Newspaper endorses Johnson over Trump

Published September 11, 2016 7:05pm ET



The Winston-Salem Journal is the latest conservative-leaning newspaper to back Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson over Republican Donald Trump.

The 115-year-old North Carolina paper’s editorial board wrote Sunday that they surprised even themselves by endorsing Johnson, who has struggled to gain traction in the presidential race.

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