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neonvincentWhen I wrote about elections for Examiner.com, I specialized in three topics, minor parties, polls, and newspaper endorsements. Here is an example of the last.
Clinton and Kasich endorsed by both Detroit daily newspapers
The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press agree on former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and current Ohio Governor John Kasich. This week, Detroit's major daily newspapers endorsed both candidates for their parties' nominations in advance of Michigan's presidential primary election on March 8.
The most recent endorsements came from the Detroit News. It published two editorials on Wednesday, March 3, one for Kasich and the other for Clinton.
These recommendations follow on the heels of the Detroit Free Press. It issued its endorsements of Kasich and Clinton on Sunday, February 28.
Kasich received the more favorable treatment from the Detroit News. The newspaper described Ohio's Governor as bringing "a heaping measure of maturity, competence and experience to a GOP race that has taken on the air of a junior high class officer’s election" and possessing a "temperament that can command respect both at home and abroad." The editors praised Kasich for his record in government both as Governor of Ohio and as a member of Congress, consistency in positions despite the pressures of the campaign to please voters, and tolerance and pragmatism while still being devout and conservative.
In contrast, the Detroit News gave Clinton only lukewarm approval. Its editorial opened with "even a disingenuous capitalist is preferable to a genuine socialist, particularly when the choice may end up leading the free world." Despite the faint praise, the editors highlighted her experience, writing "Clinton has the richest resume in the presidential campaign, having also served as a U.S. senator and first lady. She’s deep on policy, is particularly familiar with foreign affairs and could step into the Oval Office comfortably on Day One, should she win in November."
As befitting its editorial stance, the Detroit Free Press gave the more ringing endorsement to Clinton. It also featured Clinton's experience, writing "not since then-Vice President George Bush won the Republican nomination in 1992 has either major party offered voters a candidate with such a breadth of experience in federal government." Like the Detroit News, the Free Press cited her history as First Lady and U.S. Senator from New York in addition to her tenure as Secretary of State.
Its endorsement of Kasich appeared more ambivalent, if no less sincere, calling him the "one reasonable choice remaining in the field." In addition to listing his experience in government, the Free Press praised his temperament and pragmatism, calling Kasich "a rational and mature elected official, a canny politician who has shown a willingness to break step with Republican ranks in service of the people he has been elected to represent, and whose deep Christian faith, in its best iteration, tempers the ideological excesses present in some members of his party."
The two papers had each kind words for one other candidate. The Detroit News said that Senator Marco Rubio of Florida "has considerable promise, and a compelling story." Of Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, The Free Press wrote that they "admire the passion and energy Sanders has brought to his populist crusade, and the often-cartoonish 2016 presidential campaign has benefited immensely from his tenacity in dragging the crucial issues of income inequality and campaign finance to center stage."
As well as agreeing on the merits of Clinton and Kasich, both newspapers agreed on the undesirability of New York real estate developer Donald Trump as a candidate. The Detroit News predicted "the damage a Trump nomination would do to the Republican Party is incalculable." The Free Press's assessment was even more dire, writing that if Trump were nominated, "the nation will face an electoral crisis of conscience and morality that it hasn't seen since the 1960s."
Clinton and Kasich endorsed by both Detroit daily newspapers
The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press agree on former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and current Ohio Governor John Kasich. This week, Detroit's major daily newspapers endorsed both candidates for their parties' nominations in advance of Michigan's presidential primary election on March 8.
The most recent endorsements came from the Detroit News. It published two editorials on Wednesday, March 3, one for Kasich and the other for Clinton.
These recommendations follow on the heels of the Detroit Free Press. It issued its endorsements of Kasich and Clinton on Sunday, February 28.
Kasich received the more favorable treatment from the Detroit News. The newspaper described Ohio's Governor as bringing "a heaping measure of maturity, competence and experience to a GOP race that has taken on the air of a junior high class officer’s election" and possessing a "temperament that can command respect both at home and abroad." The editors praised Kasich for his record in government both as Governor of Ohio and as a member of Congress, consistency in positions despite the pressures of the campaign to please voters, and tolerance and pragmatism while still being devout and conservative.
In contrast, the Detroit News gave Clinton only lukewarm approval. Its editorial opened with "even a disingenuous capitalist is preferable to a genuine socialist, particularly when the choice may end up leading the free world." Despite the faint praise, the editors highlighted her experience, writing "Clinton has the richest resume in the presidential campaign, having also served as a U.S. senator and first lady. She’s deep on policy, is particularly familiar with foreign affairs and could step into the Oval Office comfortably on Day One, should she win in November."
As befitting its editorial stance, the Detroit Free Press gave the more ringing endorsement to Clinton. It also featured Clinton's experience, writing "not since then-Vice President George Bush won the Republican nomination in 1992 has either major party offered voters a candidate with such a breadth of experience in federal government." Like the Detroit News, the Free Press cited her history as First Lady and U.S. Senator from New York in addition to her tenure as Secretary of State.
Its endorsement of Kasich appeared more ambivalent, if no less sincere, calling him the "one reasonable choice remaining in the field." In addition to listing his experience in government, the Free Press praised his temperament and pragmatism, calling Kasich "a rational and mature elected official, a canny politician who has shown a willingness to break step with Republican ranks in service of the people he has been elected to represent, and whose deep Christian faith, in its best iteration, tempers the ideological excesses present in some members of his party."
The two papers had each kind words for one other candidate. The Detroit News said that Senator Marco Rubio of Florida "has considerable promise, and a compelling story." Of Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, The Free Press wrote that they "admire the passion and energy Sanders has brought to his populist crusade, and the often-cartoonish 2016 presidential campaign has benefited immensely from his tenacity in dragging the crucial issues of income inequality and campaign finance to center stage."
As well as agreeing on the merits of Clinton and Kasich, both newspapers agreed on the undesirability of New York real estate developer Donald Trump as a candidate. The Detroit News predicted "the damage a Trump nomination would do to the Republican Party is incalculable." The Free Press's assessment was even more dire, writing that if Trump were nominated, "the nation will face an electoral crisis of conscience and morality that it hasn't seen since the 1960s."
