Obama Picks Up 12 More Endorsements
Twelve major newspapers in the United States backed endorsed Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama on October 11 and 12, 2008, according to Editor & Publisher, which is tracking endorsements and notes that Republican Presidential Candidate John McCain didn't pick up any endorsements today, a far as it could tell.
Papers that endorsed Mr. Obama on October 12, 2008, are, according to Editor & Publisher:
In Ohio, The Blade in Toledo and the Dayton Daily News; the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, The Tennessean of Nashville, the Wisconsin State Journal. the Asheville (N.C.) Citizen-Times, and in California the Fresno Bee, Sacramento Bee, Contra Costa Times, The Herald of Monterrey, and The Sun of San Bernardino (which had picked Bush over Kerry).Editor & Publisher said "So far Obama leads [in endorsements] by a 21-9 margin with at least 300 to go.
The Blogging Journalist Provides Links to the Editorials:
(1) Editorial: Obama has potential to be a great president -- Monterrey County Herald, Monterrey, California
(2) Our nation needs Barack Obama -- The Sun, San Bernardino, California
(3) Times recommends voters select Barack Obama -- Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, California
(4) IN UNCERTAIN TIMES, AMERICA MUST LOOK AHEAD, NOT BACK AT FAILED LEADERSHIP -- Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, California
(5) Obama for president: Democrat offers best vision for these troubled times -- Fresno Bee, Fresno, California
(6) Nation clearly needs change; Obama is better-suited -- Asheville (N.C.) Citizen-Times, Asheville, North Carolina
(7) OUR ENDORSEMENT: Now is the time for Obama -- Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, Wisconsin
(8) 'Tennessean' Endorsement: Obama the best candidate for president -- Tennessean, Nashville, Tennessee
(9) The Post-Dispatch Endorses Barack Obama for President -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri
(10) It's Obama: We need a president who will break with the past -- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
(11) 2 good men; Obama right leader for today -- Dayton Daily News, Dayton, Ohio
(12) Forward with Obama -- The Toledo Blade, Toledo, Ohio
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