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The newspaper declared that the choice between Obama and Republican John
McCain was easy. "There are only two candidates," said a spokesperson from
the newspaper. "So we went with Obama, eliminating McCain as a choice. When
you eliminate McCain as a choice, you are left with Barack Obama."
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Newspaper people across America were quoted about how they felt.
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"I am as surprised as everyone," said newspaper mogul Ben Barkley, known for
buying and selling newspapers like some people buy and sell cars or other
items. "This New York newspaper could have gone with John McCain but it
didn't. I don't know if anything will ever be the same, especially if Obama
loses."
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Another newspaper mogul, Stephen S. Stephens, now 98, who once owned every
American newspaper in cities that bordered Canada, said, "Which one is Obama?"
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A McCain spokesperson said, "This does not phase us. Mr. McCain has the
endorsement of six dead Presidents and the newspapers that endorsed those
guys. So if endorsements mean anything from people dead or alive, this one
for Obama means nothing."
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It is generally agreed to be true that such endorsements are considered to
have little influence on voters, especially in Presidential races, unless
the endorsement is from The New York Times.
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