Newspapers Face Death Threats, Lost Subscriptions for Endorsing Hillary Clinton

Newspapers with a history of endorsing Republican presidential candidates are losing subscribers and even receiving death threats after endorsing Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump. The Arizona Republic’s editorial board has received death threats since publishing its Clinton endorsement earlier in the week of Sept 26. It was the first time the paper endorsed a Democrat in a general election since it launched in 1890.

Meanwhile, Cincinnati Enquirer editor Peter Bhatia said his paper has lost “hundreds” of subscriptions since its editorial board broke a nearly century-long habit of backing the Republican in the presidential contest. “There has been a substantial amount of blowback, that’s for sure,” Bhatia told TheWrap. “The people who are reacting are predominantly unhappy with the endorsement.” The Enquirer’s Clinton endorsement has racked up nearly 1,000 comments and Bhatia has personally responded to at least 150 e-mails. He said the editorial board expected a reaction but never imagined how venomous some of the feedback has been.