Des Moines Register Endorses GOP's Mitt Romney

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign stop Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012 in the Landmark Aviation hanger at the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids. (Brian Ray/The Gazette-KCRG)

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By Liz Blood

Story Created: Oct 27, 2012 at 8:01 PM CDT

Story Updated: Oct 28, 2012 at 4:40 PM CDT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Des Moines Register is endorsing Republican Mitt Romney for president, saying that his success in the public and private sectors makes him the stronger candidate to help the nation's economy recover.

The newspaper posted the endorsement on its website Saturday evening.

It endorsed President Barack Obama in 2008, and said that Obama is "superbly qualified," but his efforts to rebuild the economy "have fallen short." It also criticized Obama for contributing to Washington's "partisan divide."

The Register backed Romney during January's Republican caucus.

It said Saturday that Romney would help consumers feel "more confident" about spending money, which would bring about "renewed investment by American companies."

The newspaper also says that Romney should focus on building consensus instead of "wasting time on issues that animate many in his party."

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