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The Mountain Valley News in Colorado adds to McCain's endorsement list,
bringing his total to 16 newspapers. The daily circulation of his
newspapers now stands at 1,502,163.
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SKY NEWS:
In Pennsylvania, Conservative radio host Michael Smerconish said he was also throwing his support behind Mr Obama.
"John McCain is an honorable man who has served his country well. But he
will not get my vote. For the first time since registering as a Republican
28 years ago, I'm voting for a Democrat for president."
And there are reports that former Secretary of State Colin Powell - who
served the last three Republican presidents including George W Bush - may
come out in support of the Democrat too.
Sky News political analyst Jon-Christopher Bua said: "Although no one
endorsement can turn the tide for a candidate, each one helps push some
segment of the undecided voters closer to their choice.
He added: None of this is very good news for John Mc Cain."
The latest endorsements come after the Republican failed to land a knock-out blow in the third and final presidential debate in New York and as voters swing behind Mr Obama in states which have previously been Republican strongholds.
The Illinois Senator now has an eight point lead in Virginia which hasn't
backed a Democrat since 1964. He is also challenging Mr McCain in Indiana.
The state has only backed a Democrat once since 1940.
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Cincinnati CityBeat:
As Election Day creeps ever closer, it's time for CityBeat to start publishing election endorsements and help those remaining undecided voters get their act together. Given our niche in Greater Cincinnati as a voice for progressive causes, we've recommended candidates and ballot issue positions since our founding in 1994 and take that role seriously.
Let's begin with the big enchilada this fall, the presidential race. It should come as no shock that CityBeat endorses Sen. Barack Obama to be the next President of the United States.
There's no shock in our choice because Obama is truly the only candidate on the presidential ballot who can turn this country around. And the country needs turned around in a big way and in a hurry.
The litany of Bush administration failures and scandals is too long to list here, but we can boil down the past eight years to these truths: Bush and his cronies have abused the power of the federal government (torture of accused terrorists and others, domestic spying of U.S. citizens, politicization of U.S. Attorneys, etc.) while failing to make the government effective where it should be (poor Iraq War planning and reconstruction, poor oversight of the financial markets, poor management of disaster aid, etc.).
