Over the past couple of weeks, several small town Oklahoma newspapers like The Enid News-Eagle, Stillwater News Press and Hooker Review have bucked tradition and endorsed Hillary Clinton for president. The endorsements are half-hearted and seem to focus more on the awful choices we have for president, but they are endorsements, and considering the blood-red political leanings of most small town voters in Oklahoma, brave ones at that.
The Oklahoman also released its endorsement for president on Sunday. They followed the Tulsa World's lead and took the easy way out:
On Nov. 8, good of the country must come first
For many years, we have argued conservative policies generate the greatest good for the largest share of people with the least disruption. We have supported free trade, a functional immigration system, low taxes, light regulation, free speech, the sanctity of life, a strong military, and private-sector solutions over heavy-handed government intervention.
Yes, conservative policies are great! They generate the greatest good for the largest share of people! That's exactly why Oklahoma, the most conservative state in the country, is the envy of the nation, and has a such a large budget surplus, high-quality educational system and a thriving, growing, diversified economy. The next time you see your Oklahoman delivery driver tossing behind-schedule newspapers in your neighborhood at 9:00am, give him a "high-five" for helping make Oklahoma great again!
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