CNN

Newspapers don't win elections although they do swing a
big "bat". I am sure Obama likes the support ,he also knows
that HE and the party must do their job well to get elected. McCain's
negative campaign will have some effect but it won't change the big
numbers that they need. But If Palin keeps making statements like
today they may shoot themselves in their own "foot". Bad decision
for V.P. choice, imo the endorsement of C. Powell wouldn't hurt
either. Hillary Clinton will also be in his cabinet in some capacity
and that should do it for McCain..

I wonder if palin is going to read any of those papers in the future????

Very Cool!

THE TIME FOR CHANGE HAS COME

They are so right. Obama should be the next President. We can't afford another 4 years of the same and that is exactly what we would get from Mccain/Palin.

A worldwide poll conducted by eight major newspapers found Obama would receive four times the votes his opponent, Republican candidate John McCain, would receive on Nov. 4, if the world was allowed to vote.

* Canada: 70 per cent
* France: 68 per cent
* Switzerland: 83 per cent
* Poland: 43 per cent
* Japan: 61 per cent
* Mexico: 46 per cent
* U.K.: 64 per cent
* Belgium: 62 per cent

This is something all of the US of A should pay attention to. You are not only electing your president but a world leader who is seen as the best choice in eight different countries from around the world. Or will you elect another George W. Bushand vote for John McCain?

Newspapers taking part in the survey were La Presse in Canada, The Guardian in the U.K., Yomiuri Shimbun in Japan, Le Monde in France, Reforma in Mexico, Gazeta Wyborcza in Poland, Le Soir in Belgium and Le Temps in Switzerland.

I endorse Barack Obama for president . . . who cares about these papers? They can't vote, I can!

Big Surprise:

The Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times are both owned by the Tribune Company, owned by Chicago real estate billionaire Sam Zell, a self-proclaimed “professional opportunist.”

So why wouldn’t one opportunist (Zell) support another (Obama)?

As for the Washington Post, they just can’t help themselves – "Watergate" is forever in their rear-and-front-view mirror!

This is actually news? These newspapers have been pushing their socialist buddy Obama on us for months now. Give me a break, CNN.

kudos to obama, thank you los angeles times, washington post and chicago tribune, LOS LATINOS TAMBIEN QUEREMOS MUCH A OBAMA!!!

I live close to Ann Arbor Michigan, home of the University of Michigan and undisputedly in the midst of both one of the more liberal cities in America as well as a named "purple state". The local paper endorsed George W Bush for president in 2004. I think that the newspaper endorsements are less reflexive of their respective areas, and more reflexive of the newspaper owners political preference. Therefore, any predictive power in the endorsement factor is miniscule at best.

Barack Obama is has truly proven himself to be an outstanding president

Not a big surprise. People have realized Joe is a reverse plumber, he helped put McCain's campaign down the toilet!
Maybe Sarah Palin can go back and be president of Alaska.
Too little, too late John. Never enough Sarah.
Barack should get his plumbers license since he's going to be the one to clean up this crappy mess!

Way to go!!! Thank you for knowing a true leader when you see one.

Is this NEWS! The media and the newspapers have always been in the tank for Obama, their little god. Left wing radicals and socialists. Shame on the one-sided representation for this election. It was this way in the primary race; how could we hope it would be any better in the general election. Their god will fail!

The Trib is conservative? News to me.

Change every body can BELIEVE IN.......

Barack/Biden 08'

I could not have articulated the 'change' better myself, but it works! Thanks, and GO OBAMA!

WHO CARES WHO THE EDITORS OF THESE NEWSPAPERS ENDORSES FOR PRESIDENT. THEY DON'T SPEAK FOR ME. AND IF ANYONE OUT THERE VOTES BASED ON THESE PEOPLE, THEN THE VOTER IS IGNORANT AND LAZY. IF THAT IS THE CASE, THEN YOU MIGHT AS WELL VOTE BASED ON WHO OPRAH TELLS YOU TO VOTE FOR. PEOPLE. THINK!!! USE YOUR BRAIN. LISTEN TO THE ISSUES. READ AND LISTEN TO ALL VIEWPOINTS AND THEN CAST YOUR VOTE BASED ON YOUR CONCLUSIONS AND NOT WHAT SOMEONE TELLS YOU TO DO. BE AN INDIVIDUAL AND NOT A FOLLOWER.

BRAVO, now let's win this thing.

American people is going to show the world that we are coming together to bring change in the white house........Obama/Biden are really fighting for American to have better lives, bringing jobs, health care for everybody.

Obama/Biden 08/12

I am so disappointed in my fickleness and weak stature! I have been preparing to vent my distain for CNN's obvious promotion of Obama:
Of all the many candidate photos available, I compared smiling, family-loving photos of Obama and wide-grinned wife with those of a straight-faced McCain with a mannequin-esque wife. I compared the many positively-spun headlines featuring Obama with the derogatory headlines boldly bashing McCain. The public "slaying" of Palin was unbelievably cruel. Biden's hair plugs headlines were accompanied with comments from "the public" emphasizing how little affect that would have on their vote.These comparisons could continue forever.
The disappointment I feel within, however, is because it worked!
CNN and all their affiliates have proven that a constant bombadment of subtly-crafted opinion will eventually "break" a weaker person!

When members of the conservative press begin to see what Obama has done in trying to get us back to one America so we can address the most important crises facing us, I know there is hope for our future.

i like the way the times puts it.

Do not forget to do your part. Please go out and vote.

What you call three big endorsements are three big liberal papers. Who cares!
But I still maintain, in the long run the inevitable failure of a future Obama Administration is a bigger prize for Conservatives than a tepid McCain presidency. Come 2010, 8% unemployment, no universal health care, and a geopolitical catastrophe in the Middle East (a nuclear Iran attacked by a desparate Israel abandoned by Obama oil at $200/brl) Bye bye Congressional Democrats. Mark my words.

this is because obama has the potential to unite this country for a better future! YES WE CAN!!!

Obama is like a 5 year-old child who lies. Mother: "Obama, did you steal the cookies from the jar?" Obama: (hands behind his back, smiling) "Nooooo!" What a bunch of idiots falling for this crap. You all deserve the mess that coming to this country when you vote this tard in.

Maggie, VT

I am happy for Obama, but I am scared by what is going on out there. A surrogate for McCain, she is a representative from Minnesota and she was on Hardball tonight. I heard things come out of her mouth that I could not believe. She accused people in the Senate of terrible things, she accused Obama of horrible things and she made no apologies for it. Chris Matthews was dumbfounded. He could not believe what he was hearing. His next guest was a female who works for the Nation. She was so upset she could hardly talk. What is happening to this country? She is on now again. I want to move out of this country, it is getting too dangerous with people like her. They should be frightened of her not Obama

All the more reason to vote for McCain. These endorsements by the liberal press mean nothing – no surprise here.

ARE YOU BETTER OFF NOW THAN YOU WERE 8 YEARS AGO ?

NO WAY JOSE !

GO OBAMA / BIDEN

Please! Democrats, stop voting early! Chill out. Read the handwriting on the wall...Wait till november 4 so it will actually count!
Palin will divide the world exactly as she has America, into fundamentalist and non-fundamentalist sides. THAT is real danger.

Fascinating how CNN placed a bunch of REPUBLICAN SPINNERS at the top of their comments about Joe the plumber. The posters who posted earliest were overwhelmingly negative, and moved down deeper into the list.

Blatant manipulation by the media!

YAYYYYYYYY!!! WHOOOO-HOOOO! They've chosen the right man!

Obama in '08!

Chicago Tribune – another example of the liberal media! You know, the liberal media that has its roots intertwined in the roots of the national Republican Party as we know it...

Nice to have all of these papers on board. Journalists are some of the most well-versed and educated members of society and it's nice to know they're all coming to the same conclusions.

You have got to be kidding me – this is news??? I could of told you they would endorse the Dem candidate last year – give me a break!! Stop your agenda CNN – America will never come together when you are so decidely for Obama.

Wow ; imagine that from 3 of the most liberal "in the tank for Obama" so called newspapers in the country! Talk about The media bias ! CNN your Obama endorsement is next! And the looney liberals scream about Rush ; what a country we have!

Wow... this won't sit well in those "pro-american" areas of the nation, wherever those are. Maybe Palin can make us a list.

Obama 08 – I am VERY happy to NOT be a part of the neocon HATE machine!!!

What exciting news for the Obama Camp after a week long of half truths and ugly vermon coming from the McCain Camp.

Keep it coming. True conservative and moderate Republicans have found out (especially with the Klan rallies of McCain/Palin) that their party is no longer recognizable. First Buckley and now these newspapers. They know hate when they see it.

Obama/Biden 2008/2012.

"The first black" – what the hell does that mean? Watch your words. Are you implying race is a factor or why else did you mention race? The story is about the first time newspapers have endorsed candidates – right? so what had race to do with it?

They see the potential for greatness in this man! I am so happy that I voted earrly–If you can, do it -and avoid any complications on Nov 4...
God Bless This Great Country!

The endorsement of 4-Star General, froner National Security Advisor, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, and former Secretary of State Colin Powell will likely be more influential than these endorsements.

Should General Powell decide to back Senator Barack Obama, I hope that the GOP will finally cease and desist the - villification of the anyone that opposes republicans - strategy that has characterized the past 8 years of the Bush administration.

Powell isn't beholden financially, professionally, morally, or otherwise to anyone and he will want to, in his later years speak from his heart and his convictions.

If he does endorse, I hope he briefly shares his rationale for the endorsement to mute any criticism from the radical rightwing of the party.

McCain can't let go of the notion that America needs a fighter. News flash: America has had a fighter for the last eight years. That's why we're in the trouble we're in now. America needs a THINKER, a man with the ability to think cool under pressure and see the bigger picture not the quick fight to win in front of him – but the battle for future generations which typically is fought with securing long standing relationships based on sit downs not fighting.
This is just one more reason you are so far behind the times, and America's popular vote.

Ohhh yeah, the Tribune goes back...WAY back. I can't even recall when they endorsed a Dem. It must be a while back that's for sure. You know, the GOP have changed, but they need to realize where they have come from...history does matter.

But I agree. Newspapers have a more impact on their local state or city. But even sometimes we can hear big news and who doesn't like that. Is cool when your in new territory and you don't know what to expect. That's history and our country...

Everybody wants to be with a winner. You'll see them coming out of the woodworks now.

You neglected to mention the endorsement of conservative Republican radio host Michael Smerconish (from Philadelphia). Now THAT's interesting.

Smart decisions were made by these outlets. After reading and hearing hate-speech and behaviors of late, it is obvious that only Barack Obama has the intelligence, diplomacy, and temperament to lead and unify our nation.

Every little endorse can make a difference. thnak you for the endorsement.

THANK YOU , LOS ANGELES TIMES, CHICAGO TRIBUNE, AND
THE WASHINGTON POST = YOU ROCK !

HEY AMERICANS:

ARE YOU BETTER OFF THAN YOU WERE 8 YEARS AGO ?

HERE IN MIAMI , WE SAY == " NO WAY JOSE , WE ARE NOT BETTER OFF " !

GO OBAMA / BIDEN

SI SE PUEDE !

YES WE CAN !

VOTE FOR CHANGE YEAH BABY !

Hoorah!!!!!

That's great they endorse Obama. I wish they would do their job and expose all the unbelievable lies McCain and Palin are telling to smear Obama. None of it has any basis in fact. They are just making stuff up. It is disgusting, desperate, and reckless. For example, this whole ACORN junk has nothing to do with Obama but Palin is out telling people it is Obama's group and they are committing voter fraud. It is a complete and total lie. McCain himself spoke at an ACORN meeting a few months ago praising their work.
The media needs to stand up and refute these ridiculous lies!

I think this has as much to do with Mr. Obama's presidential qualities as it does with the desire of editors to back a winner.

Obama will be a President we can be PROUD of. He is cool under pressure, not a HOT HEAD like McCain. He is the one I want in charge of the panic button. I fear McCains problems are caused by his confinement and torture in Viet Nam. Why take the chance with our great nation, and our childrens future. The R next to McCains name is not for reformer..its for REPUBLICAN..and I've had 8 years too many of that! Is YOUR FAMILY or our beloved USA better off than we were 8 years ago?

While I don't think that newspaper endorsements matter that much anymore I think its amazing that the Trib endorsed him..and amazed in a good way. I think that for older voters it will matter. And I do agree with the article, I think that local papers will matter more esspicaly in small towns.

Hey Minnesota: check out Congressperson Michelle Bachman calling for McCarthy-like investigations of liberals in Congress because they are "Un-American.
Happy early Halloween, Minnesotans.

Go Obama.....our next President of the United States of America...

Need I say more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LA Times, Washington Post & Chicago Tribune....

I read ya loud and clear!!!! Very Good Move !!!!

Obama/Biden 08

Oh gee, what a surprise – how amazing – lo and behold- All the biased news media has been in the tank for obama every since he came out of the manger. Just another group selling our country out!

Maybe you can print this!! WEre so Sick of Obama being brain washed by the media we could Puke!!!

Go McCain !!!! 2008

Don't worry republicans, you've destroyed the economy so that in 4 years we should just be recovering. Then you can tell us all how republicans would have had the economy flying high by now and convince us to vote you back in. All you need is a coherent philosophy rather than just attacking the opposition.

Obama supporters, don't be lulled by all this good news – it is all making me very nervous. Please get out and vote early if you can, and ask others to vote early as well – hopefully we can avoid some of the Republican voter suppression efforts sure to be heading our way, not to mention the long lines at polling places.

Obama 08 & 12

This is great news! Everyone I know is voting for him. So I think we should just start calling him Mr. President. What's crazy is that those people that support Mc Cain, for some odd reason, would likely be better off under an Obama administration. But for some reason they would rather see the country go to hell under Mc Cain. I just don't get it. Mc Cain supporters are like the people that do wrong...know its wrong... but do it anyway.

These are three major newspapers who after seeing the last debate obviously paid particular attention to John McCain's demeanor and how testy he got. We need someone with a steady hand, not a hothead who will fuel the fire.

Chicago Tribune undergoing changes and a new look for their newspaper. Removed a popular column, people don't like the new format & losing subscribers. Endorsing Obama just pushed this 30 year reader away for good.

HOW SWEET IT IS

"YES WE CAN"

YES WE WILL

I can just hear it now from the conservative republican base..."The only reason that those newspapers are endorsing Obama is that he bought them off" Well I am glad to see that people are finally starting to see Senator Obama for the man of integrity and vision that he is!! These are desperate times and we don't need a president that is emersed in his own desperation to try and lead us out of this mess. We need a level headed, clear thinking leader that will usher this nation back to being a true world power. Now before you all go and start calling me some "left wing nutjob" let me just tell you that I am a Republican and have been since I registered to vote 13 years ago. I have voted in EVERY presidential election that has been held and for every one of them I have stuck it out with the Republican candidate. I voted for Bush...twice. (I'm so sorry...I know that I'm partly to blame for this economic disaster!!) and I am UNWILLING to throw my support or my vote towards a candidate that has shown a lack of judgement and an unwillingness to put this country first just because he is flying his campaign under the Republican flag!!

Remember...Go VOTE...VOTE early....be responsible and let's put a TRUE leader in the white house!!

Obama/Biden 08/12

Obama/Biden 08 all the way.

This is great news from three great news papers. Is it true that the National Enquirer is going to endorse McCain and Palin for there tireless efforts to mislead and lie to the public while ignoring their own blunders and dirty laundry?

Do they still have newspapers??? hmmmmm isn't that odd? Seriously speaking, though, its nice to be endorsed but meaningless. Now, if Obama were to be endorsed by a retired war hero and former secretary of state... hehehehe Can't wait to see "Meet the Press!"

I don't see how any serious person could possibly back McCain. His erratic behavior is becoming more and more apparent. We need true leadership in this country, the stakes are too high. McCain and Palin have made a mockery of this election. There has always been truths stretched, but these two tell just bald faced lies with a straight face. That is really scarry to me. We have had this same approach for 8 years. Say anything and hope people don't bether to find out the truth. The robocalls that the McCain/Palin ticket have put out insinuating that Obama is a terrorist is the lowest form of politics and is just downright disgusting. OBAMA IS NOT A TERRORIST. HE IS A DECENT AND HONORABLE MAN! I wish I could say the same for McCain. How stupid do they think the American people are?

Yes, you read that correctly...the Tribune, "originally led by the founding members of the Republican Party" just backed Obama!

A man for the red AND blue states, Republicans AND Democrats.

Obama 08

That is great news for Barack/Joe unfortunately John McCain’s audience hates to read and acknowledge facts.

I hope CNN post this

ALL PEOPLE FROM MEDIA, LOOKING TO SARAH PALIN (THAT COULD BECAME SUNDENTLY US PRES) AND KNOWING ABOUT WHAT AMERICA DESPERATED NEEDS NOW, THEY ALL SHOULD BACK FOR OBAMA BECAUSE ... AMERICAN PEOPLE SHOULD LOOK AND THINK THEY REALY NEED SOMEONE DIFERENT FOR THE JOB THIS TIME, ALL AMERICA SHOUL VOTE FOR OBAMA ON NOV. 4 BECAUSE WILL BE DOING THAT NOT FOR OBAMA BUT FOR ALLL US AND FOR AMERICA'S BETTER FUTURE

These are all liberal newspapers, so I am not completely shocked by this. It's the endorsements from conservatives like Buckley's son that matter most. I can guarantee you William Buckley is turning in his grave seeing the low road McCain is taking.

Great news...it is good to see Obama's vision for America truly represented in these papers rather than the caricature that the GOP tries to present.

I'd be more impressed if the papers were from Missouri, Florida, etc. These papers are in places that Obama will most likely win anyway.

new york time, palm beach post next.

Even the New York Post endorsed him. If you are a New Yorker, you know how surprising this is. We are on a roll baby. Steady as she goes.... on to the White House!!

Is this suppose to be shocking news? Seriously, when was the last time these papers endorsed a republican?

Well since our educational system has been crumbling for years I doubt there are many people left that can read or reason. So wingnuts, shut your eyes and ears yet once again and vote McCain and continue to dummy down the next generation, with McCain in the white house they may be Americas last..

steadiness, maturity, intelligence, that s a TRUE LEADER

I am just hoping this wonderful man wins the election so I can get back to work...too distracting!

Thank God, people are making the best choice

Obama is in fact the best candidate

We do not want another Bush-McCain administration, their policies have brought our nation to this recession. Thousands of people are losing their homes, jobs, and thousands more will lose their access to health care if we reward the GOP with a 3rd term.

Things need to move now in the right direction. We cannot play with our present and the future of our families.

Obama – Biden 08!!!

Palin continues to spew lies and hate filled rhetoric in this campaign and while it is good to see endorsements I think the Dems should move quickly and decisively to discredit this woman. There is a lot of negative stuff about her that needs to be brought up. AIP, Abuse of power, playing favorites giving her friends prominent jobs that they are not qualified for all these things reflect on poor judgement and bad decision making. We all know she can dish it out now lets see if she can take it.

Vote early and vote often!

So we're electing Obama because he's Black. Mind telling me what his other qualifications are??

Here come the "liberal media" remarks from republicans....

GO OBAMA!!!

I hope when Obama is President he will go back through the last 8 years and expose every single time that Bush, Cheney, McCain. etc have manipulated the American public with their lies. The republican politicians are terrorists and should all be arrested, tried, and convicted of treason.

Obama will win handily against the McCain Palin ticket. The reason why is because McCain has totally compromised himself and picked a complete numb skull for his running mate. If by the rare chance that McCain wins I will be sad for this country. I hope the American people are smart enough to know that a vote for McCain is a vote for Bush. What is even scarier is Palin the idiot as VP. She is a divider and a complete liar. She repulses me and I am ashamed of her as a woman.

Colin Powell is next!!!!!!!!!!!! Get out and vote Obama people!!!!!!!!!! Gotta go and give more money.

Obama 08

Just to show why newspapers are going bankrupt. The don't agree with real Americans.

Way to really put your necks on the line, guys. Have you been sleeping the last 18 months?

This is an outstanding accomplishment for the Obama campaign. He and Biden should be very proud. The more the Obama team make the objective case that they are better than McCain, then if and when McCain wins, no other reason for Obama's defeat will exist by the most vile and rage-filled attitudes of many Americans.

I had health insurance last year – I had to pay $2510 up-front payments PLUS $3000 deductible, then they paid 80% of SOME treatments.

Thanks, but no thanks.

Obama/Biden '08

This is good news for Obama but he has not won yet

It speaks volumes that Republican papers like the Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times are endorsing a Democrat. Colonel McCormick and Otis Chandler are rolling in their graves to be sure.

To the Post, the Times and the Tribune, who had the guts to step out there first: Bravo!