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Sarah Palin's hometown newspaper endorses Democrat
Agence France-Presse
October 27, 2008 10:00am
ALASKA'S top newspaper today endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for the White House, saying it would be too risky to put their Republican state governor Sarah Palin just "one 72-year-old heartbeat from the leadership of the free world".
The Anchorage Daily News, the leading daily in the overwhelmingly Republican state, called Governor Palin's vice-presidential nomination "an improbable and highly memorable event" and added that "many Alaskans are proud to see their governor, and their state, so prominent on the national stage".
Nevertheless, the newspaper editorial deemed her not yet ready to serve in the White House, and saying the hometown boosterism "does not overwhelm all other judgment".
The paper was even more scathing in its assessment of the top of the Republican ticket.
"Our sober view is that her running mate, Senator John McCain, is the wrong choice for president at this critical time for our nation," the daily wrote.
"Senator Barack Obama, the Democratic nominee, brings far more promise to the office."
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