Obama Sweeps Endorsements of 5 Biggest Texas Newspapers

[tekisui]

Presidential endorsements are out from the five biggest Texas newspapers. Barack Obama had a clean sweep on the Democratic side. It was also a good day for John McCain. (Note: The Morning News announced their endorsements back in December, well before Mike Huckabee's campaign stalled. Politicos will likely be debating whether the paper's op/ed board would have chosen differently had they waited until this week)

Star-Telegram: Obama & McCain

The rest:

Austin: Obama & McCain

Dallas: Obama & Huckabee

Houston: Obama & McCain

San Antonio: Obama & McCain

link: http://startelegram.typepad.com/politex/2008/02/star-telegram-o.html

[ORDem]

1. Kick n/t

:kick:

[NJmaverick]

2. and the momementum continues to build

Good stuff!

[Yurem2008]

3. JAJAJAJA

They don't count!

[Tatiana]

Just watch Texas... pretty soon, you're not going to count! n/t

[K Gardner]

6. They already almost don't.. see link below.. HRC is already gearing up to discount Texas

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4642339

[tekisui]

7. Funny. It won't matter. I expect Obama to win Texas by vote and delegates.

And come March 5th, if Hillary Clinton is not within 25 delegates of Obama, and I don't think she will be, she's done. From the mouth of Mark Penn.

[grantcart]

4. Can anyone from Texas give us an objective idea if this is important or not?

[tekisui]

10. I would imagine that the 5 biggest newspapers endorsing Obama

will only help him. That is a lot of print to circulate with praise, it will reach a lot of people.

[adabfree]

5. whoooooooooo hoooooooooooooooo

[MethuenProgressive]

8. They like McCain and Obama in Texas, eh? I can see why they'd like that pair.

[tekisui]

11. Oh, please. You know papers endorse candidates from both parties.

[adabfree]

Hillary is that you...lol

[loveangelc]

9. Obama may win TX. at least I hope so. lol.

[jackson_dem]

12. A few weeks ago 81% of the corporate papers were backing Obama. Looks like 90% now

Suckers...The corporations want "change"! :rofl: :sarcasm:

[tekisui]

13. You wear jealousy well.

[HeraldSquare212]

15. Cause there are so many independent papers out there...

and of course they're all endorsing Clinton, eh?

[XemaSab]

26. Let's see:

In California, the San Francisco Bay Guardian, The East Bay Express, the Santa Barbara Independent, and the Sacramento News and Review all endorsed Obama.

I can't figure out who the LA weekly endorsed, so that may remain a mystery.

But these are hardly corporate rags.

[stillcool]

14. others listed at the link...

El Paso Times
Article Launched: 02/10/2008 12:00:00 AM MST
http://www.elpasotimes.com/opinion/ci_8219179

The Caller-Times 02/17/08
http://www.caller.com/news/2008/feb/17/obama-offers-democrats-inspirational-leadership/

[RiverStone]

16. If Obama wins Texas --- the dance is over!!!!

No more fighting over super delegates
No more fighting over MI or FLA
Less fighting on DU

And a party that can unify behind a candidate who will sweep many, many Dems in on his coat tails.

That means bigger majorities in the House and Senate.

It could be over by March 5th!

GoBama! :applause:

[tekisui]

19. You are right. Hillary has to be within 25 on March 5th.

After tomorrow, she will be back 75-120+ delegates. To come within 25, she'll need BIG wins in Ohio and Texas. (50-95 more than Obama).

Being generous, on the low end, Hillary will need to win by 56-58% in BOTH states. It's not gonna happen.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

17. and what does that tell ya?

[damntexdem]

18. And we turned out for the Obama rally at Fair Park in Dallas yesterday.

And Obama comes in this week, so there should really be crowds.

Then we need to do the "Texas Two Step": the weird Texas combo of a primary with caucuses -- those who vote in the primary can then attend caucuses to vie for more delegates.

"El presidente, como se llama? Obama, Obama!"

[thevoiceofreason]

20. Our attitude in Texas is:

Newspapaers are nice, for wrapping fish. Let's get out and organize. Knock on doors, learn to caucus, make those phone calls. Obama has over a thousand pair of feet on the ground every day in Houston. And the number is growing. His appearance in Houston at the 20,000 seat Toyota Center was fully committed within a couple of hours of its announcement. I wish they would move it to 70,000 seat Relaint Stadium -- I bet we could fill er up. Frankly, we aren't watching much media these days -- just talking to neighbors, etc.

Grass roots rock.

[tekisui]

21. Good for you!

Keep it up. This is Clinton's endgame.

[Political Heretic]

22. BUT BUT BUT---- DONT THEY KNOW HE'S A PLAGERIZER??!?!?!!

lol

stupidest.

most desperate.

non-story.

ever.

[Freddie Stubbs]

23. The MSM had made its choice

[Political Heretic]

24. Calling texas newspapers the "mainstream" media may be a stretch.

[damntexdem]

25. Generally, a muddy backwater -- at least Dallas.

Of course, out here, it may just be Hillary hatred that influences newspaper endorsements.

More important is how the weird Texas system works, and how a grassroots campaign can try to work it. But to work it, we have to work for it.

[FrenchieCat]

27. I approve of this message.

[BigDDem]

28. The "MSM" is bad...

oh wait, no they're not... uh....
Deval?

[bicentennial_baby]

29. Kick

:kick:

[ElsewheresDaughter]

30. TX is an OPEN Primary and any repukes that vote for Obama will NOT be there in Nov.......

the repukes want Obama to be the nom....they know they can beat him with shit like this

don't forget that TX is the state of the dragging death of Byrd, the home of bush and delay

http://www.rocketboom.com/vlog/rb_08_feb_05

[tekisui]

31. Oh please, like Hillary could win Texas in the General.

:crazy:

[Lisa0825]

32. moronic post

This is also the state of a lot of great Dems, such as the lovely ladies in my sig line. Don't paint us all as racists based on a vile incident commited by a vile person.

If the repugs want anyone, it's Hillary since she unites them better than any of their own.