The Daily News will endorse Michael Nutter tomorrow.
That's the Inky, the Daily News, City Paper, the Northeast Times, PhillySkyline. If the editorial boards from all of those papers (and B-Love from Skyline) were able to volunteer, he'd be swept into office.
The Inquirer endorsement has clearly helped Nutter pull himself into a statistical tie with Tom Knox in the polls and raise more money. We figure the Daily News endorsement does the same.
Nutter's surge is leading to all kinds of rumors about who may be leaning on who to leave the race to get behind the former Councilman. Just rumors at this point, as far as I can ascertain. Maybe Clout will tell us something different tomorrow.
UPDATE: The Next Mayor now confirms. From a press release on the site.
When people talk about Philadelphia, they talk about a city on the verge – not of bankruptcy, but of greatness. That’s why the next few years matter so much. That’s why we endorse Michael Nutter for Mayor.”
“Nutter has the intelligence, the vision, and the experience necessary to take this city into its rightful future, and to rewrite the old “corrupt and content” story of machine politics, insider deals and pay-to-play,” according to the editorial.
Has there ever been this much unity among media endorsements or do they typically go for the same candidate?
Posted by: | May 03, 2007 at 02:19 PM
Good question....Viva Nutter!!!
Posted by: Nutter Butter | May 03, 2007 at 02:43 PM
Nutter is the most Republican - he will not win!
Posted by: FattahforMayor | May 03, 2007 at 02:44 PM
what are you talking about most republican?!?!?! too bad street 2.0 "fattah" doesn't have a shot
Posted by: | May 03, 2007 at 02:46 PM
LOL! You know people are getting desperate when the 'republican' charge starts getting thrown around. I respect most of the candidates (especially Evans and Fattah), but Nutter is the most unifying and smartest candidate I've seen in years. With Nutter in the mayor's office and Evans and Fattah on the appropriations committees in Harrisburg and DC, this city could really accomplish some great things for the people. And then when Dwight Evans runs for U.S. Senate in 2010, this city will pull together like never before to make it happen. That would be a beautiful thing.
Posted by: | May 03, 2007 at 02:57 PM
amen!
Posted by: | May 03, 2007 at 03:02 PM
The Daily News got something right. DN and the largest daily newspaper in town, the largest magazine and the largest weekly (NE Times).
Nutter Butter's going all the way!
Posted by: NutterButter4Life | May 03, 2007 at 03:42 PM
FattahforMayor, what the hell does that mean..."the most republican, so he won't win?" That ish dont even make any sense! This is now a 2-man race between Knox and Nutter...sounds like your just hatin' because your boy is in third place and continues to fall in the polls
Posted by: infamous | May 03, 2007 at 05:06 PM
Nutter will make a good managing director -he is not ready. Nutter is just like Street with a differnt agenda -Say no to Nutter
Posted by: knox for mayor | May 03, 2007 at 10:42 PM
Nutter is not ready but your "knox for mayor" is? Wait a minute, who actually worked in City goverment, passed laws, made this City better? It's rediculous to think that Knox is somehow "ready" to be Mayor and Nutter is not. Nutter's the most ready and will make a great Mayor!
Posted by: | May 04, 2007 at 09:07 AM
Nutter cannot win
Posted by: knox for mayor | May 04, 2007 at 10:07 AM