The Salt Lake Tribune has endorsed Barack Obama for president. “[A]gainst tough odds, [President Obama] has guided the country through catastrophe and set a course that, while rocky, is pointing toward a brighter day,” writes The Tribune’s editorial board. Mitt Romney, who helped rescue the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics from scandal, tends to be popular in heavily Mormon, Republican, and business-friendly Utah. However, The Tribune asserts that Romney has attempted to appeal to “vastly diverse audiences with words, any words, they would trade their votes to hear.”