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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDallas Morning News endorses 1st Dem presidential nominee since before WW II, 75yrs/20 elections
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http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20160907-we-recommend-hillary-clinton-for-president.ece
[font size=5]We recommend Hillary Clinton for president[/font]
There is only one serious candidate on the presidential ballot in November. We recommend Hillary Clinton.
We don't come to this decision easily. This newspaper has not recommended a Democrat for the nation's highest office since before World War II if you're counting, that's more than 75 years and nearly 20 elections. The party's over-reliance on government and regulation to remedy the country's ills is at odds with our belief in private-sector ingenuity and innovation. Our values are more about individual liberty, free markets and a strong national defense.
We've been critical of Clinton's handling of certain issues in the past. But unlike Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton has experience in actual governance, a record of service and a willingness to delve into real policy. ....
Those are real shortcomings. But they pale in comparison to the litany of evils some opponents accuse her of. Treason? Murder? Her being cleared of crimes by investigation after investigation has no effect on these political hyenas; they refuse to see anything but conspiracies and cover-ups. ....
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Liberal In Texas
(13,612 posts)Is what I was calling this paper several months ago. Every day the front page had a front and center Cruz story. I'm sure the uber-conservative owners of the DMN were crushed when he didn't make the cut.
So, for them to endorse HRC is pretty amazing, never thought I'd see it.
And BTW...Clinton is ahead in polling in Texas as of right now. If she could win the state, wouldn't that be something?
That is huge!! If she won TX there's no way Don the Con could win the election
Paladin
(28,283 posts)To fully appreciate it, I guess you have to be familiar with the toxic, villainous sort of conservatism that the DMN editorialists have been excreting for decades. Beyond the presidential election, this reflects a fundamental change in the city of Dallas, and the state of Texas. I'm tempted to thank Trump for fucking things up so badly....but of course I won't.
Liberal In Texas
(13,612 posts)But we'll see.
kentuck
(111,111 posts)But, I thought LBJ carried his home state in the 1964 election?