March 6, 2016

Hillary Clinton Overwhelmingly Winning Backing of Editorial Boards Across the Nation

Citing her experience, her realistic plans to move the country forward and her ability to handle all parts of the job as President, Hillary Clinton has won nearly all the editorial board endorsements so far in this primary. As many as sixteen of these editorial boards backed President Obama over Hillary Clinton in the 2008 primary.
 
See what the Editorial Boards have said for yourself…
 
NEW Chicago Sun-Times (March 5, 2016): "Over three decades, Hillary Clinton has viewed the job of president from an unbeatable number of angles. She has trained for the job from the inside, as the wife and public policy confidante to a remarkably popular, though flawed, president. She has considered the job from the vantage point of Capitol Hill, as a senator from New York. She has come to understand how the rest of the world looks at the presidency and America, as a globetrotting secretary of state."
 
NEW Omaha World Herald (March 4, 2016): “Hillary Clinton brings credentials and breadth unmatched by her Democratic opponent, as well as a pragmatic ability to get things done in what no doubt will remain a divided Capitol.”
 
NEW Sun Sentinel (March 4, 2016): “She would not need training wheels if she were to become the Democratic nominee and the first female president. But while Hillary Rodham Clinton would make history if she were elected in November, the more important point for voters in the Florida primary is that she would make a good president.”
 
NEW Orlando Sentinel (March 4, 2016): “...there might be no more battle-tested presidential candidate than Clinton. She is much better prepared than Sanders to be an effective commander in chief, and has a far more realistic set of goals.”
 
NEW Miami Herald (March 3, 2016): “She has mastered the detailed approach to policy on a wide range of issues, everything from healthcare to foreign policy. She speaks for generations of women who have suffered discrimination in the workplace, energetically defends healthcare reform (when she ran in 2008, her proposal would have covered everybody), and has the character to confront critics in Congress — or work with them in a spirit of compromise.”
 
NEW Portland Press Herald (March 1, 2016): “Clinton has the experience and the temperament needed to navigate the complicated politics of a sharply divided nation. We think she would be best suited to fight to preserve social programs, which are always under attack, as well as to seize opportunities to make small but significant gains that improve people’s lives.”
 
NEW Lincoln Journal Star (March 1, 2016): “...her years in the U.S. Senate and as secretary of state give Clinton a breadth of experience that would be invaluable if Americans send her to the White House in November.  Clinton has a creditable record in support of the war on terror. Notably she was in the cabinet and even in the room watching when the Seal team raided Osama Bin Laden’s compound.  Clinton’s experience also bolsters confidence that she would avoid risky experimentation with America’s economic system.”
 
NEW The Barre Montpelier Times Argus & Rutland Herald (February 28, 2016): “This endorsement rests on Clinton’s breadth of experience and her proven commitment to those many issues where she shares a progressive outlook with Sanders. The very notion of political experience has taken on a negative connotation in this surprising year because voters associate it with compromise and corruption. But outsider status, which Sanders has always enjoyed, does not automatically confer wisdom or ability. Clinton’s experience as a hard-working, policy-oriented senator and a secretary of state who restored the good name of the United States weighs heavily in her favor.”
 
NEW Detroit Free Press (February 28, 2016): “Not since then-Vice President George Bush won the Republican nomination in 1992 has either major party offered voters a candidate with such a breadth of experience in federal government. Besides playing an enormous policy-making role during her husband’s two terms in the White House, Clinton has served more than capably as a U.S. Senator and cabinet officer, presiding over President Barack Obama’s State Department during one of the most challenging and dangerous intervals since the Vietnam War.”
 
NEW Chattanooga Times (February 28, 2016): “of all political contenders this year — Clinton is the only candidate with the broad experience and deep-bench qualifications to turn the rhetoric of ideals and needed change to solid policy proposals and achievement.”
 
NEW The Metrowest Daily News (February 27, 2016): “From reforming public education in Arkansas to building the sanctions regime that eventually caused Iran to roll back its nuclear program, Clinton’s achievements have been built on hard work, listening and negotiation, not flights of rhetoric or heroic poses.”
 
NEW Minneapolis Star Tribune (February 27, 2016): “We believe Clinton is the clear choice over Sanders for heart and head alike. A force on the national landscape for more than 30 years, Clinton has distinguished herself in foreign and domestic policy in ways that make her well-suited to represent the party in November.”
 
NEW Milford Daily News (February 27, 2016): “Clinton’s achievements have been built on hard work, listening and negotiation, not flights of rhetoric or heroic poses. Her most convincing endorsements come from those who have been in the trenches with her, working to deliver concrete results for families in need. Her mastery of domestic policy is widely respected, as is her international experience. There is no doubt she is prepared for whatever awaits her in the Oval Office.”
 
NEW Fort Worth Star-Telegram (February 26, 2016): “Clinton’s experience as secretary of state is crucial in this race and the one to come in November. No one else running for president has her depth of understanding of foreign affairs or can match her already forged relationships with foreign leaders, in war and peace.”
 
NEW Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star (February 25, 2016): “On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton is the only reasonable choice to move the nation forward.”
 
NEW Corpus Christi Caller-Times (February 21, 2016): “the weight of Clinton's résumé alone should crush Sanders. The Vermont senator can talk about universal health care but Clinton stands alone in having tried valiantly — and unsuccessfully — to achieve it and to have learned from defeat. Her ability to wake up, smell the coffee and work within the confines of the much less ambitious Affordable Care Act should be a plus, not a minus.”
 
NEW Greenville News (February 19, 2016): “On balance, Clinton stands above Sanders as someone who could step in and lead in a way that recognizes the need for compromise and cooperation in our federal government.”
 
NEW Falls Church News Press (February 18, 2016): “She is an exceptionally-qualified candidate for the next president and commander in chief of the armed forces of the United States. She is not just good, or a lesser of evils, she is amazingly equipped with the knowledge and experience to perform the job at the highest level.”
 
Las Vegas Sun (February 14, 2016) “The difference is that Sanders, the rebellious democratic socialist, would be going into battle outnumbered in pursuit of his domestic agenda and poorly equipped in foreign affairs. Clinton has established strengths and demonstrated successes in both arenas. […]  Ours is a complex world brimming with challenges and opportunities. It is crucial that our next president not only bring vision and leadership to the job, but the experience of dealing with Congress on the home front and world leaders abroad. Only one candidate among Democratic and Republican candidates alike can claim that experience.”
 
Tampa Bay Times (February 13, 2016) “…only Clinton has the skill and experience to appeal to general election voters and build on President Barack Obama's record. Clinton is clearly the best prepared to achieve results in each of those areas. She has long been a persuasive advocate for women, minorities and middle-income families. She knows the gritty specifics of health care policy, and she gained extensive foreign policy experience as secretary of state. The former first lady and U.S. senator is a planner, a detail-oriented leader with refined positions that are not easily condensed into an applause line. She also has demonstrated her skill as a negotiator and as a determined advocate in all sorts of situations over a lifetime in the public eye. […] His (Sanders) calls for revolutionary change are as tantalizing to liberal voters as they are unrealistic, particularly in today's polarized politics. His proposals for a single-payer health care system and free college tuition are expensive fantasies. His lack of a coherent foreign policy and tendency toward isolationist positions are particularly concerning. There is no indication Sanders is prepared to effectively protect the United States from terrorists or manage the complicated relationships this nation must nurture around the world.”
 
San Antonio Express-News (February 13, 2016) “But most important, as first lady, a U.S. senator from New York and secretary of state, Clinton has demonstrated a broader sense of proportion, pragmatism and accomplishment than has Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist. Moreover, all the key issues Sanders says require remedy, from income inequality to Wall Street abuses, are those that Clinton would also target. It is largely a matter of fantasy versus reality. Though, on guns, she has a far better record.”
 
Houston Chronicle (February 13, 2016) “Clinton, 68, was elected twice as senator from New York and served for five years as secretary of state under President Barack Obama. Throughout these roles, and even in her unofficial role as first lady, Clinton has proven herself a steely leader and well-informed policy wonk. If elected, we believe she will continue the balanced priorities of an Obama administration that's overseen steady economic growth, a 5 percent unemployment rate and 17 million people with health insurance who didn't have it before. […] Like on so many issues, Clinton espouses a well-studied energy policy while Sanders aims for the unattainable and undesirable.”
 
Dallas Morning News (February 13, 2016) “She’s better because over her lifetime, Clinton has learned to temper her idealism without losing it. She’s learned to advance her agenda even when it means letting others advance too. She’s cultivated allies. […]  As president, she’d push a mostly liberal agenda, as Sanders would. But her passion for change is leavened by a pragmatism — and a recognition of costs — his lacks. […] But in the half century since she traveled Texas for McGovern, Clinton has shown persistence beyond measure. That has given her time to learn the value of compromise. That’s why she’s the best choice for Democrats.”
 
Conway Daily Sun (February 3, 2016): “Twice [Clinton] has appeared at editorial boards at the Sun — in 2008 and this year. And it is the consensus of the Sun’s reporters and editors that of the dozens of candidates interviewed through the years, Clinton in the flesh is least like her public persona. In person she is dynamic, personable, if not charming, and exudes the confidence of a person who has been on the world stage, championing progressive issues all her life, which, of course, she has… She is tough and a survivor, and those qualities we want in a commander in chief.
 
Sioux City Journal (January 30, 2016): "Without question, the 68-year-old Clinton possesses a breadth of experiences in public life unmatched by her Democratic opponents."
 
New York Times (January 30, 2016):"In the end, though, Mr. Sanders does not have the breadth of experience or policy ideas that Mrs. Clinton offers." "Hillary Clinton is the right choice for the Democrats to present a vision for America that is radically different from the one that leading Republican candidates offer..."
 
Iowa City Press- Citizen (January 29, 2016): "There can be little doubt that in terms of raw experience, there is no more qualified person for the presidency than Hillary Clinton. "
 
Keene Sentinel (January 28, 2016): It’s our belief that Clinton is best positioned to build on the successes of the past eight years; to make the necessary changes to the Affordable Care Act without tearing it down; to continue moving the economy in the right direction; to work to minimize the threat of climate change while creating, rather than costing, jobs; to work toward reversing the increasing disparity of wealth; and to build consensus to break through the logjam on the issues of gun violence and immigration..."
 
The Des Moines Register (January 25, 2016): “… 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.”
 
Boston Globe (January 24, 2016):"But the best reason to support Clinton isn’t the weaknesses of her opponents; it’s her demonstrated strengths and experience...While Sanders has made an important contribution to the Democratic primary campaign, it’s Clinton who would make a better president."
 
Concord Monitor (January 24, 2016): "No contender’s resume can come within miles of matching Clinton’s. She’s ready to take up the nation’s top job on day one and her knowledge of domestic issues and foreign policy is encyclopedic.”
 
Portsmouth Herald (January 15, 2016): "Of the three remaining Democrats seeking the party’s nomination for president, Hillary Clinton is clearly the most qualified. She has articulated a vision for the country that is both progressive and pragmatic and has demonstrated the ability and tenacity to achieve the ambitious goals she has set for herself and the nation.
 
Storm Lake Times (January 12, 2016): "Clinton was a tremendous attorney in Arkansas, an advocate for the Children’s Defense Fund, First Lady of the United States, US Senator from New York and Secretary of State in the Obama Administration. She is clearly the most experienced and predictable candidate of all.”
 
For Immediate Release, March 6th, 2016