Clinton, Obama and McCain Receive Endorsements

Hillary Clinton received The Des Moine Register’s endorsement based upon experience:

“Readiness to lead sets her apart from a constellation of possible stars in her party, particularly Barack Obama, who also demonstrates the potential to be a fine president,” the newspaper’s endorsement editorial concludes. “When Obama speaks before a crowd, he can be more inspirational than Clinton. Yet, with his relative inexperience, it’s hard to feel as confident he could accomplish the daunting agenda that lies ahead.”

The endorsement of Clinton along with this reference to Obama’s potential suggests that they realize that their 2004 endorsement was a huge mistake. Hopefully the Register’s streak of endorsing candidates who fail to win the nomination continues, but this might stop Clinton’s recent downward slide. I was actually hoping that they might endorse one of the second tier candidates but doubted it would actually happen.

The Boston Globe also issued their endorsements, with Obama coming out ahead there. John McCain, whose campaign seemed dead a few months back, was endorsed by both newspapers for the Republican nomination.

Related Story: Des Moines Register Expected To Make Endorsement Soon

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  1. 1
    THETMANXKL says:

    WHY MICHAEL BLOOMBERG WILL RUN:

    IN A THREE WAY RACE BETWEEN HIM AND GUILLIANI AND HILLARY CLINTON HE WILL HAVE THE UPPER HAND.
    IF HE TAKES OBAMA AS HIS VICE PRESIDENT
    HE WILL TAKE THE BLACK VOTE AWAY FROM HILLARY
    HE WILL TAKE THE JEWSH VOTE AWAY FROM BOTH HILLARY AND GUILLIANI
    HE WILL WIN NEW YORK, AND HE WILL WIN FLORIDA
    HE WILL TAKE FUNDING AWAY FROM HILLARY AND GUILLIANI.
    HE WILL TAKE THE MEDIA COVERAGE AWAY FROM BOTH HILLARY AND GUILLIANI.
    IF HE GETS ONE THIRD OF THE DEM VOTE AND ONE THIRD OF THE REPUBLICAN VOTE AND GETS ALL OF THE INDEPENDENT VOTE(WHICH IS USUALLY ABOUT TEN TO FIFTEEN PERCENT OF THE TOTAL) HE WINS OUTRIGHT, AND PROBABLY EASILY!!!!
    NOTE HE WILL HAVE SOME 300 MILLION OF HIS OWN MONEY TO SPEND ADD TO THAT THE POWER OF THE CORPORATE WORLD.
    HE’S THE ONE AFTER ALL. WATCH OUT, HOUSTON WE GOT A PROBLEM…

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    Ron Chusid says:

    I’m not so sure Bloomberg is the one we have to watch out for. I’d prefer him over Giuliani and would have to hear more specifics from him before deciding between him and Clinton.

    I doubt that Obama will run with him as VP. A third party remains a long shot (although Bloomberg has a better shot than others in the past). If Obama loses the nomination he is probably better off sticking with the party and positioning himself to get the nomination in the future.

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