Sun presidential endorsements 1884-2012 [Pictures]
The Sun was nominally Democratic in its early years but didn't formally begin endorsing presidential candidates until Grover Cleveland. Since then, it has switched political allegiances several times.
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1884: Grover Cleveland
In what appears to be The Sun's first formal presidential endorsement, the paper backed Grover Cleveland in 1884. He was a conservative Democrat in a pragmatic mold that the paper's owners, the Abell family, appreciated. The Abells and the president eventually became close friends.
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wilky413 at 2:17 PM May 13, 2012
hmmm...endorsed Obama the Socialist. Worst President in the history of our great Country. 5 trillion more dollars in debt, scandel after scandel, unemployment still above 8% and gas prices approaching $5 per gallon...how's that working out for you?
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