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/THE WASHINGTON POST
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