The Philadelphia Inquirer
today officially announced its endorsement of Kamala Harris for president.
This is huge, in terms of media
endorsement in a crucial swing state. The Inquirer was founded in 1847
and is one of Pennsylvania's oldest and most influential periodicals. It is
also ranked among the most influential papers in the country. This fact is
supported by its having won TWENTY Pulitzer Prizes for journalistic excellence
since 1975.
In announcing its endorsement of the
Harris-Walz ticket, the paper's editorial board pulled no punches in listing
its reasons.
These are the same reason that I have
voted for Kamala Harris and why I don't think this election is simply a matter
of political choice or "differences of opinion".
This election is quite simply about the choice between democracy or tyranny, and my objective reasons for saying that are precisely the same as The Inquirer's reasons for throwing their paper's support behind Kamala.
Here are the reasons they gave for their
endorsement:
"Voters face an easy but tectonic
choice in the race for the White House.
“Will they choose the first woman or the
oldest man to be the next president?
“Will they choose the prosecutor or the
convict?
“Will they choose the candidate who
supports restoring Roe v. Wade, or the man who bragged about overturning it?
“Will they choose the candidate with a tax
plan to help the middle class or the one who wants to help the superrich?
“Will they choose the candidate who backs
a tough bipartisan immigration law or the guy who killed the measure?
“Will they choose the candidate who wants
to combat climate change or the one who thinks it is a hoax?
“Will they choose the candidate who
upholds the peaceful transfer of power or the one who summoned a violent mob to
attack the U.S. Capitol?
“Will they choose the candidate who stands
up to Vladimir Putin or the one who said Russia could do ‘whatever the hell
they want?’
“Will they choose the candidate who
champions education, health care for all, and sensible gun safety laws, or the
person who wants to close the U.S. Department of Education, repeal Obamacare,
and told supporters after a school shooting to ‘get over it?’
“Will they choose the candidate who
supports the working class or the one who is anti-union and opposed raising the
minimum wage?
“Will they choose a woman of color who
wants to unite the country, or a man with a history of misogynistic, racist,
and divisive comments and actions?
“Will they choose the candidate who
supports LGBTQ rights or the one who wants to roll back protections for the gay
community?
“Will they choose the candidate who will
uphold the presidential oath, or the one who was impeached twice for high
crimes and misdemeanors, profited from the White House, dangled pardons to
cronies, and was indicted four times?
“This baker’s dozen list could go on, but
the choice is clear and obvious.
“Vice President Kamala Harris wants to
help all Americans.
“Donald Trump wants to help himself.
“That is why The Inquirer endorses Kamala
Devi Harris to be the 47th president of the United States.”
Amen!
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/editorials/a/endorsement-president-kamala-harris-democracy-20241025.html
