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Surprising Boosts for Obama from Denver
NEW YORK The Denver Post, which had backed George W. Bush in 2004 and is owned by Republican-leaning William Dean Singleton, this evening endorsed Barack Obama for president. So did the Chicago Sun-Times, Kansas City Star. Southwest News-Herald (Ill.) and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. And to top it off: two more Bush backers in 2004, The Salt Lake Tribune and Las Cruces (N.M) Sun-News.
This followed this afternoon’s surprises: the Chicago Tribune, which has never in 150 years endorsed a Democrat, backed Obama, as did its fellow Tribune paper, the Los Angeles — which had endorsed no one in more than 30 years. It seems like a dam broke yesterday with the unexpectedly early choice of Obama by The Washington Post.
In E&P’s exclusive count, Obama now leads 62-18 in editorial endorsements. New additions for him include the Miami Herald, the Philadelphia Inquirer and The Oregonian of Portland. Check out our running list, updated Saturday here.
Colorodo, of course, is a key swing state. Georgia is also now, surprisingly, in play and the Atlanta paper is the state’s largest.
The Salt Lake paper complained that “out of nowhere, and without proper vetting, the impetuous McCain picked Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate. :tongue: She quickly proved grievously underequipped to step into the presidency should McCain, at 72 and with a history of health problems, die in office. More than any single factor, McCain’s bad judgment in choosing the inarticulate, insular and ethically challenged Palin disqualifies him for the presidency.
“Still, we have compelling reasons for endorsing Obama on his merits alone. Under the most intense scrutiny and attacks from both parties, Obama has shown the temperament, judgment, intellect and political acumen that are essential in a president that would lead the United States out of the crises created by President Bush, a complicit Congress and our own apathy.”
The Kansas City paper also hit McCain hard for choosing an “unqualfied” running mate.
The Denver paper posted on its site this evening: “The Denver Post’s editorial board today has endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president.”
The Post decided Obama is “better equipped to lead America back to a prosperous future….In unsteady times, it may seem obvious to gravitate toward the veteran politician, but in this campaign, it’s been the newcomer who has had the steady hand.”
“We know our endorsement is likely to anger about, oh, 47 percent of the people in Colorado. And that’s OK, too. Endorsements are meant to stoke a public dialogue.”
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — A record-breaking 100,000 people cheered Sen. Barack Obama under the Gateway Arch on the Mississippi River, by far the biggest stateside crowd drawn by the Democratic nominee.
“All I can is, wow,” said Obama, surveying the sea of supporters, including a few watching from trees and nearby balconies. His home state of Illinois was right across the muddy river.
The huge turnout seemed to confirm that Missouri, the ultimate bellwether, is within reach for Obama this year. Republicans are blanketing the state with robocalls and direct mail, trying to erode support for Obama, but also down ballot as well. Democrats hope to pick up two House seats in Missouri, and could win the governorship.
Obama disputed allegations by Sen. John McCain that he was sparking class warfare by proposing a tax hike for the wealthy, and tax cuts for the middle and working classes.
“My opponent’s been talking a lot about taxes in his campaign,” Obama told the crowd. “But here’s the truth Missouri — we are both offering tax cuts. The difference is who we’re cutting taxes for.”
He framed it as a moral debate. “It comes down to values,” Obama continued. “In America, do we simply value wealth — or do we value the work that creates it? For eight years, we’ve seen what happens when we put the extremely wealthy and well-connected ahead of working people.”
At an event in Florida yesterday, McCain described Obama’s tax plan as “welfare.” In a radio address today, he cited his friend Joe the Plumber’s assessment of Obama’s tax plan as “socialism.”
“And a lot of Americans are thinking along those same lines,” McCain said.
Obama retorted, “Senator McCain has been attacking my middle class tax cut. He actually said it goes to ‘those who don’t pay taxes,’ even though it only goes to working people who are already getting taxed on their paycheck. That’s right, Missouri — John McCain is so out of touch with the struggles you are facing that he must be the first politician in history to call a tax cut for working people ‘welfare.'”
Obama was joined by Sen. Claire McCaskill, an early supporter who has become one of the Democratic nominee’s most effective surrogates. The Democrat was a surprise winner in 2006, beating GOP incumbent Sen. Jim Talent by winning support in the rural and more conservative corners of the Show-Me state.
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama raised more than $150 million for his campaign in September, breaking the record he set the previous month, his campaign said on Sunday. :chearlead
Obama’s prodigious fundraising has been a key in the race against Republican Sen. John McCain, allowing Obama to blanket the air waves with advertisements in the run-up to the Nov. 4 election.
The Obama campaign said it HAD 632,000 new donors in September to bring ITS total to 3.1 million. It said the average donation for the month was less than $100.
With more than $150 million in September, Obama more than doubled the $66 million he brought in for August, which had been a record.
Unlike McCain, Obama, an Illinois senator, chose not to accept public funding for his campaign, freeing him to raise millions privately. :santa2:
Obama’s campaign has purchased a half-hour television slot at prime-time on Oct. 29, six days before the election, to make a closing argument to the American people.
Obama, who was in North Carolina on Sunday to appear at a “Change We Need” rally, has shattered all records for campaign fundraising, in part due to his Internet presence.
Big donors also have been an important source of cash for his campaign. Last week, he spoke at a big fundraiser in New York that featured performances by rock legends Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel. :rockband:
Obama raked in $9 million last month at a pair of glitzy Hollywood fundraisers, including one where singer-actress Barbra Streisand performed.
He should really have this in the bag. He raised $150 million in September. With possibly a similar amount rolling in this month he can completely out spend Mc Cain on ads.
edit: you beat me too it and who the hell gets up at 8:11 on a Sunday :tongue:
@Goldfinger 181565 wrote:
edit: you beat me too it and who the hell gets up at 8:11 on a Sunday :tongue:
LMAO Only me.
heheheHey, Colin Powell just endorsed Obama! :rockband:
BTW I’ve been up since 6:00 am. hehehe
Colin Powell DOES endorse ObamaThis is a very well respected REPUBLICAN!
======================================Retired Gen. Colin Powell, once considered a potential running mate for Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), now may endorse his opponent, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), according to Republican sources. But an air of mystery surrounds Powell’s planned live appearance Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” and no one is sure what he will say.
Powell’s unassailable national security credentials could sway voters who are vacillating about whether Obama is ready to be commander in chief, and his endorsement of the Illinois senator would make a national security emphasis by McCain in the election’s closing days extremely difficult.
Powell, 71, a professional soldier for 35 years, has advised the last three Republican presidents.
The general’s camp is being coy about what he might or might not say on Sunday. But some McCain advisers suspect, without being sure, that Powell will endorse Obama.
“It’s going to make a lot of news, and certainly be personally embarrassing for McCain,” a McCain official said. “It comes at a time when we need momentum, and it would create momentum against us.”
Powell has consulted with both Obama and McCain, and the general’s camp has indicated in the past that he would not endorse.
On “Meet the Press” in June 2007, Powell said: “I’ve met with Sen. Obama twice. I’ve been around this town a long time, and I know everybody who is running for office, and I make myself available to talk about foreign policy matters and military matters with whoever wishes to chat with me.”
Asked by moderator Tim Russert if he would come back into government, Powell said: “I would not rule it out. I’m not at all interested in political life, if you mean elected political life. That is unchanged. But I always keep my, my eyes open and my ears open to requests for service.”
@GamTrak 181566 wrote:
LMAO Only me.
heheheHey, Colin Powell just endorsed Obama! :rockband:
BTW I’ve been up since 6:00 am. hehehe
lol I guess your news ticker keeps you awake
