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Recently the Arizona Republic newspaper endorsed Hillary Clinton for President. It was the first time in the 125 year history of the paper that it had endorsed a Democrat. The response has not been pleasant for the paper's employees, whether they are receptionists, reporters or young people selling the paper.
For those who take the time to click thru to the paper's website - please note that along with their endorsement of Hillary they have also endorsed John McCain, "the Senate's Rock of Gibraltar", as they call him.
How do we respond to threats after our endorsement? This is how
More than a year ago, The Republic’s editorial board began taking a stand against the actions and positioning of Donald Trump. In piece after piece, we made it clear that his principles weren’t conservative. They were bad for the party, bad for Arizona, dangerous for America.
But in its more than 125 years, The Republic had never endorsed a Democrat for president. So, over the many months of the campaign, we found ourselves with this question: Endorse no one, or endorse a Democrat for the first time in our history?
We made our choice soberly. We knew it would be unpopular with many people. We knew that, although we had clearly stated our objections to Trump, it would be a big deal for a conservative editorial board in a conservative state to break ranks from the party.
We chose patriotism over party. We endorsed the Democrat.
And then the reaction started pouring in. Threats against our business. Threats against our people.
For those who take the time to click thru to the paper's website - please note that along with their endorsement of Hillary they have also endorsed John McCain, "the Senate's Rock of Gibraltar", as they call him.