Hillary Clinton Picks Up Another Round of Newspaper Endorsements
More and more editorial boards across the country are endorsing Hillary Clinton, citing her as the candidate with the most experience and the best equipped to handle all parts of the job of President.
See what the Editorial Boards have said for yourself…
NEW Las Vegas Sun (February 14, 2016) “The difference is that Sanders, the rebellious democratic socialist, would be going into battle outnumbered in pursuit of his domestic agenda and poorly equipped in foreign affairs. Clinton has established strengths and demonstrated successes in both arenas. […] Ours is a complex world brimming with challenges and opportunities. It is crucial that our next president not only bring vision and leadership to the job, but the experience of dealing with Congress on the home front and world leaders abroad. Only one candidate among Democratic and Republican candidates alike can claim that experience.”
NEW Tampa Bay Times (February 13, 2016) “…only Clinton has the skill and experience to appeal to general election voters and build on President Barack Obama's record. Clinton is clearly the best prepared to achieve results in each of those areas. She has long been a persuasive advocate for women, minorities and middle-income families. She knows the gritty specifics of health care policy, and she gained extensive foreign policy experience as secretary of state. The former first lady and U.S. senator is a planner, a detail-oriented leader with refined positions that are not easily condensed into an applause line. She also has demonstrated her skill as a negotiator and as a determined advocate in all sorts of situations over a lifetime in the public eye. […] His (Sanders) calls for revolutionary change are as tantalizing to liberal voters as they are unrealistic, particularly in today's polarized politics. His proposals for a single-payer health care system and free college tuition are expensive fantasies. His lack of a coherent foreign policy and tendency toward isolationist positions are particularly concerning. There is no indication Sanders is prepared to effectively protect the United States from terrorists or manage the complicated relationships this nation must nurture around the world.”
NEW San Antonio Express-News (February 13, 2016) “But most important, as first lady, a U.S. senator from New York and secretary of state, Clinton has demonstrated a broader sense of proportion, pragmatism and accomplishment than has Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist. Moreover, all the key issues Sanders says require remedy, from income inequality to Wall Street abuses, are those that Clinton would also target. It is largely a matter of fantasy versus reality. Though, on guns, she has a far better record.”
NEW Houston Chronicle (February 13, 2016) “Clinton, 68, was elected twice as senator from New York and served for five years as secretary of state under President Barack Obama. Throughout these roles, and even in her unofficial role as first lady, Clinton has proven herself a steely leader and well-informed policy wonk. If elected, we believe she will continue the balanced priorities of an Obama administration that's overseen steady economic growth, a 5 percent unemployment rate and 17 million people with health insurance who didn't have it before. […] Like on so many issues, Clinton espouses a well-studied energy policy while Sanders aims for the unattainable and undesirable.”
NEW Dallas Morning News (February 13, 2016) “She’s better because over her lifetime, Clinton has learned to temper her idealism without losing it. She’s learned to advance her agenda even when it means letting others advance too. She’s cultivated allies. […] As president, she’d push a mostly liberal agenda, as Sanders would. But her passion for change is leavened by a pragmatism — and a recognition of costs — his lacks. […] But in the half century since she traveled Texas for McGovern, Clinton has shown persistence beyond measure. That has given her time to learn the value of compromise. That’s why she’s the best choice for Democrats.”
Conway Daily Sun (February 3, 2016): “Twice [Clinton] has appeared at editorial boards at the Sun — in 2008 and this year. And it is the consensus of the Sun’s reporters and editors that of the dozens of candidates interviewed through the years, Clinton in the flesh is least like her public persona. In person she is dynamic, personable, if not charming, and exudes the confidence of a person who has been on the world stage, championing progressive issues all her life, which, of course, she has… She is tough and a survivor, and those qualities we want in a commander in chief.
Sioux City Journal (January 30, 2016): "Without question, the 68-year-old Clinton possesses a breadth of experiences in public life unmatched by her Democratic opponents."
New York Times (January 30, 2016):"In the end, though, Mr. Sanders does not have the breadth of experience or policy ideas that Mrs. Clinton offers." "Hillary Clinton is the right choice for the Democrats to present a vision for America that is radically different from the one that leading Republican candidates offer..."
Iowa City Press- Citizen (January 29, 2016): "There can be little doubt that in terms of raw experience, there is no more qualified person for the presidency than Hillary Clinton. "
Keene Sentinel (January 28, 2016): It’s our belief that Clinton is best positioned to build on the successes of the past eight years; to make the necessary changes to the Affordable Care Act without tearing it down; to continue moving the economy in the right direction; to work to minimize the threat of climate change while creating, rather than costing, jobs; to work toward reversing the increasing disparity of wealth; and to build consensus to break through the logjam on the issues of gun violence and immigration..."
The Des Moines Register (January 25, 2016): “… Democrats have one outstanding candidate deserving of their support: Hillary Clinton. No other candidate can match the depth or breadth of her knowledge and experience.”
Boston Globe (January 24, 2016):"But the best reason to support Clinton isn’t the weaknesses of her opponents; it’s her demonstrated strengths and experience...While Sanders has made an important contribution to the Democratic primary campaign, it’s Clinton who would make a better president."
Concord Monitor (January 24, 2016): "No contender’s resume can come within miles of matching Clinton’s. She’s ready to take up the nation’s top job on day one and her knowledge of domestic issues and foreign policy is encyclopedic.”
Portsmouth Herald (January 15, 2016): "Of the three remaining Democrats seeking the party’s nomination for president, Hillary Clinton is clearly the most qualified. She has articulated a vision for the country that is both progressive and pragmatic and has demonstrated the ability and tenacity to achieve the ambitious goals she has set for herself and the nation.
Storm Lake Times (January 12,2016): "Clinton was a tremendous attorney in Arkansas, an advocate for the Children’s Defense Fund, First Lady of the United States, US Senator from New York and Secretary of State in the Obama Administration. She is clearly the most experienced and predictable candidate of all.”
