Home About Chat Users Issues Party Candidates Polling Firms Media News Polls Calendar Key Races United States President Senate House Governors International

New User Account
"A comprehensive, collaborative elections resource." 
Email: Password:

  Which one?
NEWS DETAILS
Parent(s) Race 
ContributorHomegrown Democrat 
Last EditedHomegrown Democrat  Nov 01, 2012 04:43pm
Logged 0
CategoryEndorsement
MediaNewspaper - Economist (The)
News DateSaturday, November 3, 2012 10:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionFOUR years ago, The Economist endorsed Barack Obama for the White House with enthusiasm. So did millions of voters. Next week Americans will trudge to the polls far less hopefully. So (in spirit at least) will this London-based newspaper. Having endured a miserably negative campaign, the world’s most powerful country now has a much more difficult decision to make than it faced four years ago.

That is in large part because of the woeful nature of Mr Obama’s campaign. A man who once personified hope and centrism set a new low by unleashing attacks on Mitt Romney even before the first Republican primary. Yet elections are about choosing somebody to run a country. And this choice turns on two questions: how good a president has Mr Obama been, especially on the main issues of the economy and foreign policy? And can America really trust the ever-changing Mitt Romney to do a better job? On that basis, the Democrat narrowly deserves to be re-elected.
Share
ArticleRead Full Article

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor

DISCUSSION