Obama is the one - Los Angeles Daily News
In this campaign, the Republicans have been on the side of despair, stirring up fear. They hope Americans will be terrified of taking a chance on a young, eloquent, intelligent, optimistic senator from Illinois who has the gall to think the country's best days are ahead - with him at the helm, of course.
Obama best-suited to lead America - Asbury Park Press -Jersey Shore
Obama is the right man for these difficult times. He is young and charismatic. He is bright and confident enough to feel comfortable surrounding himself with bright advisers representing different points of view.
Obama is keenly aware of how badly this nation needs to chart a new course — one that is respectful of other nations. He is committed to rebuilding the middle class, working to align America's policies with its long-cherished ideals and making the country the beacon for prosperity and justice once again.
Barack Obama: Our choice for President - Las Vegas Sun
As Americans consider who should be the next president, it is clear that we are at a crossroads. Americans are looking for someone who not only has a steady hand and is a consensus builder, but who also is a strong leader and who has faith in the greatness of what our nation has to offer even in these most trying of times. We believe that man is Barack Obama.
Obama for president - Akron Beacon Journal - Akron, Ohio
So, yes, change, by all means, and the candidate who has articulated more clearly and persuasively the course the country should follow is Barack Obama. His presence at the head of the Democratic ticket is historic, to say the least, the first black man to stand at the cusp of capturing the White House. How solid his campaign has been, the organization, grit and, most important, the direction and themes.
Obama offers Americans what country needs now - Naples Daily News
To the undecideds, we say we believe what’s best for America is a president who is bright, can listen, learn from mistakes of the past and lead us toward the change we need to make at home and abroad. We believe the candidate to do that is Barack Obama.
No hype, Obama IS change America can believe in - News Journal - Daytona Beach, Florida
We can't do it without a president with the values, vision, enthusiasm and patience to stay focused on the big picture while negotiating difficult details. Bush had neither. Obama's ability to stay on message in the Senate and through an arduous primary campaign and the general election contest, his inspiring composure and civility throughout the debates and his penetrating analyses of both domestic and foreign policy issues convince us he not only "understands," he possesses the temperament, intelligence, integrity, moral clarity and skill to lead this country through crisis to new and greater horizons.
President: Barack Obama - Herald Tribune - Sarasota, Florida
Obama has displayed presidential temperament under the intense fire of a tough campaign. It's a leap of faith to support a candidate with so little political experience. But the leadership skills Obama has demonstrated and his ideas for improving on the last eight years -- which haven't worked very well, have they? -- pose the lesser risk and offer the greatest potential to the nation. We recommend Barack Obama for president of the United States.
It's Obama - The News & Observer - Raleigh, North Carolina
Today, a little more than two weeks from this critically important Election Day, The News & Observer, with pride and hope, in the belief that Obama is exactly what the nation needs at a time when the hills are steep and the winds against us are stiff, enthusiastically endorses him for president. His time has come. And these times have come to him.
Orlando Sentinel endorses Barack Obama for president - Orlando
In contrast to Mr. McCain, Democrat Barack Obama has exceeded our expectations during this campaign. He has demonstrated sound judgment and grace under pressure. Because we are now more confident in his ability to steer America through the rough waters ahead, the Orlando Sentinel is endorsing Barack Obama for president.
Our View: America needs Obama's steady hand - Idaho Statesman
This is not an obvious choice for a newspaper in a historically Republican state. Nor was it a unanimous choice. But we have to think about what's best for our nation, which is facing challenging and confusing times that call for even-tempered, clear-minded leadership. When the partisanship of this election finally subsidies, Obama is the man who can reach reasoned conclusions, reach across the political divides, and reach out to the common American.
Daily News endorses Obama for President - New York Daily News
Obama has been called audacious, and he certainly is. But his confidence is supported by both a high intelligence and a clear-eyed pragmatism, qualities that enabled him to best more established competitors - now to stand within reach of breaking America's ultimate racial barrier.
Plain Dealer endorses Obama for president - Cleveland Plain Dealer
It needs a president who will listen and learn, and not confuse loyalty with competence. Who will ask Americans to sacrifice in the service of their country, not their party or self-interest. Who will be the leader Bush promised eight years ago -- a unifier, not a divider.
Barack Obama can be that leader.
Barack Obama for president - Los Angeles Times
"We need a leader who demonstrates thoughtful calm and grace under pressure, one not prone to volatile gesture or capricious pronouncement. We need a leader well-grounded in the intellectual and legal foundations of American freedom. Yet we ask that the same person also possess the spark and passion to inspire the best within us: creativity, generosity and a fierce defense of justice and liberty. The Times without hesitation endorses Barack Obama for president."
Tribune endorsement: Barack Obama for president - Chicago Tribune
"In Nov. 4 we're going to elect a president to lead us through a perilous time and restore in us a common sense of national purpose.The strongest candidate to do that is Sen. Barack Obama. The Tribune is proud to endorse him today for president of the United States.
This endorsement makes some history for the Chicago Tribune. This is the first time the newspaper has endorsed the Democratic Party's nominee for president."
Conservative Talk Radio Host Michael A. Smerconish Backs Obama
"Terrorism. The candidates disagree as to where to prosecute the war against Islamic fundamentalists. Barack Obama is correct in saying the front line in that battle is not Iraq, it’s the Afghan-Pakistan border. Osama bin Laden crossed that border from Tora Bora in December 2001, and we stopped pursuit. The Bush administration outsourced the hunt for bin Laden and, instead, invaded Iraq."
'Tennessean' Endorsement: Obama - The Tennessean
In a historical context, support of Obama might be expected to focus on his race. He is the first African-American to head a major party ticket for the presidency, which should be a source of great pride for the candidate and the country. It must be noted here. But the times and the candidate do not signal such a narrow view, where race is the overwhelming story of Obama's candidacy. Throughout a lengthy, trying campaign, Obama has simply emerged as the right person at the right time to lead the nation when leadership is at a premium. The nation could ask for no more. Obama has the opportunity to lift the United States at a time when its burdens are heavy. His campaign has carried a theme of "Yes We Can," which is exactly the message the nation needs to hear most now.
Obama is the choice - The Atlanta Journal Constitution
The 44th president of the United States will take office in an uncertain and dangerous time for this country. The challenges we face both overseas and here at home are complex and unfamiliar, and the road ahead is likely to be very different from the road we have traveled to get here.
Leading the country in such a time will require someone of intellect, creativity, honesty and passion for those traits that have made America great. That person is U.S. Sen. Barack Obama.
Barack Obama for President - The Washington Post
But Mr. Obama's temperament is unlike anything we've seen on the national stage in many years. He is deliberate but not indecisive; eloquent but a master of substance and detail; preternaturally confident but eager to hear opposing points of view. He has inspired millions of voters of diverse ages and races, no small thing in our often divided and cynical country. We think he is the right man for a perilous moment.
The Chattanooga - Chattanooga, Tennessee
We now face a future fraught with difficulty. It is no time to fear, but rather to change directions and unite behind a dynamic, thoughtful and progressive leader, Democrat Barack Obama.
The Durango Herald - Durango, Colorado
Obama offers what America now needs: Confidence without swagger, intelligence without condescension, a mind unencumbered with the baggage of the '60s, and an optimistic outlook eloquently expressed.
The Commercial Appeal - Memphis, Tennessee
While the country negotiates some of the most treacherous waters in the last 50 years, Obama is the candidate most capable of leading it to a safer shore.
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Both major candidates are trying to avoid association with Bush's failed policies. But only one does so successfully. On every issue important to America, Barack Obama offers a plan that would pull this nation from the precipice built by bad Bush decisions. The Inquirer endorses Barack Obama for president.
The Kansas City Star
We believe Sen. Barack Obama is the right person to lead the country forward. He is a man of strength, empathy, energy and intelligence.
The Denver Post - Denver Colorado
As novelist Christopher Buckley said in endorsing Obama, the Illinois senator "has a first-rate intellect and a first-rate temperament." With the help and prayers of the American people, we believe those talents can also make Barack Obama a great president.
A simple choice: The nation needs Barack Obama in the White House - Salt Lake (Utah) Tribune The country desperately needs a new and well-defined road map for the 21st century and leadership that can unite the country behind it. We believe that Barack Obama can give us both.
Obama for President - The (Portland) Oregonian
Obama has the best chance, and the best abilities, to rebuild an American economy that has grown dangerously unstable, with government, consumers and the nation itself spiraling deeply into debt and selling off the national future to pay for daily expenses. He is the best choice to rebuild the American position in the world, to restore our ties with traditional allies, to re-make the American argument to the rest of the world.
The Miami Herald recommends Barack Obama and Joe Biden - The Miami Herald
In other elections, voters have complained of having to make a choice between two bad candidates. That is not the case this time. The nation is fortunate to have good candidates and a clear choice. Sen. Obama represents the best chance for America to make a clean break with the culture wars and failed policies of the past, and begin to restore the hope and promise of America as the world's greatest democracy.
The presidential ticket - The Houston Chronicle
Obama appears to possess the tools to confront our myriad and daunting problems. He's thoughtful and analytical. He has met his opponents' attacks with calm and reasoned responses. Viewers of the debates saw a poised, well-prepared plausible president with well-articulated positions on the bread-and-butter issues that poll after poll indicate are the true concerns of voters.
Free Press endorses Obama for president - Detroit Free Press
Despite his relatively short time in public office, Obama, 47, has over the course of the general election campaign steadily articulated a progressive, pragmatic vision for this country, keyed to opportunities for the middle class, and demonstrated time and again that his approach to things is grounded in deliberation and reflection. He's a man clearly open to ideas and willing to search for the right answer to a problem rather than pursuing the expedient one.
Sun-Times endorses Barack Obama for president - Chicago Sun Times
It is a peculiar virtue of a marathon presidential campaign that the ordeal itself becomes a powerful test of who has the right stuff -- and Sen. Obama has won that test hands down.
El Diario/La Prensa
El Diario/La Prensa endorses Sen. Barack Obama as the leader ready to redirect the United States of America towards its promise.
An American Choice - The Times UK
Americans still have many questions about Mr Obama. This election is not over. But The Times, reflecting upon an American choice, hopes that the outcome will be an Obama victory.
Our choice for president - Press Telegram - Long beach, CA
[O]ur recommendation is to vote for the candidate who thus far has shown greater stability, wisdom, and at least the potential to challenge Americans not just to prevail, but to strive toward greatness. In our judgment, that is Barack Obama.
Obama for President - Sat News - Wilmington, BC
Barack Obama has demonstrated that he is ready for the challenge. For starters, his economic plan addresses the worries of regular Americans while recognizing that it's important to invest in industries that will create the jobs of the future.
Barack Obama for president - Bangor Daily News
Change has become an overused buzzword this election, but change is what this country needs. Change from a misguided foreign policy that indefinitely leaves U.S. troops in Iraq more than five years after an invasion based on dubious evidence. Change from a hands-off approach to financial markets that have paralyzed the U.S. economy. Change from a fiscal policy that has ballooned the federal deficit and shortchanged domestic programs. Change from an administration veiled in secrecy with little regard for the Constitution and American principles. Barack Obama represents that change.
Obama for president - Daily Breeze - Los Angeles
Though the Daily Breeze has endorsed candidates from both major political parties for the offices of U.S. Senate on down, we have for decades endorsed Republican candidates for president. That streak ends today. We endorse Barack Obama for the nation's top elected post only after much retrospection about the last eight years, the current financial meltdown and what seems to be a very uncertain future.
The Post-Dispatch Endorses Barack Obama for President - St Louis Post-Dispatch
Over the past nine months, Mr. Obama, the junior senator from Illinois, has emerged as the only truly transformative candidate in the race. In the crucible that is a presidential campaign, his intellect, his temperament and equanimity under pressure consistently have been impressive. He has surrounded himself with smart, capable advisers who have helped him refine thorough, nuanced policy positions.In a word, Mr. Obama has been presidential.
Newspaper endorsements in the United States presidential election, 2008
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