Connecticut’s Hartford Courant endorses Clinton based on her realistic approach to issues and qualifications:
Hillary Clinton Most Qualified and Effective
...We believe she can do the one thing that President Obama has not done and that Mr. Sanders may not do, with his ambivalent record on guns (including voting against the Brady bill) — use her political skills to get greater gun controls. Dec. 14, 2012, has tragically made that Connecticut's salient issue...
Mr. Sanders is appealing in his promises: Who doesn't want tuition-free universities, single-payer health care and bigger Social Security checks? But the costs are far greater than he's acknowledging. Also, the tax increases required would make Congress keel over. Finally, the quality of his Medicare-for-all system wouldn't match today's. He is idealistic. But he is also unrealistic….
Mrs. Clinton has turned dreams into laws. She has fought for the underclass, championing the causes of women and children around the world. Her grasp of foreign policy is deep — including, through sorry experience, the limits of U.S. power.
Given her resume, few people today are more qualified for the Oval Office than she is.
The Philadelphia Inquirer also endorsed Clinton, citing her experience and realism. However, the endorsement was hardly ringing; it emphasized the editorial board’s dissatisfaction with Sanders’ idealism more than great appreciation for Clinton:
In a Word, Clinton
[P]articularly in contrast with the former secretary of state, [Sanders] has largely downplayed foreign affairs, one of the president's greatest responsibilities. He expresses too much vain hope that other countries will do what they ought to, while Clinton told the Inquirer Editorial Board that "we have to continue to lead the world." She helped do so herself by contributing to the nuclear deal with Iran, a bright spot in President Obama's foreign policy.
Even on his core issues, Sanders can be surprisingly short on the prose behind the poetry. His $75 billion-a-year plan to make public universities tuition-free hasn't attracted a single Senate cosponsor from either party. Asked about the complication that free college doesn't correlate with higher education levels globally, he reiterated the desirability of postsecondary schooling and added, "To me, this is not a complicated issue." Clinton's plan for income-based loan repayment would spend much less public money on students who don't need it: again, less electrifying but more realistic.
[S]elf-inflicted controversies dampen the enthusiasm that should attach to a candidate who is not only thoroughly qualified for the presidency but also historically unprecedented by the long line of men who have occupied it. To paraphrase a Republican, Sanders may have "the best words" in this contest, but HILLARY CLINTON is better prepared to lead her country.
The Providence Journal in Rhode Island came out strongly for Clinton today:
Democrats: Clinton
In truth, the challenges America faces make it all the more essential that a tough, steady and experienced leader serve as our next president. That is why we endorse Hillary Clinton in Rhode Island's April 26 Democratic presidential primary.
Ms. Clinton, 68, is a seasoned Washington player with hard-earned experience in how to get things done. She would be a far better president than Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, the 74-year-old independent socialist still in the race. Her performance throughout a less than edifying presidential campaign season has made clear that she is thoughtful, mature, serious and strong — and fully capable of standing up to the intense pressure of the presidency. We will not pretend that we are unconcerned about aspects of her conduct in the past. But she is miles above her opponent.
Mr. Sanders has attracted some voters with pie-in-the-sky promises that would effectively ruin the national economy. He would seek to massively expand government, and massively increase taxes with it. Congress would defy him. More troubling, he lacks a deep understanding of American foreign policy, and the role the United States must play in the world.
Ms. Clinton enjoys the support of every member of Rhode Island’s congressional delegation for a reason. We urge the state’s Democrats to give her their vote a week from Tuesday.
The Post-Standard in Syracuse endorsed Clinton on Friday:
The choice New York Democrats must make in Tuesday's presidential primary is between Hillary Clinton, a pragmatist, and Bernie Sanders, the idealist. We believe Clinton has the experience and political savvy for uncertain times. She's a proven leader on the world stage and especially in New York, where she served ably in the Senate and represented Upstate interests.
Like Donald Trump on the Republican side, Sanders blames all our problems on one thing -- wealthy people and big corporations. He offers simplistic answers to complex problems. Sanders has always positioned himself as an outsider. As an agitator, he doesn't have to worry about making political calculations. As president, he would have to if he wants to accomplish anything with his lofty promises.
We are confident Clinton understands the big picture -- of global politics --and the little picture -- of the everyday lives of Upstate New York's people and businesses, thanks largely to her time in the Senate. On Tuesday, April 19, we think Clinton is a better choice.
The Post-Star in upstate New York also endorsed Clinton, but I believe this was already diaried, so I am just including a link: poststar.com/…
Other recent Clinton endorsers include the approximately 43 members of the Pennsylvania House Democratic caucus and the Pennsylvania House leadership; 14 democrats in the PA senate (the majority). Former Philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter and Hartford’s current mayor Luke Bronin also endorsed Hillary and are already campaigning for her in Connecticut:
[Bronin] said the reason for his endorsement of Clinton is “her commitment to urban investment and criminal justice reform.”
“She understands the urgent need to invest in our cities and in our infrastructure, she’s taken a strong stand in support of criminal justice reform, and she is by far the most prepared and qualified candidate to serve as our commander in chief. There’s so much at stake in this election, and Hillary Clinton is the strongest candidate to keep Donald Trump or Ted Cruz far away from the White House,” Bronin said in a statement on Friday.
Also diaried yesterday, basketball legend and author Kareem Abdul-Jabbar endorsed Hillary Clinton as “the best, most-qualified candidate...a proven warrior who has both the commitment and record of accomplishment to lead the fight.”
Every poll to date has also shown Hillary poised to win in New York on Tuesday. But don’t get complacent! Call! Canvass! Vote! Donate! It is when people do not vote that results defy polls.