'The Economist' Endorses Obama For President
Complete article at link: http://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2012/11/01/the-economist-endorses-obama-for-president/
London-based magazine, The Economist, endorsed President Barack Obama on Thursday. It is the second time the world’s leading economics-focused magazine has endorsed Obama, this time by a narrow margin over former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney.
The Economist’s choice turned to two questions: how good of a president has Obama been, especially on the main issues of the economy and foreign policy? And can America really trust Mitt Romney to do a better job?
The magazine said in a press release today that while Obama’s shortcomings are many, Republican challenger Romney has changed his position too often on policy matters.
Romney has over the last month, changed his stance on health care and foreign policy issues in a likely move to placate party right wingers.
The Economist said it would have chosen Romney if he had maintained his positions from the first debate, or promoted himself as the Romney that ran Massachusetts in a bipartisan way. Even then, however, Massachusetts is a solid Democratic state, with very
few Republicans in the state Congress on Beacon Hill.
