The Las Vegas Sun endorsed both former Vice President Joe Biden Joe BidenCast of 'Parks and Rec' reunite for virtual town hall to address Wisconsin voters Biden says Trump should step down over coronavirus response Biden tells CNN town hall that he has benefited from white privilege MORE and Sen. Amy Klobuchar Amy KlobucharEPA delivers win for ethanol industry angered by waivers to refiners It's time for newspapers to stop endorsing presidential candidates Biden marks anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act, knocks Trump and McConnell MORE (D-Minn.) on Thursday, while warning that if Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersMcConnell accuses Democrats of sowing division by 'downplaying progress' on election security The Hill's Campaign Report: Arizona shifts towards Biden | Biden prepares for drive-in town hall | New Biden ad targets Latino voters Why Democrats must confront extreme left wing incitement to violence MORE (I-Vt.) wins the nomination it "guarantees a Trump second term."



The endorsements come ahead of the state's caucuses on Feb. 22, the third nominating contest in the nation.

The editorial board of the Sun and the Las Vegas Weekly — both publications have the same owner — said Klobuchar and Biden "offer a coalition-based approach to leadership, along with abundant experience building across-the-aisle support."

"With the nation desperately in need of a president who can restore our values and be a leader for all Americans, not just those who support him, the two are the best-suited candidates," the editorial board wrote.

The publications also used their editorial to bash Sanders.



"Sanders is the only clear non-starter," the editorial said. "It’s impossible not to regard the Vermont senator in a Trumplike mold—he seldom has shown an ability to build consensus and threatens to use executive orders extensively, just like Trump."



"It’s also doubtful he could assemble a highly qualified Cabinet, meaning he’d essentially be the left wing version of Trump: isolated, angry, unable to work with others and showing too little respect for dissenting opinions. A Sanders candidacy simply guarantees a Trump second term," it adds.



The Sun's rival, the Las Vegas Review-Journal, was one of only two major newspapers to endorse Trump in 2016, according to an analysis by The Hill.



The New York Times last month endorsed both Klobuchar and Sen. Elizabeth Warren Elizabeth WarrenWarren, Schumer introduce plan for next president to cancel ,000 in student debt The Hill's 12:30 Report - Presented by Facebook - Don't expect a government check anytime soon No new taxes for the ultra rich — fix bad tax policy instead MORE (D-Mass.), the first time the newspaper has endorsed two candidates in the same race.