Miami Herald

The Herald editorial board endorsed the Democratic nominee for president in 2008, 2012 and 2016, and made no endorsement in 2020 under a McClatchy policy. In 2026 it declined to endorse for U.S. Senate, faulting the Republican for backing Trump's most extreme policies and the Democrat for her Democratic Socialists ties.

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: medium. What these mean

Evidence

• The Herald editorial board's 2026 U.S. Senate editorial (read from an October 2026 archive copy): no endorsement, with criticism of both candidates. “rubber stamp some of Trump’s most extreme and dangerous policies” (Miami Herald editorial board)
• Herald editorial board page (read from an October 2026 archive copy): its members include a writer who joined in 2024 after more than a decade in conservative politics.
• American Presidency Project 2008 table: the Herald endorsed Barack Obama.
• American Presidency Project 2012 table: the Herald endorsed Barack Obama.
• American Presidency Project 2016 table: the Herald endorsed Hillary Clinton.
• American Presidency Project 2020 table: the Herald made no endorsement after McClatchy told its papers to endorse only candidates their boards had interviewed.

Limits of this rating

• The board now includes a writer from conservative politics and says it does not endorse by party; its 2024 presidential choice was not checked.
• 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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