26 Papers That Backed Bush in 2004 Move to Obama
By Dexter Hill Published: October 20, 2008 9:45 PM ET
NEWYORK Taking a look at our daily endorsement tally so far (see link below), the Obama-Biden ticket has a hefty lead in both total newspapers and total circulation. But another figure that favors the Democratic candidates is the number of newspapers that have endorsed Sen. Obama despite supporting President Bush’s reelection in 2004.
At least twenty-six newspapers have switched their support to the Democrat, while only four newspapers (all in the South) endorsing Sen. McCain supported John Kerry in 2004.
In California alone, the Obama-Biden ticket picked-up six newspapers that endorsed President Bush in 2004.
He also gained a few papers, such as the Los Angeles Times and Cleveland's Plain Dealer that did no endorse either candidate in 2004.
Our full tally of all endorsements, with Obama ahead by about 115 to 40, updated Mondayhere.
The switchers:
BARACK OBAMA (26)
CALIFORNIA
Long Beach Press Telegram (B): 85,595
Pasadena Star-News (B): 27,894
San Gabriel Valley Tribune (B): 40,051
The (Stockton) Record (B): 57,486
San Bernardino Sun (B): 54,315
Tri-Valley Herald (B): 29,759
COLORADO
The Denver Post (B): 225,193
CONNECTICUT
New Haven Register (B): 72,613
FLORIDA
Naples Daily-News (B): 66,272
ILLINOIS
Chicago Tribune (B): 541,663
INDIANA
Palladium-Item (Richmond) (B): 15,453
IOWA
Mason City Globe Gazette (B): 17,666
NEW JERSEY
Asbury Park Press (Neptune) (B): 140,882
NEW MEXICO
Las Cruces Sun-News (B): 21,341
NEW YORK
Daily News (B): 703,137
OHIO
Hamilton Journal-News (B): 19,432
The Repository (Canton) (B): 65,789
The Times-Reporter (New Philadelphia) (B): 22,428
OREGON
Yamhill Valley News-Register (McMinnville) (B): 10,921
PENNSYLVANIA
The Express-Times (Easton) (B): 44,561
TEXAS
Austin American-Statesman (B): 170,309
Houston Chronicle (B): 494,131
UTAH
The Salt Lake Tribune (B): 121,699
WASHINGTON
The Columbian (B): 44,623
Yakima Herald-Republic (B): 38,077
WISCONSIN
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison) (B): 87,930
JOHN McCAIN (4)
FLORIDA
Bradenton Herald (K): 48,618
TENNESSEE
The Jackson Sun (K): 32,121
TEXAS
Corpus Christi Caller-Times (K): 53,368
VIRGINIA
Daily Press (Newport News) (K): 91,508
Dexter Hill
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