Election 2012: Newspaper Endorsements
I don't know if the endorsements of major newspapers make any sort of a difference in influencing the vote in presidential elections, but whether they do or not, a number of newspapers have come out and endorsed a candidate in this election.
Below are a sampling of some of the endorsements and what they've had to say about the horse they've backed (with the full article linked):
The Washington Post (for Obama): In a second term, working with an opposition that we hope would be chastened by the failure of its scorched-earth campaign against him, he is far more likely than his opponent to succeed. That makes Mr. Obama by far the superior choice.
The New York Post (for Romney): Scrape it down to bedrock, and Mitt Romney knows that there is but one issue in this campaign: America’s woeful economy, and the demonstrated inability of President Obama to cope with it.
Los Angeles Times (for Obama): Voters face a momentous choice in November between two candidates offering sharply different prescriptions for what ails the country. Obama's recalls the successful formula of the 1990s, when the government raised taxes and slowed spending to close the deficit. The alternative offered by Romney would neglect the country's infrastructure and human resources for the sake of yet another tax cut and a larger defense budget than even the Pentagon is seeking.
Boston Herald (for Romney): This nation desperately needs the kind of leadership on the economy that Mitt Romney can provide — that is based on sound principles of flattening out tax rates so that the overburdened middle class can keep more of what they earn and small businesses can grow, providing a much-needed job boost.
Philadelphia Enquirer (for Obama): Like every election with an incumbent, this one is mostly about that person's performance. But that doesn't mean the challenger gets to escape scrutiny. And when you take a close look at Romney, you have to question what is real and what isn't.
Detroit News (for Romney): Hope and change are still what Americans are seeking. This time, Republican challenger and Michigan native Mitt Romney offers the best hope of changing the nation's fate.
Cleveland Plain Dealer (for Obama): Today, we recommend President Obama's re-election. He has led the nation back from the brink of depression. Ohio in particular has benefited from his bold decision to revive the domestic auto industry. Because of his determination to fulfill a decades-old dream of Democrats, 30 million more Americans will soon have health insurance. His Race to the Top initiative seeded many of the education reforms embodied in Cleveland's Transformation Plan. He ended the war in Iraq and refocused the battle to disrupt al-Qaida and its terrorist allies. He ordered the risky attack inside Pakistan that killed Osama bin Laden.
Tampa Tribune (for Romney): President Obama may have good intentions, but he is simply taking the nation in the wrong direction. Seasoned executive Romney would come to office ready to put the country on the course to more freedom and prosperity.
Denver Post (for Obama): This is an election that begs the candidates to demonstrate what they plan to do moving forward. Neither has done enough to lead us to think voters on Nov. 6 aren't, to a certain degree, being asked to make a leap of faith. But Obama's record of accomplishment under trying circumstances and his blueprint for a second term make him the best pick to move the nation forward.
Columbus Dispatch (for Romney): After nearly four years of economic stagnation, massive unemployment, record-setting debt and government intrusions into the economy that have paralyzed the private sector, the United States needs a new direction. For this reason, The Dispatch urges voters to choose Republican Mitt Romney for president in the Nov. 6 election.
Other newspapers endorsing the President include The New Yorker, The Newark Star Ledger, The Tacoma News Tribune, La Opinion (Los Angeles), The New Haven Register, The Charlotte Observer, The Arizona Daily Star, The Akron Beacon Journal, The Tampa Bay Times, The San Antonio Express Times, The Salt Lake Tribune, The Winston-Salem Journal, The Sacramento Bee, The Lincoln Star Journal, The Everett (Washington) Daily Herald, The Charleston (West Virginia) Gazette, The Flint (Michigan) Journal, The San Francisco Examiner, The St. Louis Post Dispatch, and The Seattle Times.
In addition to those papers Governor Romney has also been endorsed by The Grand Rapids (Michigan) Press, The Spokane Spokesman-Review, The New Hampshire Union Leader, The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, The Lowell (Massachusetts) Sun, The Fort Worth Star Telegram, The Arizona Republic, The Reno Gazette-Journal, The Orlando Sentinel, The Houston Chronicle, The Tennesseean, The New York Observer, The Pueblo Chieftain, The Macomb Daily (Mount Clemens, Michigan), The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), The Oakland (Michigan) Press, The Omaha World Herald, The Las Vegas Review Herald, The Colorado Springs Gazette, The North County Times (Escondido, California), and The Dallas Morning News.
If anyone knows of any other newspapers that I've left out, please comment. I'm sure more will be coming in each day until Election Day.
Below are a sampling of some of the endorsements and what they've had to say about the horse they've backed (with the full article linked):
The Washington Post (for Obama): In a second term, working with an opposition that we hope would be chastened by the failure of its scorched-earth campaign against him, he is far more likely than his opponent to succeed. That makes Mr. Obama by far the superior choice.
The New York Post (for Romney): Scrape it down to bedrock, and Mitt Romney knows that there is but one issue in this campaign: America’s woeful economy, and the demonstrated inability of President Obama to cope with it.
Los Angeles Times (for Obama): Voters face a momentous choice in November between two candidates offering sharply different prescriptions for what ails the country. Obama's recalls the successful formula of the 1990s, when the government raised taxes and slowed spending to close the deficit. The alternative offered by Romney would neglect the country's infrastructure and human resources for the sake of yet another tax cut and a larger defense budget than even the Pentagon is seeking.
Boston Herald (for Romney): This nation desperately needs the kind of leadership on the economy that Mitt Romney can provide — that is based on sound principles of flattening out tax rates so that the overburdened middle class can keep more of what they earn and small businesses can grow, providing a much-needed job boost.
Philadelphia Enquirer (for Obama): Like every election with an incumbent, this one is mostly about that person's performance. But that doesn't mean the challenger gets to escape scrutiny. And when you take a close look at Romney, you have to question what is real and what isn't.
Detroit News (for Romney): Hope and change are still what Americans are seeking. This time, Republican challenger and Michigan native Mitt Romney offers the best hope of changing the nation's fate.
Cleveland Plain Dealer (for Obama): Today, we recommend President Obama's re-election. He has led the nation back from the brink of depression. Ohio in particular has benefited from his bold decision to revive the domestic auto industry. Because of his determination to fulfill a decades-old dream of Democrats, 30 million more Americans will soon have health insurance. His Race to the Top initiative seeded many of the education reforms embodied in Cleveland's Transformation Plan. He ended the war in Iraq and refocused the battle to disrupt al-Qaida and its terrorist allies. He ordered the risky attack inside Pakistan that killed Osama bin Laden.
Tampa Tribune (for Romney): President Obama may have good intentions, but he is simply taking the nation in the wrong direction. Seasoned executive Romney would come to office ready to put the country on the course to more freedom and prosperity.
Denver Post (for Obama): This is an election that begs the candidates to demonstrate what they plan to do moving forward. Neither has done enough to lead us to think voters on Nov. 6 aren't, to a certain degree, being asked to make a leap of faith. But Obama's record of accomplishment under trying circumstances and his blueprint for a second term make him the best pick to move the nation forward.
Columbus Dispatch (for Romney): After nearly four years of economic stagnation, massive unemployment, record-setting debt and government intrusions into the economy that have paralyzed the private sector, the United States needs a new direction. For this reason, The Dispatch urges voters to choose Republican Mitt Romney for president in the Nov. 6 election.
Other newspapers endorsing the President include The New Yorker, The Newark Star Ledger, The Tacoma News Tribune, La Opinion (Los Angeles), The New Haven Register, The Charlotte Observer, The Arizona Daily Star, The Akron Beacon Journal, The Tampa Bay Times, The San Antonio Express Times, The Salt Lake Tribune, The Winston-Salem Journal, The Sacramento Bee, The Lincoln Star Journal, The Everett (Washington) Daily Herald, The Charleston (West Virginia) Gazette, The Flint (Michigan) Journal, The San Francisco Examiner, The St. Louis Post Dispatch, and The Seattle Times.
In addition to those papers Governor Romney has also been endorsed by The Grand Rapids (Michigan) Press, The Spokane Spokesman-Review, The New Hampshire Union Leader, The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, The Lowell (Massachusetts) Sun, The Fort Worth Star Telegram, The Arizona Republic, The Reno Gazette-Journal, The Orlando Sentinel, The Houston Chronicle, The Tennesseean, The New York Observer, The Pueblo Chieftain, The Macomb Daily (Mount Clemens, Michigan), The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), The Oakland (Michigan) Press, The Omaha World Herald, The Las Vegas Review Herald, The Colorado Springs Gazette, The North County Times (Escondido, California), and The Dallas Morning News.
If anyone knows of any other newspapers that I've left out, please comment. I'm sure more will be coming in each day until Election Day.