For only “the fifth time in its 167-year history,” the Atlantic has endorsed a presidential candidate.

In the editorial, the magazine points out that Trump in his 2024 iteration is “even more vicious and erratic than in the past,”

In stark relief is Harris who is “untainted by corruption, let alone a felony record or a history of sexual assault,” the editors argue. “She doesn’t embarrass her compatriots with her language and behavior, or pit them against one another. She doesn’t curry favor with dictators. She won’t abuse the power of the highest office in order to keep it. She believes in democracy.”