The Denver Post on Friday endorsed Hillary Clinton, arguing she is clearly better for the presidency than Donald Trump.
“Democrat Hillary Clinton, the first woman ever to win a major-party nomination, is without question the most qualified candidate in the race for president and an easy call to make when considering the challenges confronting the nation,” the newspaper’s editors said.
{mosads}”Her nearly 40 years in public life have instilled in her the temperament she needs to face the many challenges ahead,” they wrote.
“But a President Hillary Clinton on her worst day would be so superior to a President Donald Trump on any day that we marvel this race was ever competitive. We urge voters to dump Trump and choose the clearly qualified candidate in this race: Hillary Clinton.”
The Post said Trump is neither a true Republican nor a safe choice for leading the nation.
“Donald Trump purports to be a conservative, and he managed to hoodwink enough primary voters to win the Republican nomination,” the editors said.
“But he is in fact a lewd, bigoted, untested blowhard whose reckless actions and thoughtless decision-making processes put him in a class never before seen on such a stage. A vote for Trump would support an unconscionable threat to core American values and national security.”
The Post added its editors had ruled out Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson and urged voters to do the same.
“There’s a lot to like in Johnson and we hope his party makes good use of the interest he’s attracted,” they said. “But Johnson lacks Clinton’s qualifications on the world stage and he has suffered cringe-worthy incidents that highlight that weakness.
“Voters tempted to back Johnson should take another look at Clinton and see if they can stomach a vote for her to save the country from Trump.”
The White House race remains competitive just over a month from Election Day.
Clinton leads Trump by about 5 points nationwide, according to the latest RealClearPolitics average of polls.