Las Vegas Newspaper Grants Donald Trump First Major Endorsement

Las Vegas Review-Journal endorsed the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Sunday. The endorsement will give the real estate mogul his much-needed boost in one of the electoral battleground.

The latest ABC News tracking poll showed that Trump is 12 points behind Clinton. The endorsement came as a perfect timing for Trump to gain more votes.

However, it raised the eyebrows of some political analysts.

Sheldon Adelson, a casino magnate, and billionaire bought the Review-Journal late last year. He is known as a supporter of Trump and a longtime Republican benefactor.

The editorial said that even though the Republican candidate, Trump is “flawed” they still prefer him over the Democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton.

The endorsement stated, “Mr. Trump’s impulsiveness and overheated rhetoric alienate many voters. He has trouble dealing with critics and would be wise to discover the power of humility.”

Lesser Evil

In an excerpt from the editorial, “But neither candidate will ever be called to the dais to accept an award for moral probity and character.” The editorial continued based on what they thought of Clinton, “and we are already distressingly familiar with the Clinton way, which involves turning public service into an orgy of influence peddling and entitlement designed to line their own pockets — precisely what a disgruntled electorate now rises up to protest.”

Furthermore, the Las Vegas Review-Journal wrote that a Clinton led government “would indulge the worst instincts of the authoritarian left and continue to swell the bloated regulatory state while running the nation deeper into the red in pursuit of ‘free’ college and health care.”

Breaking Pages

Clinton also had newspaper endorsements herself. She was the first ever Democrat endorsed by The Arizona Republic, a break from their time-honored tradition. The Dallas Morning News also gave their first Democrat endorsement since 1940. Other newspapers gave Clinton their notable editorial endorsement like Cincinnati Enquirer, which the last Democrat it supported was Woodrow Wilson.

Meanwhile, until Sunday, Trump’s biggest newspaper endorsements were the Santa Barbara, California, News-Press and St. Joseph, Mo., News-Press.

The Review-Journal’s editorial page said, “Mr. Trump represents neither the danger his critics claim nor the magic elixir many of his supporters crave”. The statement was based on rumors that the paper dreaded the “fear-mongering” Trump.

It continued, “But he promises to be a source of disruption and discomfort to the privileged, back-scratching political elites for whom the nation’s strength and solvency have become subservient to power’s pursuit and preservation.”

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