LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – The New York Observer named the former publisher of Spin magazine as its new president Wednesday – and endorsed a new president for the country, too. Soon after surprising many by endorsing Republican Mitt Romney for president, the company announced Mike Albanese would replace Christopher Barnes, who announced his resignation in August to either start his own company or run a bigger-budget enterprise. Albanese previously headed the music magazine Spin before its acquisition by BuzzMedia earlier this year. …