Darling de los periódicos

Al igual que en la mayoría de estados por los que ya ha pasado la competición electoral, en Florida también parece que será John McCain el republicano que coleccione los endorsements de los más importantes periódicos del estado. De momento ya tiene el apoyo declarado del Orlando Sentinel, el principal diario de la ciudad de Orlando y alrededores, con una circulaicón diaria de 226,854 ejemplares -335,689 los domingos. El peligro para McCain puede estar en los endorsements de otros medios más liberales -el Sentinel no lo es tanto, aunque tampoco es conservador- que lo apoyen basándose en sus posiciones menos conservadoras en temas sensibles como inmigración o impuestos. Eso no le sería de gran ayuda con la mayoría conservadora que participa en las internas republicanas. Sentinel Endorsement: John McCain in GOP

(...) No clear front-runner has emerged among Republican presidential candidates after the party's early primaries. But there is a clear choice when it comes to the most qualified: U.S. Sen. John McCain of Arizona.

First elected to the House in 1982 and the Senate in 1986, Mr. McCain knows his way around Washington, D.C. But his maverick's record of taking on GOP leaders and special interests shows he can be the agent of change for which many voters are clamoring. He has been battling business as usual in the Capitol -- especially its weak ethics and irresponsible budgeting -- for years.

Mr. McCain is one of the most authoritative voices in Congress on national security and foreign affairs, two core responsibilities for any president. He understands that U.S. influence is rooted not only in military might, but also in maintaining strong alliances and American values such as the humane treatment of prisoners.

Like his rivals in this campaign, Mr. McCain has changed some of his positions for political expediency. He has courted the support of evangelical Christian leaders he once denounced as "agents of intolerance," and he has switched from opposing to supporting the Bush tax cuts.

But on two of his most controversial stands -- support for comprehensive immigration reform and more U.S. troops in Iraq -- he has stuck to his principles at the risk of sinking his campaign. (...)