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'Dallas Morning News' endorses Clinton after decades of backing Republicans

Eliza Collins
Hillary Clinton smiles as she speaks to members of the media as her campaign plane prepares to take off in Westchester, N.Y., on Sept. 6, 2016.

The Dallas Morning News has not endorsed a Democrat since before World War II, but on Wednesday the Texas newspaper backed Hillary Clinton.



The newspaper praised Clinton’s tenure as a senator and secretary of State.

“Resume vs. resume, judgment vs. judgment, this election is no contest,” the editorial board writes. “It's no accident that hundreds of Republican foreign policy hands back Clinton."

But it isn’t an entirely rosy assessment of the Democratic nominee. The board acknowledges concerns over Clinton’s honesty and her use of a private email server. They encourage Clinton to “divorce allegations of influence peddling from the Clinton Foundation. And she must be more forthright with the public by holding news conferences, as opposed to relying on a shield of carefully scripted appearances and speeches.”

But, they add, what Clinton is being accused of is different than what happened.

“Those are real shortcomings. But they pale in comparison to the litany of evils some opponents accuse her of. Treason? Murder? Her being cleared of crimes by investigation after investigation has no effect on these political hyenas; they refuse to see anything but conspiracies and cover-ups.”


“Hillary Clinton has spent years in the trenches doing the hard work needed to prepare herself to lead our nation. In this race, at this time, she deserves your vote,” the board concluded.

On Tuesday, the Dallas paper said it would not support Trump for president. Prior to 2016, 1964 was the only year the newspaper has not endorsed a Republican for office. That year, it stayed neutral in the contest between Republican Barry Goldwater and Democratic President Lyndon Johnson.