Thursday, October 21, 2004
John Kerry for President
TNR officially endorsed Senator John Kerry for President today. It's not a surprising move, since it seems that this particualr publication has been wary of many of the tactics by Bush & Co. It is a beautiful piece of prose, and it nicely outlines some of the best reasons to cast a vote for John Kerry.
I had previously thought of TNR as a more conservative publication, but they supported Walter Mondale in 1984, which I still find odd. And Minnesota might vote for Bush this year (though NPR's Sister Publication Slate Magazine On-line - Happy, Charlie? - has MN as "Kerry Likely").
Historical Side Note (a.k.a. why the above was not an ass-statement): Walter Fitzpatrick Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro, "affectionately" known as Fritz and Tits, were the Democratic Candidates for the Executive Branch in 1984 when Reagan was campaigning for his second term in office. To say that they lost is perhaps an understatement: Reagan won every state but Minnesota and their measly 10 electoral votes.
I had previously thought of TNR as a more conservative publication, but they supported Walter Mondale in 1984, which I still find odd. And Minnesota might vote for Bush this year (though NPR's Sister Publication Slate Magazine On-line - Happy, Charlie? - has MN as "Kerry Likely").
Historical Side Note (a.k.a. why the above was not an ass-statement): Walter Fitzpatrick Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro, "affectionately" known as Fritz and Tits, were the Democratic Candidates for the Executive Branch in 1984 when Reagan was campaigning for his second term in office. To say that they lost is perhaps an understatement: Reagan won every state but Minnesota and their measly 10 electoral votes.
