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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe De Moines Register is getting ready to issue their endorsements Saturday at 6 PM (Eastern Time).
Last edited Sat Jan 23, 2016, 07:16 PM - Edit history (2)
I wasn't sure where to post this. I decided that it should probably go here because:
1) It involves both the Democratic and Republican primaries, and GD: Primaries is supposed to be limited to discussing the Democratic contest.
2) It's more about a newspaper and what they will do, rather than discussing the merits of the individual candidates.
Still...it is a judgement call. Sorry if anyone feels that this should have been posted elsewhere.
Now...onto the subject at hand. Who will the paper endorse?
My prediction is that they will endorse O'Malley on the Democratic side and Kasich on the Republican side.
(Just to state my bias, I am a Hillary supporter).
OK guys, what are your predictions? Who do you suspect they will endorse on each side?
Here is a list of their endorsements in previous caucuses.
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/endorsement/2016/01/22/history-register-caucus-endorsements/79158560/
elleng
(130,895 posts)Didn't know they were doing that.
How GREAT it would be if they endorsed O'Malley! (He's my guy!)
StevieM
(10,500 posts)He may well be the nominee some day, even if he doesn't win this year.
JonLeibowitz
(6,282 posts)My predictions:
Democratic Party: Clinton (they did so in 2007 and this year she is only more 'anointed')
Republican Party: Rubio
StevieM
(10,500 posts)I wonder if they will have a hard time taking him seriously. Maybe they'll be more inclined to endorse Bush or Kasich.
And how terrific would it be if Bush lost the endorsement because of the crap he pulled during the Terry Schiavo debacle?
I see that you have almost 2000 posts in just three months. I am very impressed. It has taken me 11 1/2 years to get to just under 3500.
JonLeibowitz
(6,282 posts)I have no sympathy for Bush's predicament. Trump is kind of right: he is low energy.
Thanks (I think?) for the kind words of nearing 2000 posts. I'll probably make a post in the Bernie Sanders group for my 2000th with my thoughts on where the country is. I cannot believe I didn't know of this site before now. It has definitely enhanced my understanding of where the candidates are on the issues. And I thought I was a political junkie before I was here -- some people more senior than I know a lot!
StevieM
(10,500 posts)It is not uncommon to identify a milestone post in the subject line and to dedicate it to a particular issue, subject or comment.
I'm glad that you finally found this site. It is a good place for Democrats to gather and share thoughts.
I'm still not convinced that Bush won't make a comeback. He seems like the only one with the organization and money to challenge Trump and Cruz.
Then again, I am really starting to think that those idiots will actually go ahead and nominate Trump.
ViseGrip
(3,133 posts)CoffeeCat
(24,411 posts)The Des Moines Register endorsed Hillary in 2008.
The videos are about an hour, but they're fascinating!
Hillary
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/videos/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2016/01/11/78659498/
MOM
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/videos/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2016/01/15/78839744/
Bernie
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/videos/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2015/12/31/78151512/
Edited to add--I'm watching Bernie's video now. Wow! He's doing such a great job!! Sanders supporters will really enjoy!
Blue_In_AK
(46,436 posts)StevieM
(10,500 posts)would go with Clinton and Bush.
karynnj
(59,503 posts)They started endorsing in 1988:
In 1988, they endorsed Paul Simon, Illinois
In 1992, they did not endorse - Harkin was the favorite son that year, very surprised they did not honor him
In 2000, they endorsed Bill Bradley
In 2004, they endorsed John Edwards -- rather than several far better men running against him
In 2008, they endorsed HRC
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/endorsement/2016/01/22/history-register-caucus-endorsements/79158560/
In the 4 they endorsed, their pick lost both the Iowa caucus and the nomination. It is hard to see a pattern in their choices- especially remember that 2004 Edwards ran to the right of almost everyone but Lieberman.
StevieM
(10,500 posts)other than Harkin dropped in a couple times. But there were no major campaign efforts by Clinton, Tsongas, Brown or Bob Kerry.
Maybe the paper just didn't see the need to make an endorsement in what was essentially an uncontested race.
karynnj
(59,503 posts)Not to mention, this was 1992 -- so unlike now, they wouldn't really being helping their Senator if he was who they wanted to win the nomination. It wouldn't be read nationwide like now.
JI7
(89,249 posts)karynnj
(59,503 posts)Dean seriously collapsed in the last month - as did Gephardt. Basically, they had a very nasty ad war between themselves and essentially both lost a lot of supporters. These supporters were picked up by primarily by Kerry and Edwards.
Kerry had 38% - so he was a pretty strong winner. One person I knew who went to Iowa for that spoke of how the people who the Kerry team labeled Kerry supporters were extremely unlike to shift once they decided for him. It is possible that Edwards was helped a little by the endorsement -- and the weird arrangement that Kucinich made that his supporters should go to Edwards. The latter might have helped more than the endorsement - even though there were not a lot of Kuchinich caucus goers.
StevieM
(10,500 posts)Octafish
(55,745 posts)They. Hate. Unions.