It’s That Bad… One in Five Major Newspapers That Backed Obama in 2008 Support Romney Today
Posted by Jim Hoft on Tuesday, October 30, 2012, 2:19 PM
Even lib newspapers are dumping Obama this year.
(White House 12)
Nearly one in five major newspapers that backed Barack Obama in 2008, now support Mitt Romney for president.
Investors reported, via Say Anything:
President Obama spent roughly half an hour last Tuesday on the phone with the Des Moines Register’s publisher and editor, desperately trying to win the influential Iowa newspaper’s endorsement for a second term.
“You’ll feel better when you give it,” Obama told them, after touting what he said were four years of accomplishments, along with promises of strong economic growth should he get four more years.Three days later, the Register endorsed Mitt Romney — the first Republican the paper has backed in 40 years.
Not only that, but the editors blasted Obama, saying his “best efforts to resuscitate the stumbling economy have fallen short” and adding that “nothing indicates it would change with a second term.”
They didn’t think Obama “would lead in the direction the nation must go.” And they trashed Obama for hardening the partisan divide, which “hampered not only the economy, but the entire country.”
Ouch.
The paper also argued that the single most important issue facing the country was economic growth, and that Romney had the experience, the proven leadership ability and the right prescription to “unlock this nation’s economic potential.”
The Register isn’t the only newspaper to abandon Obama this year after eagerly endorsing four years ago.
In fact, of those major metro dailies that have announced their picks, more than one in five that had previously backed Obama are now pushing Romney, according to a tally by the American Presidency Project. Most, like the Register, had a history of endorsing Democratic presidents.
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Stella Baskomb commented:
“more than one in five that had previously backed Obama are now pushing Romney”
That’s not remarkable – unless “remarkable” means “remarkably disappointing”.
What’s remarkable is that, after three-plus years of almost unmitigated failure and incompetence, there are ANY major newspapers that support Obama.
Patty commented:
They didn’t think Obama “would lead in the direction the nation must go.” And they trashed Obama for hardening the partisan divide, which “hampered not only the economy, but the entire country.”
The statement by Romney saying he will work with other across the isle was a very great comment and Obama has been the worse president in history dividing and attacking the republicans every chance he could get. That does have an affect on our economy.
You can’t continue to stagnate for four years and expect America to continue down the same path of the stagnation and incredible debt.
Hatey Hateman commented:
Rats, sinking ship, some assembly required.
Patty commented:
http://cdn.breitbart.com/mediaserver/Breitbart/Big-Government/2012/10/29/Canthavebothjpg.jpg
Hatey Hateman commented:
I guess commenter #2 couldn’t keep it civil. Way to go, libs! I guess tolerance is for others to adhere to.
Patty commented:
After Jan. 20, 2113 hope we don’t see anymore of this:
http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT20QnIhD7ZoQdPlld9E6PvD38nCUu6t-25GCoBsHQMsOyP4w4j
Look-Out commented:
We can’t take 4 more years of Mooch’s “Party All the Time” –
http://www.americanthinker.com/video/2012/10/lest_we_forget_michelles_last_four_years_of_party_all_the_time.html
(video)
Big Red commented:
Obama: Hey, David-this boat is taking on water. Should I be concerned?
Axelrod: No, no, the boat is fine. We just need to paddle faster.
Now where did I put those oars?
JenBee commented:
What’s pitiful is that 4 out of 5 newspapers see fit to endorse Obama after these past four miserable years of failed policies. Geez.
Always On Watch commented:
Yep, BHO is going down.
I’m ready. I have my egg nog and brandy — and champagne — stocked up!
Befuddled commented:
4 years too late.Never mind undoing the mistakes of the Bush era,how long will it take to undo the Obama policies so we can declare a mulligan and try again?
2012:Hurricane Romney is headed for DC and he didn’t bother packing his golf clubs.
valerie commented:
#11 October 30, 2012 at 3:19 pm
JenBee commented:
That’s 4 out of 5 of the news papers that endorsed Obama before. That’s a 20% shift from Democrat to Republican.
That’s huge.
Befuddled commented:
Funny,I thought the most important issue was Ivy League coeds not being able to pay for contraceptives.What happened?Did our boys win the vagina war while I was hunkered down in the dark basement during hurricane Sandy?
bg commented:
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OT..
October 30, 2012
Guess who U.S. Muslims are voting for
Poll finds what they really think about Constitution, Shariah
about the same as their Caliph in Chief i would presume..
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