Comment & Debate
“Newsday editorial board endorses Barack Obama”. Newsday. 1 Nov. 2008 – Obama’s relative inexperience was one reason we didn’t endorse him in the Democratic primary, and it remains a concern: He’s only three years removed from the Illinois State Senate. We are also critical of his decision to abandon a pledge to tap public campaign financing for his presidential run.
But organizing and running a national campaign is a tough test of executive ability — one that Obama has passed impressively. We believe that he will be able to draw from his campaign and professional experience to hone conflicting ideas and philosophies into sharp policy prescriptions on the challenges the next president will face over the coming four years.
“Obama for president”. Boston Globe. 13 Oct. 2008 – Even so, the way Obama has run his campaign has been a marvel of sound management: He laid down principles, put the right people in positions of authority, and spent money strategically. And he has shown a remarkable steadiness. Whether he was far behind Hillary Clinton before the Iowa caucuses or on the verge of locking up the Democratic nomination, whether he was leading or trailing McCain in the general election contest, Obama made the same forward-looking appeal to voters’ best instincts.