“Mr. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Ex. Nor could they imagine a president who was a “reality star” with multiple attention-seeking personality disorders. But we believe Mr. Trump, for all his faults, is the better choice this year. During his campaign, Sean Parnell, GOP Candidate for PA-17, asserted with a clear voice and steely eye that if you don’t denounce something, you’ve endorsed it. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s editorial board has endorsed President Donald Trump for re-election, the first time the paper has endorsed a Republican presidential candidate since Richard Nixon in 1972. Their reasons are many, so the link is below for anyone who wants to read their exhaustive list of reasons why Trump is the candidate of the working class and the poor. Under Donald Trump the economy, pre-COVID, boomed, like no time since the 1950s. Apparently, the answer is yes for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, in the key swing state of Pennsylvania, has not endorsed a Republican since 1972. In an editorial published Saturday night titled, “The man and the record,” the outlet’s editorial board cited common characterizations of Trump as “unpresidential,” “crude and unkind,” and “just not a good man” before asking if that’s “really what it’s about?”, “Isn’t the real question whether he has been taking the country, and the economy of this region, in the right direction these last four years?” the Post-Gazette wrote. gets a rather terse dismissal in the endorsement: True, no one “masters” a pandemic but some may be more masterful at mitigating its effects. In failing to denounce Trump’s misogyny (“you can grab them by the pussy”), the P-G editorial board has endorsed it. Average monthly job gains under Trump peaked at 193,000 in 2018. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette endorsed President Donald Trump three days before the election Saturday in the paper’s first Republican presidential endorsement since 1972. “We share the embarrassment of millions of Americans who are disturbed by the president’s unpresidential manners and character,” the paper’s editorial board wrote, before adding, “But he gets things … Here’s what the P-G editorial board had to say 48 years ago, But back then most of the nation’s newspapers endorsed Nixon over McGovern and that year Nixon produced one of the text-book definitions of “landslide” in American Politics. They’ve been far more successful in dealing with the virus, while not at all “mastering” it. The outlet contended that it shares “the embarrassment of millions of Americans who are disturbed by the president’s unpresidential manners and character — his rudeness and put-downs and bragging and bending of the truth” and would “prefer the first-class temperament and demeanor of a Winston Churchill, a Dwight Eisenhower, a Franklin Roosevelt, a Ronald Reagan, or a Barack Obama,” but turned to Trump’s record to justify its conclusion. The Washington Post, Additionally, Donald Trump said that before the pandemic, the economy was “the greatest in the history of our country.”, Not so fast, my friends. MICHELLE: THE NEWSPAPER IS BREAKING A NEARLY 40-YEAR STREAK OF BACKING DEMOCRATS. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s editorial board has endorsed President Donald Trump for re-election, the first time the paper has endorsed a Republican presidential candidate since Richard Nixon in 1972. Current polls, which should be taken with a grain of salt, show Joe Biden leading Trump in the Keystone State which has become a key battleground. Rumors are floating around the Post-Gazette’s newsroom that the Pittsburgh paper and its sister publication, The Toledo Blade, are looking to back Trump, Chris Krewson of BillyPenn.com … The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has not endorsed a Republican … But back then most of the nation’s newspapers endorsed Nixon over McGovern and that year Nixon produced one of the text-book definitions of “landslide” in American Politics. On the other hand, the P-G’s Nov. 1 endorsement of the impeached incumbent Donald Trump is an insult of Galactus-sized proportions. And the president was and is right that we must not cower before the disease and we have to keep America open and working. Politifact rated this claim as false: Trump benefited from the continuation of trends that had been in place under the Obama recovery. That is a profoundly strong case standing alone, but it’s not the only piece of the puzzle they put together in this editorial. won 520 electoral votes to McGovern’s 17. It’s much easier to just sit on your butt and parrot talking points from FOX. (Happily, their attempt to disenfranchise over 100,000 Texas voters was blocked by both the Texas Supreme Court and a rather conservative federal judge.) Is this level of death acceptable as long as “keeping America open and working” is of primary importance? The Pittsburgh Current will run your event online and, as space provides, in our print edition. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has provided an endorsement to President Trump. Or maybe he’s at Mar-A-Lago, who can tell? Thanks to him, middle America is on the map again and the Appalachian and hourly worker has some hope. Trump is also too old but seemingly robust. Fill out the form below completely. Backs Trump In First Republican Endorsement Since 1972. Yet it endorsed Donald Trump. Anyone with simple math skills and the internet can find the total number of deaths in the USA from March through October of 2019 and compare it to the number of total deaths in 2020. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette released its endorsement on Saturday, just before the general elections are set to take place. So he was continuing the recovery that started by the previous (Obama) administration. Not so fast, my friends. The Washington Post reported that: The United States experienced some of its best years of job gains in 2014 and 2015 in Obama’s second term when the economy added more than 225,000 jobs a month. But American farmers — among the country’s largest exporters, and a key part of the president’s political base — soon became collateral damage in that effort. In September, the Tribune-Review announced plans to stop publishing a Pittsburgh edition at the end of November, which will make the PG the only print newspaper in town. Trump has tried to delegitimize the election in advance so he can try to win in the courts. But no one masters a pandemic. He is a safe pair of hands. So we, seemingly, have him on the dunk tank, ready for a very cold bath. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has been endorsing the Democrat in every presidential race since 1976, but here in 2020 they just endorsed de facto Third Party President Donald Trump. They’ve been far more successful in dealing with the virus, while not at all “mastering” it. In failing to denounce Trump’s dishonesty in dealing with the coronavirus (“And by the way, the virus. Although the endorsement is of the President, it’s certainly not for his personality. But for Trump’s defenders on the P-G editorial board, all Trump’s bad manners and character flaws are OK just as long as there’s a tad more money in their pockets. Had we done something like what Canada did, we’d be looking at about 68,000 deaths instead of about 225,000. “It’s fine to get some credit for holding the lead, but this is much more an Obama story than a Trump story.”. Shit happens, amirite? The endorsement shouldn’t come as a surprise, however, as the editorial direction of the paper has shifted to the right in recent years. The current rate in Canada is about 20.5. PITTSBURGH, PA – For the first time since 1972, the editorial board of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has endorsed a Republican Presidential candidate. Huh. The current rate in Canada is about 20.5. Endorsing Nixon looked like a good idea at the time but after a while. A Pittsburgh, Pa., newspaper has backed Donald Trump just days before the general election in the paper’s first endorsement of a Republican presidential … They have worked to prevent Democrats from casting votes, and look to be ready to try to invalidate the votes they did cast. You are using the wrong formula. (Yes, the Post-Gazette endorsed Pat Toomey .) So let’s look at how the P-G Editorial Board (run on the whims of Publisher John Block and Editorial Director Keith Burris) judges Trump and, in doing so, perhaps ponder what it would take to steer their forgiving gaze away from the orange vulgarity now (probably) tweet-squatting in one of the White House toilets. – Prof P. Krause, native Yinzer. Shame on them. the pittsburgh post gazette is endorsing president trump. Employment continued to be strong under Trump — until the pandemic hit. His personality totally eclipses his record. Keep up the truthful reporting. For the first time since 1972, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has endorsed a Republican candidate in a presidential election, backing President Donald J. Trump over Joe Biden in the important battleground state of Pennsylvania. No. Copyright © 2020 PittsburghCurrent.com. Policy. President Trump flipped Pennsylvania red during the … Pittsburgh Current Contributing Writer The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Editorial Board endorsed President Donald Trump for reelection on Oct. 31, marking their first endorsement of a Republican since Richard Nixon’s 49-state landslide victory in 1972.. In failing to denounce Trump’s dogwhistle to white supremacists (“stand back and stand by”), the P-G editorial board has endorsed it. Thank you, David, for an excellent article. Sen. Kamala Harris gives no evidence of being ready to be president.”, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the largest newspaper in metro-Pittsburgh and one of the oldest, hasn’t supported a Republican presidential candidate since it endorsed former President Richard Nixon in 1972. What’re ya gonna do? The last time the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette endorsed a Republican for president, it was November of 1972. “The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette endorsed President Donald Trump three days before the election Saturday in the paper’s first Republican presidential endorsement since 1972. ‘We share the embarrassment of millions of Americans who are disturbed by the president’s unpresidential manners and character,’ the paper’s editorial board wrote, before adding, “But he gets things … With the Republican Party’s biggest donors coalescing against Donald Trump, the real estate mogul could be set to pick up a huge endorsement from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.. Tweets Image Of ‘Massive Crowd’ At Trump Rally To Warn Democrats) The editorial board of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette announced its endorsement of President Trump, praising the commander in chief's record on the economy and China. “While Trump can take some credit, I see it like the relief pitcher who comes in during the 9th inning with a seven-run lead, then boasts about winning the game,” said Dean Baker, co-founder of the liberal Center for Economic and Policy Research. Car accidents, falls, suicides ( thought that is what happens when you isolate people), cancer…the list goes on. The newest one is an endorsement in Pennsylvania – and it could be enough to grab those 20 electoral votes to compensate for any possibility of Biden grabbing the 16 electoral votes in Georgia. Had we done something like what Canada did, we’d be looking at about 68,000 deaths instead of about 225,000. Keep on. (RELATED: ‘Can’t Fake A Crowd Like That’: Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. The nation was at war, bell-bottoms were all the rage and the candidate in question was Richard Milhous Nixon. They could not predict the often negative effects of future inventions. Perhaps we should add additional vetting for presidential candidates. The founding fathers were brilliant in identifying the values to which we should aspire as Americans. That’s it. President Trump flipped Pennsylvania red during the 2016 elections, and the state’s fracking industry has become a major campaign issue, with Trump accusing Joe Biden of aiming to downsize the industry. Want your event listed for FREE in print and online editions of the current? Look at your 401(k) over the past three years,” says the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette editorial endorsing President Donald Trump for reelection. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette endorsed President Donald Trump for reelection on Saturday as Trump and Joe Biden focus on the battleground state of Pennsylvania in the final days of the race. Take for example Canada, our hockey-loving neighbor to the north. By David DeAngelo Then there’s this defense of Trump’s trade policy from our friends at the P-G: Under Mr. Trump, our trade relationships have vastly improved and our trade deals have been rewritten. Lots of folks died. Take for example Canada, our hockey-loving neighbor to the north. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette endorsed President Donald Trump three days before the election Saturday in the paper’s first Republican presidential endorsement since 1972. “We share the embarrassment of millions of Americans who are disturbed by the president’s unpresidential manners and character,” the paper’s editorial board wrote, before adding, “But …