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The New York Daily News, the country’s fifth largest newspaper, endorsed Mitt Romney on Sunday, joining the ranks of more than a dozen papers that have turned away from Barack Obama after endorsing his candidacy in 2008.
The paper's endorsement came as a surprise: the News has a staunchly Democratic editorial viewpoint. The Daily News is also owned by one of the country's most respected and influential Democrats, Mort Zuckerman, the billionaire real estate mogul.But the New York daily staked its arguments against Obama not on politics but the economy, charging that President Obama’s promises went unfulfilled.“Revival of the U.S. as a land of opportunity and upward mobility is the central challenge facing the next president,” the paper wrote. “The question for Americans: Who is more likely to accomplish the mission — Barack Obama or Mitt Romney?”Read Latest Breaking News from Newsmax.com: http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/NY-Daily-News-endorsement-Romney/2012/11/04/id/462695#ixzz2BHFxpkYlFollow us: @newsmax_media on Twitter | newsmax on Facebook
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