The Des Moines Register endorses Clinton

[gemlake]

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/endorsement/2016/01/23/des-moines-register-caucus-endorsement-hillary-clinton/79240238/

"Democrats have one outstanding candidate deserving of their support: Hillary Clinton. No other candidate can match the depth or breadth of her knowledge and experience.

As first lady, she worked tirelessly on health care reform and, with bipartisan support, created the Children’s Health Insurance Program that provides coverage for 8 million children.

As a senator, she reached across party lines and joined forces with conservatives, including Sen. Lindsey Graham and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, to fight for job creation and universal health care.

As secretary of state, she helped secure international sanctions against Iran and redefined her job by expanding America’s diplomatic agenda to include poverty, women’s rights, the environment and other issues.
. . .

Clinton has demonstrated that she is a thoughtful, hardworking public servant who has earned the respect of leaders at home and abroad. She stands ready to take on the most demanding job in the world."

[Thinkingabout]

1. They also have a great statement why they endorsed Hillary.

[w4rma]

2. And Rubio.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/23/politics/des-moines-register-endorsements/index.html

[Cha]

4. So? The Democratic Nominee is Hillary Clinton.. not bernie. If they had endorsed bernie.. his

fans would be shouting it from the roof tops.

So don't give me .. "And Rubio".

[w4rma]

7. Why would a newspaper that also endorses Marco Rubio ever endorse Bernie Sanders?

All the endorsement means is that the newspaper wants a controllable pro-Wall Street candidate.

[Cha]

11. Like I said if the Des Moine Register had endorsed BS.. his fans would be shouting it from the roof

tops.

You know that, I know that.. and everyone else on this board knows that.

[fleabiscuit]

24. The paper limited the endorcements between a Democrat and Republican. eom

[still_one]

19. you are absolutely right Cha

[Iliyah]

3. K & R

[Cha]

5. "Democrats have one outstanding candidate deserving of their support:

Thank you, gemlake!

[FloridaBlues]

6. Excellent ! This is what she and her campaign needed at the right time!

[Kath1]

8. Fantastic!

And they have very good reasoning behind it!

[SunSeeker]

9. "No other candidate can match the depth or breadth of her knowledge and experience."

Sounds like they'll be endorsing her in the GE too.

[ronnykmarshall]

10. Heads exploding?

Has the Des Moines Register been thrown under the bus?

[dlwickham]

13. I'm sure it has been

[DesertRat]

12. K&R

[FrenchieCat]

14. As I predicted in my endorsement of Hillary Clinton,

I predict Rubio as the GOP Nominee.

They want the youth candidate of color a la Obama, if they can get rid of Trump!

No matter who they select, considering the most likely general election October surprise....with Hillary, we win,
and in doing so, save our asses!


Meanwhile Congratulations to Hillary Clinton!
Can't wait for the general election!

[Cha]

15. Yeah, if they can get rid of trump they want a fake Obama.

I cannot wait for the GE, either, FrenchieCat!

[FrenchieCat]

17. Exactly....

They want so badly to run a counterfeit Obama because they have been so jealous of our President since he won the nomination! Jealousy that has led them to show who they truly are; nothing but a bunch of cold snakes unwilling to even help save the country that they, themselves, put at great risk for years and years!

[ronnykmarshall]

16. I think the GOP convention will be a hot mess!

Going to be fun to watch.

So good to see you!!!

[FrenchieCat]

18. Hello! Good to see you as well!

Yes....I'm back!

[still_one]

21. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

[FrenchieCat]

22. Hya!

[still_one]

20. He may be eventually, however for the Iowa caucus it looks like Trump and Cruz

[FrenchieCat]

23. Yes....

But the GOP establishment understands that the only GOP candidate that may have a chance over Hillary would be Rubio.....
He's their only remote chance at this point! So they will try hard to float him up to the top, although there is a big gasbag already up there called Trump who is literally out of their control!

However, even with a Rubio, they know that any unforeseen and uncontrollable National policy occurrence that would most likely happen, would actually help Hillary, and make Rubio look like the high-heel wearing crazy wild eye little boy Hawk that he is. That's another of the things that makes Hillary more electable in the general than a conscientious war objector such as Sanders. We are living in the times of terrorism, whether we want to or not, and no matter what some might say about Hillary's wrong call on her war vote (yep, she's not perfect), she still has the most proven experience in that arena with her stint as Sec of State, bar none, and they know damn well that she would do what she would have to if it came down to it! Had she not held that position, she might have some issues.....but as it is, compared to the rest of the candidates, she's got that one pretty well covered.

On the economic front, there is nothing more frightening to investors (both national and International) in our stock market and the world economy than the unpredictable! Currently, apart from Hillary, all of the other front runners of both parties are running as unpredictable unknown quantities! We pretty much get that many of the establishment Republicans are deathly afraid of a Trump or Cruz presidency! Even they don't know how their wealth would fare under those two! Like the GOP's own Lindsey Graham stated, the top GOP pics are a choice of taking poison or being stabbed to death.

I'm not economically naive (as I am an accountant) and therefore understand that many of them certainly would secretly vote for Hillary (no matter that Sanders supporters believe otherwise) or just stay home, because at least no matter their predisposed dislike of her, if nothing else, they know Hillary is more of a known quantity (many remember Bill's 8 years), and that she isn't running to turn the government upside down and inside out, while the others are...and Precisely because after 8 years of Obama, many will find the status quo to be more acceptable than gamble on the total unknown. That means that whether Trump or Cruz; the GOP lose many moderate fiscally conservative GOP voters.

[Dawson Leery]

26. +1

[Tarheel_Dem]

25. Are they considered "The Establishment" like PP & HRC?