Newspapers Endorse Candidates

The Las Vegas Sun joined the list of newspapers that endorse Barack Obama today. There are now 102 newspaper endorsements for Obama compared to 32 for McCain. The Las Vegas Review announced its endorsement of McCain on Sunday as well.

The Las Vegas Sun says McCain would be more of the same and that although he calls himself a maverick the “reality is that on fundamental economic and foreign policy issues, his record is almost identical to that of George Bush”. They also back Obama’s foreign policy, which is to put diplomacy first and military force second. Like in the previous elections, the Las Vegas Sun agrees with the candidate using the most enivormentally friendly policies toward the Yucca Mountain. This is a critical time, The Sun says, because “the next president may be the only person who can stop the radioactive trucks and trains from coming to Nevada.”

In contrast, the Las Vegas Review Journal backs McCain because of his experience in such critical times. Even though Obama can excite new and young voters with showy rhetoric he does not have the experience needed to govern the US now. The Las Vegas Review reminds its readers that “his [Obama’s] four years in the U.S. Senate have failed to produce any memorable accomplishments.” They also endorse McCain because of his tax policy and note that “he would be far more likely to appoint judges who respect freedom and individual liberty and who recognize the restraints our Constitution imposes on the federal government”.

The opinions of these two papers also reflect the topics being discussed the most among voters. With such tough economic times many are giving their vote to the person who they trust most with fixing the economy. Obama has an advantage in this regard because of the number of newspaper endorsements. There are close to 10 million readers of newspapers endorsing Obama compared to only 2.5 million readers of McCain endorsed newspapers. In the final days before the election the man who gains the public’s trust will be much more likely to win the vote on November 4th.