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Newspaper endorsements for president: Romney or Obama? Which way did newspaper editorial boards go? Here’s who was picked by a selection of newspapers and what arguments were used. We’ll also show, in parentheses, whom they endorsed in 2008.
Newsday -- Romney (endorsed Obama in 2008)
"What Romney has actually shown in his political evolution is a willingness to represent the will of his constituencies. We hope that means a lack of dogmatic zealotry, rather than a lack of leadership. ... Elected with a significant mandate and his party briefly in control of both houses of the Congress. Obama squandered the support of the nation.'' Read the full editorial
Melina Mara
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THE WASHINGTON POST
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Baltimore Sun -- Obama (Obama in 2008)
''We endorse President Obama for re-election, with this caution: We can't afford four more years of gridlock. .... He will need to ... do whatever it takes to work with Congress to bolster the economy, tackle the debt, fix the immigration system and address the threat of climate change.'' Full editorial
Nikki Kahn
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THE WASHINGTON POST
Wisconsin State-Journal — Romney (Obama in 2008)
"This is not an easy endorsement to make. . . . Obama got us out of Iraq. He pressured public schools to reform. He gave the final order that got Osama bin Laden. But this election is about jobs, the slow economy and Washington's dysfunction. . . . We're endorsing change again: Mitt Romney.'' Read the full editorial
Melina Mara
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The Washington Post
The Record (Bergen County, N.J.) — Obama (Obama)
"These United States need a president honest with its citizens and honest with himself. Mitt Romney has not been honest with the American people, and candidate Romney has not been true to the progressive, moderate Romney who once led Massachusetts. Four years later, we see Barack Obama with his flaws, but also with his strengths.'' Read full editorial
Nikki Kahn
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The Washington Post
New York Daily News — Romney (Obama)
"Romney's approach is the stronger. Critically, he has tailored his policies to create jobs, jobs, jobs. . . . The presidential imperative of the times is to energize the economy and get deficits under control to empower the working and middle classes to again enjoy the fruits of an ascendant America.'' Read the full editorial.
Melina Mara
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The Washington Post
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette — Obama (Obama)
"This well may be a generation-defining moment. . . . Will this still be a land of opportunity and freedom for all people or just for the favored few? Because we still hope, we endorse for president Barack Obama, whose heart — unlike his challenger — has not wavered nor his principles changed.''Read the full editorial
Nikki Kahn
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The Washington Post
Cincinnati Enquirer — Romney (McCain)
"Romney's experience as a chief executive, business leader and governor position him to be the best candidate to lead us into a new era of streamlined but effective government with a renewed focus on maintaining America as the world's leading economy."Read the full editorial .
Melina Mara
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The Washington Post
Boston Globe — Obama (Obama)
''Obama hasn't been the Moses-like character some imagined. Instead, he's worked tirelessly to undo a series of disasters that preceded him, while pushing forward on health and education. If he's reelected, amid signs of new life in the job and housing markets, Obama can again be the transformative figure that Washington so desperately needs.'' Read the editorial
Bill O'Leary
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The Washington Post
Sun Sentinel (South Florida) — Romney (Obama)
"The greatest threat to our national defense is not the size of our military, but the ever-escalating size of our national debt. We must get government spending under control, across the board. . . . We believe the best chance to get America back working again is to elect Mitt Romney.'' Read the full editorial .
Melina Mara
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The Washington Post
New York Times — Obama (Obama)
''In the poisonous atmosphere of this campaign, it may be easy to overlook Mr. Obama’s many important achievements, including carrying out the economic stimulus, saving the auto industry, improving fuel efficiency standards, and making two very fine Supreme Court appointments. . . . Mr. Romney's campaign Web site says he will 'nominate judges in the mold of Chief Justice Roberts and Justices Scalia, Thomas and Alito.' . . . There is no doubt that he would appoint justices who would seek to overturn Roe v. Wade.'' Read the full editorial
Nikki Kahn
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The Washington Post
The Tennessean (Nashville) — Romney (Obama)
"The next president must be the one with the best chance to get the crushing, $16 trillion national debt under control, coupled with the more immediate need of enabling a vibrant job market. It is because the economy is paramount that The Tennessean endorses Gov. Mitt Romney for president.'' See full article
Melina Mara
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The Washington Post
Miami Herald — Obama (Obama)
''Mr. Obama's policies across the board — the environment, social policy, taxes and immigration — offer a more generous vision for America. The issues he has fought for, coupled with the lingering doubts about Mr. Romney's persona and his true intentions, make this a clear choice.'' Read the full story
Nikki Kahn
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The Washington Post
Detroit News — Romney (McCain)
"The president is asking the country to be patient, but his plan isn't producing results that would merit more patience. . . . 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.'' See full article
Melina Mara
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The Washington Post
The Washington Post — Obama (Obama)
“Mr. Obama is committed to the only approach that can succeed: a balance of entitlement reform and revenue increases. Mr. Romney, by contrast, has embraced his party's reality-defying ideology that taxes can always go down but may never go up."Read the full article .
Nikki Kahn
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The Washington Post
Charlotte Observer — Obama (Obama)
"Obama has worked to protect vulnerable Americans — the uninsured, gays, the children of illegal immigrants. He's governed with a philosophy that all Americans deserve at least the opportunity for success, and he's advocated for tax reform and an educational infrastructure that would promote fairness." See the full article
Nikki Kahn
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The Washington Post
Arizona Republic — Romney (McCain)
"We believe the nation's best opportunity to escape the compounding woes of spiraling debt and economic stagnation lies with a president who believes in the free market's capacity to heal its own wounds.'' See full article
Bill O'Leary
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The Washington Post
Cleveland Plain Dealer — Obama (Obama)
''Obama has shown that he favors engagement over bluster, and practical solutions over easy bromides. That's what the country needs.'' See the article
Nikki Kahn
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The Washington Post
Columbus Dispatch — Romney (McCain)
"Obama has failed. That is why Mitt Romney is the preferred choice for president.'' See the article
Melina Mara
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The Washington Post
Colorado Springs Gazette — Romney (no 2008 endorsement)
''We must choose between two men with vastly different visions. President Obama sees a country forged by the force of central government. Gov. Romney sees a country with governance that protects life, liberty and individual pursuits of happiness. Obama's vision won't work. Romney's will, and we believe he will make an extraordinary president.'' See the article
Melina Mara
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The Washington Post
Denver Post — Obama (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 . . . 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.'' See the article
Nikki Kahn
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The Washington Post
Orlando Sentinel — Romney (Obama)
"We have little confidence that Obama would be more successful managing the economy and the budget in the next four years. For that reason, though we endorsed him in 2008, we are recommending Romney in this race.'' See full article
Melina Mara
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The Washington Post
Tampa Bay Times — Obama (Obama)
"We wish the economic recovery was more vigorous, and we would like the president to present a sharper vision for a second term. But Obama has capably steered the nation through an incredibly difficult period at home and abroad, often with little help from Congress. The next four years will not be easy . . . but Obama has been tested by harsh circumstance.'' See full article
Marvin Joseph
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The Washington Post
Salt Lake Tribune — Obama (Obama)
"Our endorsement must go to the incumbent, a competent leader who, against tough odds, has guided the country through catastrophe and set a course that, while rocky, is pointing toward a brighter day. The president has earned a second term. Romney, in whatever guise, does not deserve a first.'' See full article
Marvin Joseph
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The Washington Post
Boston Herald — Romney (McCain)
"During the last four years the world has become a more dangerous place. We can't afford four more years of a leadership vacuum. . . . In Mitt Romney voters have the choice of a strong, smart hand on the helm, a decent, caring man, who lives his faith, who loves his country and would serve it well. See full article
Bill O'Leary
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The Washington Post
Los Angeles Times — Obama (Obama)
"It's irresponsible to seek a deep, permanent tax cut when the government is deeply in the red. And Romney would exacerbate the situation by spending extravagantly on defense even as the last of the Bush-era wars ends.'' See full article
Nikki Kahn
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The Washington Post
Dallas Morning News — Romney (McCain)
"Romney has shown an ability to lead. . . . What we've seen of him over many years — from business success to running a state to impeccable personal and family attributes — convinces this newspaper that the time is right for someone with his broad skill set.'' See full article
Melina Mara
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The Washington Post
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