The Des Moines Register has released its party endorsements for the Iowa Caucuses and the winners of that coveted nod are Hillary Clinton and John McCain. Also on the endorsement front, the Boston Globe, a newspaper widely read in next door New Hampshire, has aslo endorsed McCain as well as Barack Obama on the Democratic side:The Register endorsement is one that counts much more on the Dem side, because that is the way they lean editorially. Further, McCain is not putting up much of a fight in Iowa, instead pinning all his hopes on a New Hampshire victory to breathe new life into his campaign. Just the same, the Globe doesn't do much of anything for New Hampshire Republicans. But their backing is likely more significant than that of the Register. Why? Because, with the coveted endorsement of the Union Leader in one hand to show off to conservatives and the Globe in the other, McCain can make the case in the Granite State that he is uniquely qualified to draw the support of...(Read Full Post)