid_130505.html |last=Cannon |first=Carl |title=Trump's tabloid |work=RealClearPolitics.com |date=May 9, 2016 |access-date=May 15, 2016}}</ref> ''[[USA Today]]'', which had not endorsed any candidate since it was founded in 1982, broke tradition by giving an anti-endorsement against Trump, declaring him "unfit for the presidency."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-live-updates-trailguide-don-t-vote-for-trump-says-usa-today-1475192834-htmlstory.html |title=Campaign 2016 updates: Another newspaper that has long backed GOP candidates bucks Donald Trump |date=September 30, 2016 |via=Los Angeles Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/09/29/dont-vote-for-donald-trump-editorial-board-editorials-debates/91295020/|title=USA TODAY's Editorial Board: Trump is 'unfit for the presidency'|author=The Editorial Board|website=[[USA Today]]}}</ref>

Gary Johnson received endorsements from several major daily newspapers, including the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'',<ref>{{cite news |title=Editorial: A principled option for U.S. president: Endorsing Gary Johnson, Libertarian |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-gary-johnson-president-endorsement-edit-1002-20160930-story.html |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |access-date=October 26, 2016 |date=September 30, 2016}}</ref> and the ''[[Richmond Times-Dispatch]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.richmond.com/opinion/editorial/editorial---gary-johnson-remains-the-best-choice-for-president-part-iv/article_4caf36d8-c948-519c-9d2c-1955ce8813e3.html|title=Editorial - Gary Johnson remains the best choice for president, part IV|access-date=June 11, 2020 |date=November 3, 2016}}</ref> Other traditionally Republican papers, including the ''[[New Hampshire Union Leader]]'', which had endorsed the Republican nominee in every election for the last 100 years,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/14/politics/gary-johnson-joe-mcquaid-union-leader-new-hampshire/ |title=Union Leader breaks with 100-year tradition, endorses Gary Johnson |first1=Daniella |last1=Diaz |first2=Cassie |last2=Spodak |work=[[CNN]] |date=September 14, 2016 |access-date=September 27, 2016}}</ref> and ''[[The Detroit News]]'', which had not endorsed a non-Republican in its 143 years,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/editorials/2016/09/28/endorse-johnson-president/91254412/ |title=Endorsement: Libertarian Gary Johnson for president|access-date=October 6, 2016}}</ref> endorsed Gary Johnson.