Read more political endorsement stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/21686/political-endorsement.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 19:02:23 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72403/palin-bucks-gop-backs-conservative.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSarah Palin has bucked the GOP to endorse a third-party challenger in a closely-watched House special election. In the race for the upstate New York seat, Palin has joined Fred Thompson and Dick Armey in endorsing the candidate for the Conservative Party, Doug Hoffman, over a Republican nominee, Dede Scozzafava,...http://www.newser.com/story/72403/palin-bucks-gop-backs-conservative.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 23 Oct 2009 6:01:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70830/unbowed-by-loss-mccain-fights-for-moderate-gop.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLess than a year ago John McCain still hoped to be president, but the Arizona senator has a new mission now: reshaping the Republican Party around his own brand of moderate, pragmatic conservatism. While previous unsuccessful candidates for the top job have withdrawn after defeat, McCain is offering endorsements to...http://www.newser.com/story/70830/unbowed-by-loss-mccain-fights-for-moderate-gop.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 02 Oct 2009 7:26:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70750/mccain-warms-to-romney-2012.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMitt Romney let bygones be bygones when he campaigned for John McCain last year, forgetting an acrimonious relationship with his erstwhile rival for the GOP presidential nomination. Now, McCain appears to be repaying the favor and ginning up support for the former Massachusetts governor’s 2012 bid, reports the Boston Globe...http://www.newser.com/story/70750/mccain-warms-to-romney-2012.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 01 Oct 2009 13:17:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70738/brown-labour-fuming-after-murdoch-backs-conservatives.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGordon Brown is livid and his colleagues in the Labour Party are ripping up copies of the Sun in public after Rupert Murdoch ended 12 years of support and backed Conservative David Cameron this week. “We don't need an Australian-American coming to our country with a paper that has never...http://www.newser.com/story/70738/brown-labour-fuming-after-murdoch-backs-conservatives.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 01 Oct 2009 11:28:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56666/mandela-backs-zuma-in-s-african-election.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEven at 90, Nelson Mandela can still fire up a crowd, which was exactly what South African presidential nominee Jacob Zuma was counting on. The white-haired former president rolled into a stadium of 100,000 African National Congress supporters yesterday and sat on stage during Zuma's rally. Despite corruption scandals,...http://www.newser.com/story/56666/mandela-backs-zuma-in-s-african-election.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Apr 2009 10:52:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/41017/financial-times-finds-obama-less-alarming.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDespite holes in Barack Obama’s qualifications, the Democrat is the obvious choice for president, the Financial Times writes. His “policies are a blend of good, not so good, and downright bad,” but the alternative is an increasingly disturbing brand of maverick, the British daily opines. “Rashness is not a virtue...http://www.newser.com/story/41017/financial-times-finds-obama-less-alarming.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Oct 2008 15:45:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40750/opie-andy-fonzie-endorse-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRon Howard has taken a trip down TV memory lane to stump for Barack Obama, reports the Chicago Tribune . In a serious-humorous video posted on Funny or Die, Howard reprises his role as Opie alongside TV pop Sheriff Andy Griffith—who tells Opie he could someday grow up to vote...http://www.newser.com/story/40750/opie-andy-fonzie-endorse-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 24 Oct 2008 3:08:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40458/limbaugh-powells-endorsement-all-about-race.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRight-wing mouth Rush Limbaugh stood by his comments Sunday that Colin Powell's endorsement of Barack Obama was about the color of his skin, CNN reports. "This was all about Powell and race, nothing about the nation and its welfare," Limbaugh said on his radio show yesterday. He chided the media...http://www.newser.com/story/40458/limbaugh-powells-endorsement-all-about-race.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 21 Oct 2008 3:34:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40438/mac-irked-at-powell-for-not-calling.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJohn McCain is disappointed that longtime friend Colin Powell didn't even call him before backing Barack Obama, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports. McCain didn't like Powell's criticism of Sarah Palin, either. "I wished he had taken the opportunity to meet Governor Palin," McCain said. "I'm proud to have four former secretaries...http://www.newser.com/story/40438/mac-irked-at-powell-for-not-calling.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Oct 2008 19:37:09 CDT