Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Earn Endorsements from Newspapers Across the Country
This past week, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris earned endorsements from 19 newspapers across 14 states. The endorsements highlight Joe Biden’s leadership, experience, and empathy as the qualities America needs in a president. Citing the COVID-19 pandemic, the economic crisis, and racial inequality in this country, the editorial boards also wrote that only Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are equipped to handle this triple threat of crises and build our country back better.
In Arizona:
• Arizona Daily Star: 2020 Election: Star Editorial Board Endorsements
o “Biden has described this election as a fight for the soul of our nation, and we agree — and we believe the United States as a country and Americans as individuals will be in far, far better hands with Joseph R. Biden than the alternative.”
In Florida:
• The Palm Beach Post: Post endorses: For the sake of our now fragile democracy, Biden for president
o “Democratic voters chose Joe Biden out of an original 29 candidates in the primaries...because they perceived him to be the best hope of returning the United States to a sense of normalcy, while also moving the country forward on long-delayed problems such as sea-level rise, affordable health care, immigration, gun safety and racial inequities... Joe Biden has our endorsement, and our prayers.”
• Tampa Bay Times: A clear choice for president: The Times Editorial Board recommendation
o “Over a long career and the gantlet of a presidential campaign, Biden outmatches his opponent at every turn. He’s a decent man and a leader who can help heal the country and put it back on course to meet the pressing challenges of our times. America needs a new president.”
In Iowa:
• Des Moines Register: Editorial Board: Bring America together again: The United States needs an experienced, compassionate president. That's Joe Biden
o “Joe Biden should be the next president of the United States. He is the right person at the right time to restore decency in public life. He will take seriously the challenges facing this country.”
• The Gazette: The Gazette's endorsement for president: End the carnage
o “Biden will seek progress on racial justice, his economic policies will look beyond simply enacting tax cuts that primarily benefit the wealthy, and he can restore the nation’s credibility on the world stage after Trump shredded relations with our longtime allies. He’s an honest and competent man ready to serve at a time when honesty and competency are in short supply.”
• Quad-City Times: Endorsement: Biden for president
o “We urge all Americans to seize this opportunity. Vote for Joe Biden. Make him our president and chart a better path for this nation in the days ahead. This country needs a leader who can deliver us from the exhaustion that has set upon this country. This country needs Joe Biden to be the 46th president of the United States.”
In Maine:
• Portland Press Herald: Our Endorsement: Joe Biden should be our president
o “There is no doubt that Biden is qualified for the job. He served 36 years in the U.S. Senate, and eight as vice president, which would give him more experience in federal government service than the last four presidents combined when they took office. His empathy is legendary. He is famously generous, decent and kind.”
• The Bangor Daily News: Joe Biden will return competence and compassion to White House
o “Electing Joe Biden...would set us back on a course of working together toward a better America, a more just America, and more civil America. Above all, Biden would restore a foundation of empathy, decency and competence to our nation’s highest office.”
In Massachusetts:
• The Boston Globe: The Globe endorses Joe Biden for president
o “And if the career of former Delaware senator, two-term vice president, and now Democratic nominee Joe Biden has demonstrated anything, it is that he is uniquely suited to restore the standards that generations of Americans took for granted: that presidents aspire to serve all Americans; listen to all sides; advance the welfare of all; and put the national interest ahead of their own.”
In Minnesota:
• Star Tribune: Editorial Board endorsement: Biden can reunite, restart America
o “America cannot endure another four years of division, chaos, corruption, norm-breaking, rule-breaking, hatred toward immigrants, and lies and incompetence. Biden, along with the well-qualified vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris, represents a chance to return to cherished American ideals, to call out the best in all of us, and to resume this country’s leadership role in the world as a stabilizing force.”
In Nebraska:
• Omaha World-Herald: Joe Biden’s leadership would benefit our country
o “Our country, buffeted by the COVID crisis, economic unsteadiness and ongoing political rancor, is in dire need of leadership. Steady, capable leadership that provides a sound moral compass and brings Americans together to meet our many national challenges...In this year’s election, Joe Biden, the former vice president and U.S. senator, provides the sounder choice for moving the country forward — together.”
In Nevada:
• Las Vegas Sun: Biden and Harris have earned our support to lead the nation
o “Biden would offer essential leadership qualities that have been absent under the Trump administration — humility, empathy and honesty.” The Sun also called Kamala Harris “poised and brilliant by any measure...exceptionally well-equipped to help Biden guide the nation during the long and complicated process of repairing the damage of the Trump years.”
In New Hampshire:
• The Keene Sentinel: Sentinel Editorial: Joe Biden; An experienced, empathetic hand at the helm is just what this country needs right now
o “Our country needs, at this moment, what Joe Biden offers: a steady hand from someone who isn’t in it to make himself richer or more famous and has the temperament to try to serve all Americans, not just those who support him.”
In New York:
• The Haitian Times: The Haitian Times Endorses Joe Biden for President of the United States
o “We need a return to decency, competency and stability...We urge you, dear readers, to register to vote and to vote (whether by mail or in person), so that we can all say to Trump come November: ‘you’re fired.’”
In Ohio:
• The Plain Dealer: Joe Biden for president
o “Integrity matters. Honesty matters. Leadership matters. Compassion matters. Donald Trump is America’s first president to embody none of these qualities, and for that reason above all others, we ask that you vote for Joe Biden to become president of the United States in January.”
In Pennsylvania:
• The Philadelphia Inquirer: Pennsylvania needs Joe Biden
o “We believe Joe Biden and his running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris, have the ability to get America back on a healthy, unified track to regain the country’s strength and its standing in the world...America can overcome the damage Donald Trump has wrought in the last four years — and Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are the ones to lead the recovery.”
• The Times-Tribune: Joe Biden best suited to challenge
o “For all of the myriad issues laid bare in this era of discontent, there truly is only one overarching matter for voters to consider as they ponder a vote for president — which candidate is best suited to lead America in the modern world, to mitigate the deep political and social divisions roiling the country so that it can harness its vast resources and function as a great nation. The Times-Tribune editorial board believes Joe Biden is better suited to that challenge than President Donald Trump, and endorses the Democratic nominee and native Scrantonian to be the 46th president of the United States.”
In Texas:
• Houston Chronicle: Editorial: We recommend Joe Biden for president
o “Biden’s accomplishments speak for themselves: A U.S. senator by 29. An early voice for campaign finance reform and taking action on climate change. A champion for the assault weapons ban. Author of the Violence Against Women Act. Chairman of Judiciary and Foreign Relations committees...Vote for Joe Biden for president of the United States to restore our soul, our standing and our good sense.”
In Wisconsin:
• Wisconsin State Journal: OUR ENDORSEMENT: Joe Biden is the better choice to restore, unite America
o “This election is about more than the two candidates seeking the presidency. This is about the office itself. It’s about restoring a sense of higher purpose and professionalism to the White House.America needs a leader who can lead again — someone with a vision for our nation that unites and moves us forward.”
