Philadelphia paper backs Obama
The People Paper came out today for Barack Obama.
The Philadelphia Daily News endorsed Obama, the Illinois senator's latest major newspaper endorsement leading up to the Pennsylvania primary on Tuesday.
The Daily News declared that the decision for voters between Hillary Clinton and Obama is a choice between the past and the future.
"Should Democrats choose someone who will employ hard-won -- even bitter - experiences gained in a past Democratic administration, or reach beyond political truisms toward a new (and untried) model of governing?" the endorsement editorial said. "Neither choice is obvious. Perhaps that's why the race has gone on for so long. But the long slog through 44 primaries and caucuses has confirmed for us that Sen. Barack Obama's vision of change -- and the way he plans to pursue it -- is what we need right now. Badly."
In recent days, Obama has won the endorsements of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the newspapers in Allentown and Scranton.
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