On October 20, the Detroit News endorsed Libertarian Robert Hutchinson for US House, 7th district. On October 24, the Fort Morgan Times endorsed Reform Party nominee Eric Eidsness for US House, 4th district.
On October 20, the Detroit News endorsed Libertarian Robert Hutchinson for US House, 7th district. On October 24, the Fort Morgan Times endorsed Reform Party nominee Eric Eidsness for US House, 4th district.
The Detroit News endorsed the Libertarian candidate because the Republicans nominated a hardline Christian, and Eric Eidsness quit the Republican Party in protest over hardline Christian domination.
These are two more signs that a new coalition that is conservative on economic issues and liberal on social issues is just starting to take root.
Also, the student newspaper at the University of Texas (~50,000 students, ~10-12,000 staff) endorsed Badnarik in the TX-10 CD.
Eric Eidsness (Reform Party) for Colorado’s CD-4 was also endorsed by the Fort Collins Coloradoan, the largest paid daily newspaper in CD-4.
Colorado Confidential, a subsidized progressive group blog, notes that both women running in the race as the major party candidates were snubbed by their respective hometown newspapers.
Eric Eidsness (Reform Party) for Colorado’s CD-4 was also endorsed by the Fort Collins Coloradoan, the largest paid daily newspaper in CD-4:
http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061026/OPINION01/61025035
Colorado Confidential, a subsidized progressive group blog, notes that both women running in the race as the major party candidates were snubbed by their respective hometown newspapers:
coloradoconfidential.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=882