New York Times Endorses Hillary Clinton
Credit Doug Mills/The New York Times
Voters have the chance to choose one of
the most broadly and deeply qualified
presidential candidates in modern history.
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD JAN. 30, 2016
For
the past painful year, the Republican presidential contenders have been
bombarding Americans with empty propaganda slogans and competing,
bizarrely, to present themselves as the least experienced person for the
most important elected job in the world. Democratic primary voters, on
the other hand, after a substantive debate over real issues, have the
chance to nominate one of the most broadly and deeply qualified
presidential candidates in modern history.
Hillary Clinton would be
the first woman nominated by a major party. She served as a senator from
a major state (New York) and as secretary of state — not to mention her
experience on the national stage as first lady with her brilliant and
flawed husband, President Bill Clinton. The Times editorial board has
endorsed her three times for federal office — twice for Senate and once
in the 2008 Democratic presidential primary — and is doing so again with
confidence and enthusiasm.
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