La Opinión endorses Obama

This whole battle for the Latino vote between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama keeps getting more intriguing. Today, the state's biggest Spanish-language newspaper endorsed Obama, saying the historic moment he represents transcends Clinton's long support of Latinos.

We believe that of the two, Senator Barack Obama represents fundamental change in a campaign in which "change" has become a central theme. Obama’s approach to immigration and his inspiring vision are what the country need to break through the current feeling of political malaise.

There is no doubt that Senator Hillary Clinton would be an excellent president if elected. She is capable, competent, disciplined, and hard working. She has shown herself to be a talented legislator and is on the right side of the major issues. Her plan for universal health care is one example of the courageous initiatives she has proposed as a candidate. And it would be wonderful to elect the country's first woman president.

She has garnered significant Latino support from such influential and high profile national leaders as Raúl Yzaguirre, Henry Cisneros and Antonio Villaraigosa. She has worked tirelessly over many years to represent the best interests of Latinos and her personal commitment has been well-documented throughout this campaign.

Yet, this is a historic moment and tremendous skills and experience are not enough to inspire a feeling of renewal in our country after eight long years of George W. Bush.

Editorial in English and in Spanish. The paper endorsed John McCain on the Republican side.

Today: Clinton is at a rally at Cal State Los Angeles. She's due at 11 am. At 9 am, Los Angeles councilmen Richard Alarcon, Ed
Reyes and Herb Wesson were to endorse Obama in Van Nuys.

Obama rally Sunday: The Obama campaign has secured UCLA's Pauley Pavilion for a big GOTV rally on Sunday afternoon — before the Super Bowl. The candidate won't be there, but Oprah Winfrey, Michelle Obama and Caroline Kennedy top the bill.