Anchorage Daily News endorses Obama

When he chose Palin as a running mate, he successfully and assuredly ‘killed’ any endorsement they might have given him.

Lord, I’m sick of these ‘crippled’ specimens (one succeeded) who want to be President. Is there something about the ‘office’ itself that attracts the emotionally crippled? I do wonder.

Righties rabidly attacked Clinton throughout his presidency. They started the investigations and accusations in the 1st term, and he won a second one. They impeached him in his second term… and W managed to barely eke out a win in the Supreme Court after a massive vote suppression campaign. If he won at all, it was by 12 votes in Florida.

Then Bush was handed 9/11 and terrorism as a campaign issue which he flogged to death during the 2004 campaign against a very poorly run Democratic campaign… and he won by maybe 12 votes in Ohio.

That’s not exactly a sustainable movement. That’s more like a rabid noise machine that fooled some of the people some of the time. No right-domination at all. Just racket.

I think rational people are seeing the noise for what it is, and seeing the policies for the disasters they are. Humble opinion.

It’s not me, or my maverick buddy, it’s that asshole Bush!

I travel the state frequently, and I’ve noticed that McCain is very popular in the wealthier ‘burbs and in the Bible belt areas like Rural Polk Co. and Plant City (Just East of Tampa).
It looks like a real close race in Florida, too close for me to call.
Florida is like about four states in one. The panhandle is very conservative, but the military vote may be split (lots of military up there). SW Fl, Naples in particular is very Republican.
SE Florida is very liberal, and the Central and interior is a strange mix of everything from new arrivals to native Americans, very diverse.Most of us are wage earners, you’d think would vote for Democrats, but its a chicken/Col. Sanders thing I don’t understand.
As Joan R 16 said, this will be interesting.

“Sen. Obama is a once-in-a-lifetime candidate who will transform our politics and restore America’s standing in the world,” said Governor Weld.

I agree.

And let’s take a look at the current Newspaper Endorsement Score, thanks to Editor & Publisher:

The Obama-Biden ticket maintains its strong lead in the race for daily newspaper endorsements, by 134 to 52, an almost 3-1 margin and an even wider spread in the circulation of those papers. Obama, not surprisingly, gained the major nod from The New York Times plus The Philadelphia Daily News.

Obama’s lopsided margin, including most of the major papers that have decided so far, is in stark contrast to John Kerry barely edging George W. Bush in endorsements in 2004 by 213 to 205.

At least 28 papers have now switched to Obama from Bush in 2004, with just four flipping to McCain (see separate story on this site).

The value of endorsements have often been questioned, but such a flash flood of support is hard to ignore.

Under The LobsterScope

But more important, Americans need to make a statement: it’s time for change. It’s time for Americans to be involved again.

There’s no doubt in my mind that our country needs two parties but the right wingers have done enormous damage to our country. I’m glad to see Republican moderates and even some conservatives supporting Barack Obama. They know their party needs to rebuild. Republicans have allowed themselves to be dominated by the loud know-nothing wing. That has to change. Even Greenspan now admits, though only partially, that the right wing noise machine probably affected his judgment on economic matters.

The reality is that the United States is in crisis. The world is in crisis. We need to look at the world as it is, not as it is spun in places like Fox News. We need a new direction and a new leadership if we are to deal with the economy, global warming, energy and growing poverty. State by state, it doesn’t matter if Barack Obama is way ahead in a state poll or way behind, people need to vote and make themselves part of history.