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UTUSN

(70,700 posts) Wed Sep 7, 2016, 10:21 AM Sep 2016

Dallas 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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Dallas Morning News endorses 1st Dem presidential nominee since before WW II, 75yrs/20 elections (Original Post) UTUSN Sep 2016 OP

"The Dallas Morning Cruz" Liberal In Texas Sep 2016 #1

wow! gopiscrap Sep 2016 #2

Astounding development. Paladin Sep 2016 #3

I really really want to see Clinton take Texas. Liberal In Texas Sep 2016 #4

That does seem rather significant. kentuck Sep 2016 #5

But the DMN didn't endorse him. n/t Liberal In Texas Sep 2016 #6

Liberal In Texas

(13,554 posts)

1. "The Dallas Morning Cruz"

Reply to UTUSN (Original post)

Wed Sep 7, 2016, 11:50 AM

Sep 2016

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?

gopiscrap

(23,761 posts)

2. wow!

Reply to UTUSN (Original post)

Wed Sep 7, 2016, 11:58 AM

Sep 2016

That is huge!! If she won TX there's no way Don the Con could win the election

Paladin

(28,262 posts)

3. Astounding development.

Reply to UTUSN (Original post)

Wed Sep 7, 2016, 12:01 PM

Sep 2016

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.