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Getty Idaho Statesman endorses Hillary Clinton

The Idaho Statesman Thursday was the latest newspaper editorial board to endorse Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton for president.

“We recognize a lot of you are not going to like our choice of a Democrat in this Republican state — where Sen. Ted Cruz won the GOP primary in a landslide and where Sen. Bernie Sanders soundly defeated Clinton in the Democratic caucus,” the editorial began. “But our hope is that you will consider our reasoning before critiquing our conclusion.”

The Statesman presented the candidates’ stances on issues like education, immigration, health care and gun control, and argued that Clinton possessed the qualities of a leader that Trump, the board argued, did not.

“We live in the real world, with real problems that need real solutions,” the editorial read. “We need someone with pragmatic approaches that include patience and compassion. We need Hillary Clinton to be the next president.”

The Statesman’s editorial board wrote that it was not unanimous on its decision to endorse Clinton, but that the entire board agreed that they could not endorse Trump. They also said they agreed to endorse Clinton before the publication of a 2005 video showing Trump bragging to Billy Bush about groping women without their consent.

“Even though Donald Trump won the Republican nomination fair and square, his checkered past, vague policies and divisive statements have never convinced us that he is, indeed, a Republican.”

The Statesman did not endorse anybody in 2012. It endorsed Barack Obama in 2008.