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In their endorsement, the editorial board wrote "Clinton retains her composure under pressure. She’s tough. She doesn’t back down."

For the first time in its 126-year history, The Arizona Republic has endorsed a Democratic presidential nominee. The paper chose to go with Hillary Clinton instead of Donald Trump.

To find out why and what reader reaction has been, we spoke with the Digital Editor for azcentral, Joanna Allhands.