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=Endorsements by the New York Times since 1860=
'''From the ''New York Times'' of October 27, 2012; see the site at [http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/10/28/opinion/presidential-endorsement-timeline.html>]'''
 
Republican winner in <span style="color:red"> RED</span>
Democratic winner in <span style="color:blue"> BLUE</span>


==Endorsements by the New York Times since 1860==
'''From NYT, see link at http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/10/28/opinion/presidential-endorsement-timeline.html>'''
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"


!width="40"|'''Year'''
!width="30"|'''Year'''
!width="250"|'''Endorsed'''
!width="220"|'''Endorsed'''
!width="250"|'''Opponent(s)'''
!width="310"|'''Opponent(s)'''
!width="250"|'''Winner'''
!width="70"|'''Winner'''


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| 1860 || [[Abraham Lincoln]], Republican || [[Stephen A. Douglas]], Democrat; [[John C. Brekinridge]], Southern Democrat; [[John Bell]], Constitutional Union Party || Lincoln,
| 1860 || [[Abraham Lincoln]],Republican || [[Stephen A. Douglas]], Democrat; [[John C. Brekinridge]], [[Southern Democrat]]; [[John Bell]], [[Constitutional Union Party]] ||<span style="color:red"> Lincoln</span>.
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| 1864 || [[Abraham Lincoln]], Republican || [[George B. McClellan]], Democrat ||<span style="color:red"> Lincoln</span>
|-
| 1868 || [[Ulysses S. Grant]], Republican || [[Horatio Seymour]], Democrat ||<span style="color:red"> Grant</span>
|-
| 1872 || [[Ulysses S. Grant]], Republican || [[Horace Greeley]], Democrat ||<span style="color:red"> Grant</span>
|-
| 1876 || [[Rutherford B. Hayes]], Republican || [[Samuel Tilden]], Democrat ||<span style="color:red"> Hayes</span>
|-
| 1880 || [[James Garfield]], Republican || [[Winfield S. Hancock]], Democrat ||<span style="color:red"> Garfield</span>
|-
|-
| 1864 || [[Abraham Lincoln]], Republican || Bob Smith, Whig || Lincoln
| 1884 || [[Grover Cleveland]], Democrat || [[James G. Blaine]], Republican ||<span style="color:navy"> Cleveland</span>
|-
|-
| 1868 || [[Ulysses S. Grant]], Republican || Bob Smith, Whig || Grant
| 1888 || [[Grover Cleveland]], Democrat || [[Benjamin Harrison]], Republican ||<span style="color:navy">Harrison</span>
|-
|-
| 1872 || [[Ulysses S. Grant]], Republican || Bob Smith, Whig || Grant
| 1892 || [[Grover Cleveland]], Democrat || [[Benjamin Harrison]], Republican; [[James Weaver]], [[People's Party]] || <span style="color:navy">Cleveland</span>
|-
|-
 
| 1896 || [[John M. Palmer]], [[National Democratic Party]] || [[William Jennings Bryan]], Democrat; [[William McKinley]], Republican || <span style="color:red">McKinley</span>
| 1876 || [[Rutherford B. Hayes]], Republican || Bob Smith, Whig || Lincoln
|-
| 1900 || [[William McKinley]], Republican || [[William Jennings Bryan]], Democrat || <span style="color:red">McKinley</span>
|-
| 1904 || [[Alton B. Parker]], Democrat || [[Theodore Roosevelt]], Republican || <span style="color:red"> Roosevelt</span>
|-
| 1908 || [[William Howard Taft]], Republican || [[William Jennings Bryan]], Democrat || <span style="color:navy"><span style="color:red"> Taft</span>
|-
|-
| 1880 || [[James Garfield]], Republican || Bob Smith, Whig || Lincoln
| 1912 || [[Woodrow Wilson]], Democrat || [[William Howard Taft]], Republican; [[Theodore Roosevelt]], [[Bull Moose Party]] || <span style="color:navy">Wilson</span>
|-
|-
| 1884 || [[Grover Cleveland]], Republican || Bob Smith, Whig || Grant
| 1916 || [[Woodrow Wilson]], Democrat || [[Charles Evans Hughes]], Republican || <span style="color:navy">Wilson</span>
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|-
| 1888 || [[Grover Cleveland]], Republican || Bob Smith, Whig || Grant
| 1920 || [[James M. Cox]], Democrat || [[Warren G. Harding]], Republican || <span style="color:red"> Harding</span>
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|-




| 1924 || [[John W. Davis]], Democrat || [[Warren G. Harding]], Republican; Robert M. LaFollette, [[Progressive]] ||<span style="color:red"> Harding</span>
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Wonderful, Derek, perfect!  Just what I was about to try to do in the next half-hour or so!  I'll add a couple of more in a moment, then transfer it all over to the main page.  Along with an explanation up at the top.  Many thanks! [[User:Hayford Peirce|Hayford Peirce]] 21:37, 5 November 2012 (UTC)
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Endorsements by the New York Times since 1860

From the New York Times of October 27, 2012; see the site at >

Republican winner in RED Democratic winner in BLUE

Year Endorsed Opponent(s) Winner
1860 Abraham Lincoln,Republican Stephen A. Douglas, Democrat; John C. Brekinridge, Southern Democrat; John Bell, Constitutional Union Party Lincoln.
1864 Abraham Lincoln, Republican George B. McClellan, Democrat Lincoln
1868 Ulysses S. Grant, Republican Horatio Seymour, Democrat Grant
1872 Ulysses S. Grant, Republican Horace Greeley, Democrat Grant
1876 Rutherford B. Hayes, Republican Samuel Tilden, Democrat Hayes
1880 James Garfield, Republican Winfield S. Hancock, Democrat Garfield
1884 Grover Cleveland, Democrat James G. Blaine, Republican Cleveland
1888 Grover Cleveland, Democrat Benjamin Harrison, Republican Harrison
1892 Grover Cleveland, Democrat Benjamin Harrison, Republican; James Weaver, People's Party Cleveland
1896 John M. Palmer, National Democratic Party William Jennings Bryan, Democrat; William McKinley, Republican McKinley
1900 William McKinley, Republican William Jennings Bryan, Democrat McKinley
1904 Alton B. Parker, Democrat Theodore Roosevelt, Republican Roosevelt
1908 William Howard Taft, Republican William Jennings Bryan, Democrat Taft
1912 Woodrow Wilson, Democrat William Howard Taft, Republican; Theodore Roosevelt, Bull Moose Party Wilson
1916 Woodrow Wilson, Democrat Charles Evans Hughes, Republican Wilson
1920 James M. Cox, Democrat Warren G. Harding, Republican Harding
1924 John W. Davis, Democrat Warren G. Harding, Republican; Robert M. LaFollette, Progressive Harding

Wonderful, Derek, perfect! Just what I was about to try to do in the next half-hour or so! I'll add a couple of more in a moment, then transfer it all over to the main page. Along with an explanation up at the top. Many thanks! Hayford Peirce 21:37, 5 November 2012 (UTC)

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