The one endorsements come 2000 before the Iowa caucus . Bob Dole and the White House editorial board praise the White House credentials . The paper 's support is coveted , but a number of previous picks have not won Mitt Romney 's . Romney earlier won the endorsement of South Carolina Gov . The newspaper has long endorsed candidates for the general presidential election , but it began making endorsements for the caucuses in 1988 . Nikki Haley .
The one endorsements come 2000 before the Iowa caucus . Bob Dole and the White House editorial board praise the White House credentials . The paper 's support is coveted , but a number of previous picks have not won Mitt Romney 's . Romney earlier won the endorsement of South Carolina Gov . Nikki Haley .