Naples (FL) Daily News endorsement: Obama offers Americans what country needs now

[nickgutierrez]

Source: Naples Daily News

There are different ways to look at the choice for president of the United States.

We can look at the record of Republican John McCain and see there is a long story of duty — from Vietnam through Congress.

We can look at the shorter story of Democrat Barack Obama and see youth’s great potential alongside questions of his early influences and concerns about his approach to spending.

We see the historical contexts, including race and this being the most trying of times — so trying that they may shape the presidency rather than vice versa. We size up the outgoing presidential administration and find both candidates running against it.

Obama, we believe, is the right candidate for true change, a clean break from the current administration. To be sure, most change has to go through Congress, but the tone is set at the White House.

Read more: http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2008/oct/19/editorial-election-2008-obama-offers-americans-wha/

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This part of the state is big-time Republican country. This could make a lot of the old retirees out this way feel more comfortable with Obama, helping this state finally go blue.

Now, if we could just get rid of our Diaz-Balart twin...

[polichick]

1. Wow, my right-wing relatives there will be shitting bricks!

[nickgutierrez]

5. Naples has been smacked by the housing crisis, hard.

This very paper has pages of foreclosure notices, every day. It's awful.

[Inspired]

2. Naples? Wow, this is a big deal. Really.

[speedoo]

3. Yes, Naples is a big time Rethug area.

Certainly one of the wealth centers in Florida.

[immoderate]

4. This is very good. Now, on to Ft. Meyers!

--IMM