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Anchorage Daily News Endorses Obama

By Jeralyn, Section Elections 2008
Posted on Sun Oct 26, 2008 at 03:30:45 PM EST
Tags: Barack Obama, Sarah Palin (all tags)
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The Anchorage Daily News today endorsed Barack Obama for President. While it has some encouragement for Palin as regards her future career in politics, it aptly notes:

To step in and juggle the demands of an economic meltdown, two deadly wars and a deteriorating climate crisis would stretch the governor beyond her range. Like picking Sen. McCain for president, putting her one 72-year-old heartbeat from the leadership of the free world is just too risky at this time.

Obama leads McCain in daily newspaper endorsements 160 to 59, an almost 3-1 margin. Here's a list.

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    Anchorage Daily News Endorses Obama | 19 comments (19 topical)

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    AZ Republic for McCain - the story is the comments (none / 0) (#1)
    by jerry on Sun Oct 26, 2008 at 03:48:10 PM EST
    The AZ Republic came out for McCain, but the comments excoriate the Republic for that endorsement.

    Sigh, it was unlikely, but I think with a bit of effort, the state could have gone for Obama.

    I live in Phoenix (none / 0) (#9)
    by white n az on Sun Oct 26, 2008 at 05:56:04 PM EST
    was to be expected...no shock there.

    The amazing thing is that the Republic is against the right wing Republicans... Sheriff Joe Arpaio and County Attorney Andrew Thomas

    not that the endorsements of the AZ Republic mean anything

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    Any Canidate besides McCain (none / 0) (#17)
    by Socraticsilence on Sun Oct 26, 2008 at 10:22:31 PM EST
    and we would have won AZ-- there is no doubt in my mind, heck no Palin and we win MT, the Dakotas and AK as well.

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    This isn't anymore newsworthy (none / 0) (#2)
    by Exeter on Sun Oct 26, 2008 at 04:02:32 PM EST
    than when a conservative newspaper in Delaware endorses McCain. It was expected that Anchorage Daily News, like in 2004, would endorse the Democratic nominee and the inferance everyone is making that this is somehow a snub for Palin is pretty silly.

    This publication (5.00 / 4) (#3)
    by JThomas on Sun Oct 26, 2008 at 04:06:52 PM EST
    certainly knows Palin better than the average newspaper. They could very easily justify endorsing McCain/Palin to their subscribers who overwhelmingly support McCain/Palin.

    To suggest it is the same as not endorsing Bush in 04 belies the fact that their own governor is on the ticket and that would be a clear popular stance. Bush was disliked by a full 50% of americans even in 04. Palin is at 80% approval in Alaska as we have been told a thousand times.

    No, I think this screams volumes about how even among those who know her best..Palin is not presidential timbre.

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    I disagree (5.00 / 4) (#4)
    by Jeralyn on Sun Oct 26, 2008 at 04:08:47 PM EST
    that they didn't endorse their home state candidate is different than them not endorsing Bush. And the reason was not her policies, but her unpreparedness to be vice president.

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    I'm sure they were just as upset in 2004 (2.00 / 0) (#5)
    by Exeter on Sun Oct 26, 2008 at 04:24:02 PM EST
    with John Edward's resume, which was clearly thinner than Palin's... but, no, that was not mentioned then.  Why now?  ye olde double standard.

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    Not really (5.00 / 0) (#7)
    by WS on Sun Oct 26, 2008 at 04:55:22 PM EST
    John Edwards was actually knowledgeable about the issues and didn't have disastrous media interviews.

    (still mad at Edwards for running in 2008 while having an affair)  

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    That's not the issue... (none / 0) (#12)
    by Exeter on Sun Oct 26, 2008 at 06:59:58 PM EST
    The paper went out of its way to praise Palin, but used the "she's just not ready yet" argument as dig against her. They didn't make the same agrument against Edwards.

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    Don't spread falsehoods here (5.00 / 0) (#8)
    by Jeralyn on Sun Oct 26, 2008 at 05:18:45 PM EST
    you know better. Edwards was a U.S. Senator. That is national experience. Palin has zero.

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    Falsehoods? Give me a break. (none / 0) (#11)
    by Exeter on Sun Oct 26, 2008 at 06:55:47 PM EST
    At best, Edwards and his four years of U.S. Senator experience was equal to Palin's experience. By point is that both have thin resumes.  One was attacked, one wasn't.

    As for your use of the word "falsehood," I don't understand.  I stated a subjective opinion: that the newspaper was demonstrating a double standard for attacking Palin for having a thin resume, but not having a problem with Edwards' resume in 2004. You can agree or disagree with that opinion, but it is an opinion-- not a "falsehood."  

    There was a time when you were concerned about such double-standards.

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    Exeter, you seem to be in the mood to argue (5.00 / 2) (#14)
    by rdandrea on Sun Oct 26, 2008 at 07:31:04 PM EST
    So let me give you two words you can't argue with.

    President Obama.

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    I am a strong Obama supporter (none / 0) (#16)
    by Exeter on Sun Oct 26, 2008 at 09:19:30 PM EST


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    Edwards was in (none / 0) (#13)
    by WS on Sun Oct 26, 2008 at 07:17:08 PM EST
    his sixth year as Senator.  He was elected in 1998.  

    Even without experience, there are different ways to show you are ready.  Obama used judgment and he was knowledgeable about how to solve the nation's problems.  

    Palin is just not ready to be a heartbeat away. She's just like Quayle.  

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    Edwards (5.00 / 0) (#15)
    by JThomas on Sun Oct 26, 2008 at 08:19:52 PM EST
    went thru the whole primary mill back in 04, doing debates, countless townhalls,and speeches that demonstrated his command of the basic issues. He also was the concensus second place guy overall in the presidential primary.

    Palin did none of that. She has not proven herself in any of those venues.

    She has yet to even go on MTP once.

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    Right (5.00 / 3) (#6)
    by Steve M on Sun Oct 26, 2008 at 04:51:35 PM EST
    or how one would expect a conservative paper in Chicago to endorse McCain.  Except, of course, the Chicago Tribune endorsed Obama.

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    That WAS newsworthy (none / 0) (#18)
    by Exeter on Mon Oct 27, 2008 at 09:45:17 AM EST
    I agree-- it is newsworthy when a conservative paper endorses a Democrat and liberal paper endorses a Republican. That's not what happened here.

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    sometimes, it's not what you say... (none / 0) (#10)
    by white n az on Sun Oct 26, 2008 at 06:01:08 PM EST
    it's what you don't say.

    Most of Alaska is surprisingly quiet about Troopergate at this point but clearly isn't going away.

    No one in Alaska wants that to influence the outcome of the presidential election...especially the Republicans. The problem that Palin has is that she screwed over a bunch of Republicans and they very well might want to even the score after November 4th election...sort of kick her when she's down.

    If they don't, they may never be able to stop her in Alaska so it makes sense to finish her and the Pentecostal wing of the AIP/Republicans now.

    Won't matter, Alaska is solid red. (n/t) (none / 0) (#19)
    by Cream City on Mon Oct 27, 2008 at 10:56:49 AM EST


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