Feb 1, 2008 4:10 pm US/Eastern
NY Post Endorses McCain; Rangel's Wife Backs Obama
NEW YORK (AP) ―
-
-
Republican presidential hopefuls participate in the televised Republican Candidates Debate Jan. 30, 2008 at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, Calif.
Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images
-
-
Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, and Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., applaud during President George W. Bush's annual State of the Union address in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 23, 2007.
Mannie Garcia/AFP/Getty Images
-
-
Barack Obama, a Democratic presidential candidate addressed an overflow crowd of supporters on the University of Denver campus Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008.
CBS
-
-
U.S. Democratic presidential candidates, Illinois Senator Barack Obama and New York Senator Hillary Clinton participate in the televised CNN/LA Times/Politico Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles Jan. 31,2008.
Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images
The New York Post endorsed Sen. John McCain for the Republican presidential nomination Friday, saying his experience contrasted sharply with that of Barack Obama, to whom it threw its support on the Democratic side.
The Post, which also backed McCain's candidacy in his 2000 bid against George W. Bush, called the Arizona senator "a proven leader, a man of integrity."
"McCain's experience would stand in sharp contrast to Barack Obama's sparse resume," the paper said in its editorial. "And his candor, character and honor would be the antithesis of a Clinton II candidacy."
In its Obama endorsement Wednesday, the Post called the Illinois senator an "untried candidate" but a preferable alternative to the newspaper's home state senator, Hillary Rodham Clinton.
In other endorsements Friday, Obama got the nod from Alma Rangel, wife of Rep. Charles Rangel, dean of New York's congressional delegation and a loyal backer of Clinton.
"I believe Barack Obama has the ability to unify this country and the character to stand up for what's right instead of what's popular," she said in a statement.
"Senator Obama is the future, part of the new generation of leaders who can inspire us to transform our country."
(© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)
Click to enlarge
Click to enlarge
Click to enlarge
Click to enlarge
Stumble It!
