Although The Cincinnati Enquirer has supported Republicans for president for almost a century, it has to endorse Hillary this time. Enquirer editorial board:

This editorial board has been consistent in its criticism of his policies and temperament beginning with the Republican primary. We’ve condemned his childish insults; offensive remarks to women, Hispanics and African-Americans; and the way he has played on many Americans’ fears and prejudices to further himself politically. Trump brands himself as an outsider untainted by special interests, but we see a man utterly corrupted by self-interest. His narcissistic bid for the presidency is more about making himself great than America. Trump tears our country and many of its people down with his words so that he can build himself up. What else are we left to believe about a man who tells the American public that he alone can fix what ails us?

I am confident that Hillary will do fine in the debate with the help of Tony Schwartz who was Trump’s ghostwriter. On “The Run Up” podcast, Schwartz explains how Hillary could beat Trump by remaining calm and focus.

Jonathan Chait:

If Trump is legitimately as stupid, lazy, and childlike as his advisers portray him to be, they should stop helping him get through the debate and instead warn America not to let him become president.

He’ll bomb the debates for sure.

The Times Editorial Board:

The election of Hillary Clinton as the first female president of the United States would surely be as exhilarating as it is long overdue, a watershed moment in American history after centuries of discrimination against women. But that’s not the chief reason to vote for her. She deserves America’s support because she is the overwhelmingly better candidate. Against a Romney or a McCain, she would almost certainly be our choice. Against Trump? The question answers itself.

No doubt.

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Lindy West makes it clear:

So let’s try again: you’re voting for a president soon. Do you want a graduate of Yale law school who served eight years as a US senator and four as secretary of state? Or a racist landlord who moonlights as a tie salesman?

I know who I will vote for.

The New Yorker’s Adam Davidson writes:

Once Trump is done with his border wall and somehow gets tough on China, it’s not at all clear to anybody—including, clearly, him—how he will deal with the many issues a President confronts.

Dallas Morning News Editorial:

There is only one serious candidate on the presidential ballot in November. We recommend Hillary Clinton.

We don’t come to this decision easily. This newspaper has not recommended a Democrat for the nation’s highest office since before World War II — if you’re counting, that’s more than 75 years and nearly 20 elections.

This is a powerful endorsement.

Lizzie Widdicombe on Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump:

To publicly break with one’s father—or father-in-law—isn’t easy. And for Ivanka and Jared it would be more than just awkward. It would be intolerable: viewed as a betrayal, grounds for banishment and reprisal. They would lose their position and their fortunes. Doing so would require acting against their own self-interest, as well as the interest of their families. And that’s not something that they tend to do.

Can’t blame them even when Trump destructs himself.

What an amazing speech from Obama at the DNC. Every moment is worth listening. Talking about a president with character and dignity. Obama deserves all the respect. I have no regret voting for him twice. In fact, I would vote for him again if I could, but I am glad that Hillary will continue his path. Let’s carry her to the White House. She is over-qualified and deserved to be our next president.