Showing posts with label newspaper endorsements. Show all posts
Showing posts with label newspaper endorsements. Show all posts

Monday, October 27, 2008

Political News: Anchorage Daily News and Financial Times Endorse Obama

Good Morning Bloggers - Alaska's largest-circulation paper, the Anchorage Daily News, is endorsing Senator Barack Obama while saying that state governor Palin is "too risky" to be one step away from the presidency. One of my favorite newspapers, The Financial Times, is also endorsing Barack. YES!!!!

The Daily News editorial says her nomination "captivated" Alaskans, but that must not "overwhelm all other judgment."

They called McCain the "wrong choice" and said that Obama has a "cool, steady hand." They added that "[John McCain] embraces the extreme Republican orthodoxy he once resisted and cynically asks Americans to buy for another four years", it says. By contrast, the Daily News suggests, Mr Obama "brings far more promise to the office."

The Financial Times editorial said that Obama "ran his [campaign] superbly; Mr McCain’s has often looked a shambles. After eight years of George W. Bush, the steady competence of the Obama operation commands respect." Despite criticizing my candidate throughout the article, they seemed to think of him as the lesser of two evils. Oh well, I'll still take it.

The overwhelming majority of major newspapers in this country are supporting Barack Obama. I think you Republicans out there should take notice and read a few of the editorials. You never know, you might learn something. I know you don't want to admit it, but you could be wrong blindly supporting your candidate without thinking through all the facts. Perhaps it's time to put logic over loyalty. I'm just saying.

Monday's Political News #1 - Michael

Monday, October 13, 2008

Political News: Newspapers Endorse Obama Over McCain, 17 to 2

Good Morning Bloggers - It's amazing, but the journal Editor & Publisher reported yesterday that 17 newspapers across the country decided to endorse Obama over McCain this weekend, and amazingly the only major media I find it mentioned is on the Huffington Post. What happened Drudge, cat got your tongue?

McCain got only two endorsements. The 17 endorsements included papers in six swing states: Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Ohio, North Carolina, and Missouri. E&P is charting every endorsement and the circulation size of each paper. (See more here.)

Monday's Political News #1 - Michael