Columbus Dispatch (OH) endorses, slams Bush.

[MallRat]

This endorsement was delayed a very long time. Now we know why.

The Dispatch endorsed Bush back in 2000. I wonder how close they came to making NO endorsement in 2004.


http://www.columbusdispatch.com/election/election-local.php?story=dispatch/2004/10/23/20041023-dis-endorse.html
For president
Despite missteps, Bush is better able to steer nation through difficulties ahead
Sunday, October 24, 2004

Like millions of American voters, The Dispatch is less than enthused about the choices in next week's presidential election. Neither President Bush nor Sen. John Kerry has built a record that leads to a clear-cut decision.

Since President Bush took office, this newspaper repeatedly has criticized his administration's borrow-and-spend fiscal policies, which have resulted in massive deficits that weaken America. The Dispatch also strongly opposed the invasion of Iraq, contending the case had not been made that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction or posed an imminent threat to this nation.

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Confronted with these disappointments and this choice, The Dispatch believes a second-term George W. Bush would stand a better chance of leading the nation up the difficult road that lies ahead.

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After all, four years ago, Bush promised to be a uniter, not a divider. Perhaps more than any other, he should make good on that promise.

[Maeve]

1. Not surprising

The paper hasn't backed a democratic presidential candidate in 80 years or so...but we had hoped that the Disgrace might finally take a turn for the better.