First Newspaper to endorse Kerry - Philadelphia Daily News

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/8933725.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp

LAST WEEK, the nation looked to the past with the death of President Ronald Reagan.

This week, the presidential campaigns of George W. Bush and John F. Kerry, suspended out of respect to the deceased 40th president, start fresh.

In that spirit, this newspaper, the first in the nation, endorses John Kerry for president. Unlike the current White House occupant, Kerry can lead America to a brighter, better future. He has shown the personal courage, compassion, intellect and skill to lead this country in a time of war abroad and economic troubles at home. He is a serious man for a serious time.

Why make this endorsement now, when the election is months away?

Because this race promises to be close and Pennsylvania is one of 18 swing states that can go to either candidate. For Kerry supporters to prevail they must do more than just vote, they must bring a ringer into this contest: the more than a million people in the region who did not vote in the last presidential election. We believe these non-voters - who will have to be mobilized over the next few months - are the key to victory.

[Joy Anne]

1. I was delighted too

The editorial called for mobilization. We've been doing that in Central Pennsylvania--where if we get 45% D, the state is securely D--more so than ever before, according to people in politics here for decades.
A Deanie, in politics for only months