January 18, 2008
Posted: January 18th, 2008 08:10 AM ET
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (CNN) – Hillary Clinton received an endorsement from the Las Vegas Sun on Friday, cutting short a sweep of Nevada’s major newspaper endorsements by Barack Obama. The Sun's editorial praised Clinton for being strong on issues important to Nevadans, such as the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste depository and the economy. It sounded a nostalgic note, saying, “We need someone in the White House who can get our economy back to the way it was when Hillary’s husband, Bill, was president.” Last year, the paper disclosed to readers that president and editor Brian Greenspun held a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton and is "a close friend of President Bill Clinton, the senator's husband." This week the longtime Democratic donor, who has also given to other candidates, wrote an op-ed in the paper personally endorsing Clinton’s candidacy.“Although Obama is likable, so was the inexperienced George W. Bush before he became president,” said the Sun's editorial board Friday, “and we know where that got us.” “Clinton has a long and substantial record of leadership fighting on behalf of working Americans and children, and it is this experience and her passion for creating a better country that would serve this nation so well," they added. “Our country needs someone who can be president from Day One after taking the oath of office.” Obama and Clinton are neck-and-neck in most recent surveys in Nevada, the third state in the Democrats’ presidential nomination process, after splitting the first two contests. – CNN Nevada Producer Alexander Marquardt Filed under: Hillary Clinton Nevada |
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