The Washington Blade on Tuesday endorsed Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhat Senate Republicans have said about election-year Supreme Court vacancies Bipartisan praise pours in after Ginsburg's death Trump carries on with rally, unaware of Ginsburg's death MORE for president.

The editor of the Blade, which focuses on coverage of the LGBT community, wrote that although Clinton's rival Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersKenosha will be a good bellwether in 2020 Biden's fiscal program: What is the likely market impact? McConnell accuses Democrats of sowing division by 'downplaying progress' on election security MORE deserves credit for the issues he brought to light during his campaign, he now has no credible path to victory.

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"While the Republicans have burned through 16 losing candidates and turned their party over to a racist, sexist bully with zero experience in elected office, the Democrats are still slugging it out — in May," the piece said.

"This should be a time for Hillary Clinton’s victory lap, not a time for enduring more misguided attacks on her fitness for office from fellow Democrats."

The piece said Sanders fight made Clinton an even better candidate, forcing her to "up her game and sharpen her economic message."

"We owe him a big 'thank you' for that,'" it said.

But now, it said, the "responsible" thing for the Vermont senator to do is to withdraw from the race and endorse Clinton.

With Donald Trump Donald John TrumpObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Planned Parenthood: 'The fate of our rights' depends on Ginsburg replacement Progressive group to spend M in ad campaign on Supreme Court vacancy MORE now the presumptive GOP nominee, the endorsement says there's a great deal at stake and argues that Sanders can't risk further damaging Clinton.

It rebukes claims that Clinton is unqualified to be president and that she'd be soft on terrorism, adding that Clinton's judgment can be trusted in picking Supreme Court justices.

It goes on to commend Clinton for pledging her full support on different lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues and slams Trump, saying the presumptive nominee would "turn back the clock on our equality in myriad ways."

"The LGBT community cannot risk a Trump presidency," it says.

Clinton, on the other hand, will continue to advocate for LGBT issues and has outlined specific policy proposals to show her commitment, it said. She also has a record of standing up for LGBT rights around the world as secretary of State.

"The time has come to move past divisive fights of the past and rally around an ally who has pledged to put the full weight of her administration and bully pulpit into maintaining and advancing LGBT equality," the editorial said.

"Hillary Clinton is that ally and has earned LGBT support in November."