The Los Angeles Times endorsed Barak Obama for president today, the first presidential endorsement by the Times since 1972.
Obama is the first Democrat ever to receive the Times' support. The newspaper, owned by the Chandler family, usually endorsed Republicans, including Richard Nixon in 1972.
Publisher Otis Chandler was against that endorsement and started a policy of no presidential endorsements that lasted over thirty years.
Continuing to take positions on other candidates and on propositions, editors decided a few years ago to take stands on presidential candidates again. Among Republican candidates in the primary, the Times endorsed McCain.
In a carefully reasoned essay, today's editorial essay reflects on both the McCain and Obama candidacies and takes a position.
Take a break from the hyenas of talk radio and tv commentary, and read this.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-endorse19-2008oct19,0,5198206.story
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