Another big endorsement: NY Daily News for Obama

The New York Daily News has endorsed Obama for President.  From the endorsement:
Millions of Americans vest great hope in Barack Obama – and there is good reason why. It has been a long time since many have felt the government was in their corner. And here came an accomplished, fresh figure – a black man, [...]

Newspapers breaking for Obama

Obama is winning the newspaper endorsement battle.  The latest endorsements, from the Chicago Sun-Times and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, both Kerry backers in 2004, bring the lopsided score to 58 for Obama v. 16 for McCain.  The Atlanta paper could be key, as Georgia is now unexpectedly in play.  A surprise endorsement was from The Salt Lake Tribune, which backed [...]

The San Francisco Chronicle endorses Obama

Another not surprising endorsement.  Here’s an excerpt:
Obama showed steadiness in a moment of anxiety, with Americans’ portfolios withering and policymakers scrambling to do something – anything – to staunch the panic. The Illinois senator was similarly deliberative – in contrast with McCain’s quick-draw provocation – when Russia invaded Georgia in August.
In those crises, and in [...]

Washington Post endorses Obama

Not surprising, but here’s an excerpt from the endorsement:
THE NOMINATING process this year produced two unusually talented and qualified presidential candidates. There are few public figures we have respected more over the years than Sen. John McCain. Yet it is without ambivalence that we endorse Sen. Barack Obama for president.
The choice is made easy in [...]