--- title: Conservative Arizona Newspaper Endorses Hillary Clinton description: A conservative Arizona newspaper endorsed Hillary Clinton for president—the first time in a century that it has supported a Democrat. canonical: https://time.com/4511271/arizona-newspaper-endorses-hillary-clinton/ author: Melissa Chan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-09-28T12:16:37.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:44:49.046Z article:section: Politics og:title: Conservative Arizona Newspaper Endorses Hillary Clinton og:description: “This year is different" og:url: https://time.com/4511271/arizona-newspaper-endorses-hillary-clinton/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9284260cf0da804d/6988a7e8e20a87a73da9294a/hillary-clinton-endorsement-newspaper.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1024 og:image:height: 576 og:image:alt: Democratic Nominee for President of the United States former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Conservative Arizona Newspaper Endorses Hillary Clinton twitter:description: “This year is different" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9284260cf0da804d/6988a7e8e20a87a73da9294a/hillary-clinton-endorsement-newspaper.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Conservative Arizona Newspaper Endorses Hillary Clinton: ‘This Year Is Different’ > Sponsored content. 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The Washington Post—The Washington Post/Getty Images  by [Melissa Chan](https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Sep 28, 2016 12:16 PM UTC A conservative Arizona newspaper on Tuesday [endorsed Hillary Clinton](http://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/editorial/2016/09/27/hillary-clinton-endorsement/91198668/) for president—the first time in more than a century that it has announced support for a Democratic candidate over a Republican. The Arizona _Republic’s_ editorial board issued a lengthy explanation for why it believes Clinton is a better choice than Trump and for why it broke from its 126-year straight history of backing a Republican. “Since The Arizona _Republic_ began publication in 1890, we have never endorsed a Democrat over a Republican for president. Never. This reflects a deep philosophical appreciation for conservative ideals and Republican principles,” it said. “This year is different.” **Read More:** [**_Here’s Why Newspaper Endorsements May Matter This Year_**](http://time.com/4495371/newspaper-endorsements-2016-hillary-clinton-donald-trump-gary-johnson/) “The 2016 Republican candidate is not conservative and he is not qualified,” the editorial board continued. “That’s why, for the first time in our history, The Arizona _Republic_ will support a Democrat for president.” The newspaper went on to detail the key differences in policies and behaviors between the two presidential hopefuls. Earlier this month, [polls](http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/09/07/poll-arizona-toss-up-between-hillary-clinton-donald-trump/89919308/) showed Clinton and Trump were neck-and-neck among voters in Arizona, which is not currently a battleground state. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4511271/arizona-newspaper-endorses-hillary-clinton/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4511271/arizona-newspaper-endorses-hillary-clinton/"},"headline":"Conservative Arizona Newspaper Endorses Hillary Clinton: ‘This Year Is Different’","datePublished":"2016-09-28T12:16:37.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-19T07:44:49.046Z","description":"“The 2016 Republican candidate is not conservative and he is not qualified\"","url":"https://time.com/4511271/arizona-newspaper-endorses-hillary-clinton/","keywords":["2016 Election","2016 Election"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9284260cf0da804d/6988a7e8e20a87a73da9294a/hillary-clinton-endorsement-newspaper.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Chan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9284260cf0da804d/6988a7e8e20a87a73da9294a/hillary-clinton-endorsement-newspaper.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Democratic Nominee for President of the United States former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton","caption":"Democratic NomiHillary Clinton meets voters during a rally in Raleigh, North Carolina on Sept. 27, 2016.","creditText":"The Washington Post—The Washington Post/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/2016-election/","name":"2016 Election"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4511271/arizona-newspaper-endorses-hillary-clinton/","name":"Conservative Arizona Newspaper Endorses Hillary Clinton: ‘This Year Is Different’"}}]}] ```