endorsements
by John at 10/26/2004 01:46:00 PM
Man oh man. Endorsements everywhere!
So I'm making mine. It should come as no surprise, but I'm backing John Kerry for President. He's not perfect, but he's the only hope that progressives/liberals have this time. The Bush administration's legacy of ideologically motivated incompetence will undoubtedly last for many years. But, with any luck and not too much interference from outraged right-wingers, Kerry will be able to undo some of the damage the Bush Presidency has done to our country and the world. We will see.
Also, BoingBoing is officially endorsing John Kerry. They are a libertarian and liberal minded bunch, and the uptick in anti-Bush administration posts was evidence that this was coming. I'm glad.
And finally, it looks like Kerry has beaten Bush in the newspaper endorsement race. So what, right? The media is so danged liberal that this is no surprise. Well, up is down, too. Editor & Publisher says that so far this year, Kerry grabbed at least 35 newspapers that endorsed Bush last election. Bush got a measly five papers that endorsed Gore (one due to a change in ownership). And eight newspapers that supported Bush last time are supporting no one this time. Moreover, the newspaper endorsement tally has gone to a Democrat only twice since 1940 (Johnson 1964 and Clinton 1992 - can you believe Dole got more endorsements than Clinton 1996?!). Clearly, Bush has displeased part of his elite base (wealthy, newspaper-owning or -publishing conservatives) nearly as much as he's displeased anyone liberal.
So I'm making mine. It should come as no surprise, but I'm backing John Kerry for President. He's not perfect, but he's the only hope that progressives/liberals have this time. The Bush administration's legacy of ideologically motivated incompetence will undoubtedly last for many years. But, with any luck and not too much interference from outraged right-wingers, Kerry will be able to undo some of the damage the Bush Presidency has done to our country and the world. We will see.
Also, BoingBoing is officially endorsing John Kerry. They are a libertarian and liberal minded bunch, and the uptick in anti-Bush administration posts was evidence that this was coming. I'm glad.
And finally, it looks like Kerry has beaten Bush in the newspaper endorsement race. So what, right? The media is so danged liberal that this is no surprise. Well, up is down, too. Editor & Publisher says that so far this year, Kerry grabbed at least 35 newspapers that endorsed Bush last election. Bush got a measly five papers that endorsed Gore (one due to a change in ownership). And eight newspapers that supported Bush last time are supporting no one this time. Moreover, the newspaper endorsement tally has gone to a Democrat only twice since 1940 (Johnson 1964 and Clinton 1992 - can you believe Dole got more endorsements than Clinton 1996?!). Clearly, Bush has displeased part of his elite base (wealthy, newspaper-owning or -publishing conservatives) nearly as much as he's displeased anyone liberal.
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