Daily Press endorses John McCain

       
By J.R. Hoeft
Published October 20th, 2008  

The Daily Press has provided their voice to the chorus of endorsements that will come out between now and election day. For their part, they have chosen Sen. John McCain.

Here’s a little of their justification:

Obama’s rating as the most liberal member of the Senate — or one of the most liberal, depending on who’s doing the rankings — coupled with his vote tally in the Illinois Senate, and his policy statements, make it clear that this is a man who believes that we need an interventionist government that knows what is best for us, and will dip into our wallets to achieve its ambitious aims, whether they have to do with fixing the nation’s uneven access to health care or rescuing failing corporations.

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5 Responses to “Daily Press endorses John McCain”

  1. I thought this election was over « The right-wing liberal on October 20th, 2008 at 8:39 am

    [...] the memo clearly didn’t reach the editors of the Daily Press (h/t Bearing Drift): . . . his long and public record, and his forthrightness about his values and plans, leave fewer [...]

  2. David CampbellNo Gravatar on October 20th, 2008 at 3:59 pm

    According to Editor and Publisher, the “chorus of endorsements” currently favor Obama 112-39, including 25 that had previously endorsed Bush.

  3. Jason KenneyNo Gravatar on October 20th, 2008 at 4:06 pm

    David - Do you have a link to that? Not questioning you, just wanna give it a read.

  4. Jason KenneyNo Gravatar on October 20th, 2008 at 4:07 pm
  5. David CampbellNo Gravatar on October 20th, 2008 at 4:08 pm

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