Union Leader Breaks Trend, Endorses Biden For President

Union Leader Breaks Trend, Endorses Biden For President

The New Hampshire Union Leader hadn't endorsed a Democrat for president in its more than 100-year history, but that changed this year.

The historically right-leaning daily newspaper typically endorses Republicans, but it endorsed Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson for president in 2016. Now it has gone over to the other side, endorsing Democratic nominee Joe Biden.

Ed Markey Calls Amy Coney Barrett’s Originalism ‘Racist,’ ‘Sexist,’ ‘Homophobic’ … ‘Just A Fancy Word for Discrimination’
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Ed Markey Calls Amy Coney Barrett’s Originalism ‘Racist,’ ‘Sexist,’ ‘Homophobic’ … ‘Just A Fancy Word for Discrimination’

Matthew McDonald

Massachusetts U.S. Senator Ed Markey called originalism — a legal theory that judges should interpret the U.S. Constitution as it was drafted – "racist," "sexist," "homophobic," and "just a fancy word for discrimination."

He also linked U.S. Supreme Court nominee — and now new justice — Amy Coney Barrett with what he described as discriminatory treatment against various minorities.

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