The Miami Herald's presidential endorsement is just five words long

The Miami Herald endorses in just five words
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Most Americans haven't voted yet, but the editorial pages of America's biggest newspapers have, and Donald Trump is not winning. Along with a handful of smaller papers — the Waxahachie Daily Light in Texas, Kentucky's Bowling Green Daily News, the Hillsboro, Ohio, Times-Gazette — Trump has been endorsed by only two major newspapers, the smallest number in U.S. history for a major presidential candidate. Hillary Clinton, who counted 57 major newspaper endorsements, picked up another big one on Tuesday, and the Miami Herald kept it short and to the point:

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Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.