The Des Moines Register Announces Endorsement of Mitt Romney for GOP Presidential Nomination – 12/17/11

The Des Moines Register announced tonight their endorsement of Gov. Mitt Romney for the GOP Presidential Nomination:

POLITICO: The Des Moines Register on Saturday endorsed Mitt Romney for the GOP presidential nomination, citing his “wisdom, sobriety and judgment.”

The editorial board of Iowa’s highest-circulation newspaper noted that it didn’t back the former Massachusetts governor in his last run four years ago, but argued “this is a different field, and he has matured as a candidate. Rebuilding the economy is the nation’s top priority, and Romney makes the best case among the Republicans that he could do that.”

The editorial went on to defend Romney against some of the attacks against him, paying particular attention to the charge that the candidate has flip-flopped on issues.

“Though Romney has tended to adapt some positions to different times and places, he is hardly unique. It should be possible for a politician to say, ‘I was wrong, and I have changed my mind.’” . . . Read More

Read the Register’s Endorsement.