December 23, 2007
Posted: December 23rd, 2007 01:30 PM ET
(CNN) - With the first votes of the 2008 campaign cycle just days away, several papers in the key early-voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire weighed in with their presidential picks Sunday. In the Hawkeye State, Hillary Clinton won the backing of the Quad City Times – which, among other factors affecting their decision, cited the fact that she “very publicly stood up for her own marriage.” John McCain got the paper's nod in the Republican race, under the headline: "Time for a real hero." Both McCain and Clinton were endorsed last weekend by the Des Moines Register, the state’s largest paper. McCain’s Republican rival Mitt Romney was endorsed by Iowa’s Sioux City Journal, which praised his “ability to reach across partisan divides …. In terms of leadership qualities, he possesses ‘it,’” said the paper, “and the importance of ‘it’ should not be diminished.” And Clinton’s Democratic opponent, Barack Obama, won the Journal’s backing. The paper said he was “equipped to bring a fractured people together.” Obama was also endorsed by New Hampshire’s Nashua Telegraph. “There's plenty of experience in Washington,” said the paper. “What's lacking is authenticity, transparency and courtesy. … Obama can provide that leadership, and deserves the support of New Hampshire Democrats.” The paper will announce its Republican pick next Sunday. –CNN Associate Political Editor Rebecca Sinderbrand
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