During the

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, newspapers, magazines, and other publications made general election endorsements. According to ''

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'', based on responses to their quadrennial poll,

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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.(9 Nov. 1996)
More Papers Make Endorsements In Presidential Race
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''Giobbe, Dorothy (26 October 1996)
Dole Wins…In Endorsements
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'' (link has an updated November 1996 date; original article was 26 October, and was supplemented by 9 November update)

Newspapers

*Corpus Christi Caller Times, Tex.: Dole *Dallas Morning News: Dole *The Day of New London, Conn.: Dole *El Paso Herald-Post, Tex.: Dole *Evansville Courier, Ind.: Dole *Charlotte Observer: Clinton *News & Record (Greensboro, NC): Clinton *The Times (Shreveport, LA): Clinton *Maine Sunday Telegram: Clinton *The Record (Bergen, New Jersey): Clinton *Detroit News: Dole(28 October 1996)
Endorsements for President
'' The New York Times'' *Washington Times: Dole *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 *Des Moines Register: Clinton *Detroit Free Press: Clinton *Florida Today: Clinton *The Great Falls Tribune, Mont.: Clinton *The Honolulu Advertiser: Clinton *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 *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 *Star Ledger, Newark: Clinton *St. Paul Pioneer Press: Clinton *Tennessean, Nashville: Clinton *Times of Trenton, N.J.: Clinton *Union News, Springfield, Mass.: Clinton *Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Dole *Kansas City Star: Dole(28 October 1996)
Midwest, South papers like Dole
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'' Endorsed Bill Clinton in 1992. *''The Economist'': Dole(28 October 2008)
US presidential endorsements: A round-up of past presidential endorsements by The Economist
'' The Economist'' (compilation of 1980-2004 endorsements)

References

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