Barry O pulled Texas’ largest and perhaps most influential paper today, the Chron:
Of the two finalists for the Democratic presidential nomination, the Chronicle believes Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois is best-qualified by life experience, skill and temperament to be the standard bearer for his party. In a conference call, Obama told the Chronicle editorial [...]
Barack Obama picked up a key endorsement Monday from Rep. Charlie Gonzalez, D-San Antonio, who said he backs the Illinois senator for the Democratic nomination for president.
To put this in perspective, Gonzalez is the son of the legendary Henry B. Gonzalez, whom San Antonio’s convention center is named after. Charlie is also well-liked and [...]
On the heels of this weekend’s primary and caucus sweep, Obama earned the endorsement of newspapers in two important markets — San Antonio (60% hispanic in city, 50% in metro) and El Paso (76% in city.) Both editorial endorsements accept Obama’s message of Hope and Unity as their basis:
San Antonio Express-News
America needs a president [...]