The New Yorkers endorsement of Obama

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http://www.newyorker.com/talk/comment/2012/10/29/121029taco_talk_editors?fb_action_ids=10151302354317216&fb_action_types=og.recommends&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582



The Choice
by The Editors October 29, 2012

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The reëlection of Barack Obama is a matter of great urgency. Not only are we in broad agreement with his policy directions; we also see in him what is absent in Mitt Romney—a first-rate political temperament and a deep sense of fairness and integrity. A two-term Obama Administration will leave an enduringly positive imprint on political life. It will bolster the ideal of good governance and a social vision that tempers individualism with a concern for community. Every Presidential election involves a contest over the idea of America. Obama’s America—one that progresses, however falteringly, toward social justice, tolerance, and equality—represents the future that this country deserves. ♦