The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Inquirer editorial board endorsed the Democratic nominee in every presidential election from 2008 to 2024, and in 2026 it endorsed Gov. Josh Shapiro and Democratic House candidates and ran an editorial series making the case for impeaching President Trump.

Editorial record means the rating rests on the outlet's documented record, such as its editorial board's endorsements, the stated purpose it was founded for, its opinion lineup or its published commitments such as an ethics policy. Scope: Institutional editorial board · US politics. Confidence: high. What these mean

Evidence

• The Inquirer editorial board's 2024 endorsement of Kamala Harris for president.
• Inquirer editorials page, 2026: endorsements of Josh Shapiro for governor and of Democratic candidates against GOP incumbents, and The Case for Impeachment series; it says the board works independently from the newsroom.
• American Presidency Project 2008 table: the Inquirer endorsed Barack Obama.
• American Presidency Project 2012 table: the Inquirer endorsed Barack Obama.
• American Presidency Project 2016 table: the Inquirer endorsed Hillary Clinton.
• American Presidency Project 2020 table: the Inquirer endorsed Joe Biden.

Limits of this rating

• Covers the editorial board only; the newsroom is run separately and is not covered by this rating.
• A record-based rating describes the board's politics, not its accuracy or every editorial.

First draft by Sol, our AI editor, on Nov 3, 2026. Rewritten and checked against the evidence pages by Claude, an AI system, which can change the draft's label. Accepted by our human editor on Nov 3, 2026, as part of a batch.

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