Newspaper endorsements Bush (2000) to Kerry (2004)

[Democratic Hawk]

So far (not including Sunday 24), 9 newspapers, which endorsed GWB in 2000 have endorsed Kerry in 2004.

www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000682627

Colorado:

Daily Camera (Boulder) 33,419

Connecticutt:

The Daily (New London) 39,553

Florida:

Bradenton Herald 52,163

Illinois: 

Daily Herald (Arlington) 150,794

Michigan:

The Muskegon Chronicle 46,503

Missouri:

Columbia Daily Tribune 18,874

New Mexico:

The Albuquerque Tribune: 13,536

Oregon: 

The Oregonian (Portland) 342,040

Washington:

The Seattle Times: 237,303

However, the York Daily Record (Pennsylvania) 46,554 has endorsed Bush having endorsed Gore in 2000.

If anyone knows of newspapers switching that I'm not aware of, then I would be grateful if you can add them to the thread. Many thanks!

Dave

[MODU]

As we've discussed in two other threads, newspaper endorsements mean no more than used tp at a truck stop. 

[angus]

As we've discussed in two other threads, newspaper endorsements mean no more than used tp at a truck stop. 

agreed.  but it's a telling bit of evidence.  I'll try to come up with a list of newspapers that went with Gore in '00 and are with bush in '04.  Also, the WSJ doesn't make endorsements.  good for them.

[Fmr. Gov. NickG]

A few more switching from Bush to Kerry
- Chicago Sun-Times
- Memphis Commercial Appeal
- Orlando Sentinel

One has switched from Gore to Bush: The Denver Post.

[elcorazon]

I know 3 papers switched from Bush to no one; I recall one being from Tampa and one fro Charlotte, but I can't remember the other.

[angus]

One has switched from Gore to Bush: The Denver Post.

yes, I make it one as well.   only one, as in:

A single newspaper that endorsed Gore in 2000 endorses Bush in 2004.

Most of those editorials from folks unsupportive of Bush in 2000, but supportive of Bush in 2004 come from individuals.  A few actors, local politicians, myself.  But not from newspaper editorial boards.

yes, there are 4 that endorsed Bush in 2000, but no one in 2004.  They are, by my count: 

The Tampa Tribune, Wichita Falls Times Record, Winston-Salem Journal, and The Detroit News. 

There may be others in either category, but that's the extent of my search.  Another interesting tidbit I found was that those newspapers which endorse Kerry, thus far, have a combined circulation of about 10 million, and those endorsing Bush have a combined circulation of about 5 to 6 million.  ***be careful here, newspapers are notorious for inflating these figures!***

[elcorazon]

JOHN KERRY
52 newspapers total
9,007,406 daily circulation

ARIZONA
Arizona Daily Star (Tucson) (G): 109,592

CALIFORNIA
San Francisco Chronicle (G): 501,135
The Sacramento Bee (G): 303,841
San Jose Mercury News (G): 279,539
The Fresno Bee (G): 166,531
The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa) (G): 89,384
The Modesto Bee (G): 87,366
Merced Sun-Star: 17,247

COLORADO
Daily Camera (Boulder) (B): 33,419

CONNECTICUT
The Day (New London) (B): 39,553

FLORIDA
St. Petersburg Times (G): 358,502
The Miami Herald (G): 325,032
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Ft. Lauderdale) (G): 268,927
The Palm Beach Post (G): 181,727
Daytona Beach News-Journal (G): 112,945
Florida Today (Melbourne) (G): 90,877
Bradenton Herald (B): 52,163

GEORGIA
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution : 418,323

ILLINOIS
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights) (B): 150,794

IOWA
The Hawk Eye (Burlington) (G): 19,000

KENTUCKY
The Courier-Journal (Louisville) (G): 216,934
Lexington Herald-Leader (G): 122,748

MAINE
Portland Press Herald (G): 73,211

MASSACHUSETTS
The Boston Globe (G): 452,109
The Standard-Times (New Bedford): 35,299

MICHIGAN
Detroit Free Press (G): 354,581
The Muskegon Chronicle (B): 46,505
The Argus-Press (Owosso): 11,438

MINNESOTA
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (G): 377,058
Duluth News Tribune: 45,688
The Free Press (Mankato): 21,591

MISSOURI
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (G): 281,198
The Kansas City Star (G): 269,188
Columbia Daily Tribune (B): 18,874

NEVADA
Nevada Appeal (Carson City): 15,296

NEW MEXICO
The Albuquerque Tribune (B): 13,536

NEW YORK
The New York Times (G): 1,133,763

NORTH CAROLINA
The Charlotte Observer (G): 231,369
The Daily Reflector (Greenville): 25,777

NORTH DAKOTA
Grand Forks Herald (G): 32,385

OHIO
Dayton Daily News (G): 183,175
Akron Beacon Journal (G): 139,220

OREGON
The Oregonian (Portland) (B): 342,040
Mail Tribune (Medford): 35,524
The Register-Guard (Eugene) (G): 72,411
East Oregonian (Pendleton): 10,236
The Daily Astorian (Astoria): 8,429

PENNSYLVANIA
The Philadelphia Inquirer (G): 387,692
The Philadelphia Daily News (G): 139,983

TENNESSEE
The Jackson Sun (G): 35,561

VIRGINIA
The Roanoke Times: 100,447

WASHINGTON
The Seattle Times (B): 237,303
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (G): 150,901
The Star (Grand Coulee): no circ available


GEORGE W. BUSH
36 newspapers total
4,987,305 daily circulation

ALABAMA
Mobile Register (B): 100,244

ARIZONA
The Arizona Republic (Phoenix) (B): 466,926

CALIFORNIA
The San Diego Union-Tribune (B): 361,317
The Press-Enterprise (Riverside): 191,802

COLORADO
Rocky Mountain News (Denver) (B): 286,004
The Pueblo Chieftain: 52,208

GEORGIA
Savannah Morning News (B): 57,288

ILLINOIS
Chicago Tribune (B): 578,843
The Pantagraph (Bloomington) (B): 47,931
The News-Gazette (Champaign-Urbana): 39,190

INDIANA
The Indianapolis Star (B): 253,778

IOWA
Globe-Gazette (Mason City): 18,947

MASSACHUSETTS
The Sun (Lowell) (B): 50,369

MICHIGAN
The Grand Rapids Press (B): 139,216
The Oakland Press (Pontiac): 65,484

NEBRASKA
Omaha World-Herald (B): 197,627

NEVADA
Las Vegas Review-Journal (B): 170,061

NEW HAMPSHIRE
The Union Leader (Manchester) (B): 59,605

NEW MEXICO
Carlsbad Current-Argus (B): 8,030
Las Cruces Sun-News (B): 22,168

NEW YORK
The New York Sun: 18,000

OHIO
The Repository (Canton) (B): 66,014
The Times Reporter (New Philadelphia): 23,956
The Courier (Findlay) (B): 22,319

OKLAHOMA
Tulsa World (B): 139,383

OREGON
The News-Review (Roseburg): 19,272

PENNSYLVANIA
York Daily Record (G): 46,554

TENNESSEE
The Leaf-Chronicle (Clarksville): 22,057

TEXAS
The Dallas Morning News (B): 546,177
San Antonio Express-News (B): 252,889
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (B): 247,167
El Paso Times: 74,278
Amarillo Globe-News (B): 51,105

VIRGINIA
Richmond Times-Dispatch (B): 191,732
The Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg) (B): 47,866

WASHINGTON
The Columbian (Vancouver) (B): 51,498


http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000674008

I added the bolds to show switches.

[Democratic Hawk]

According to www.editorandpublisher.com, Kerry has secured 35 endorsements than went with Bush in 2000, while 4 have switched from Gore to Bush.

Dave

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How'd you forget the Orlando Sentinel?

[12th Doctor]

These endoursements are only worth as much as the opinion of the editors.  In fact, this list tells me more about the direction of journalism than it does about Bush's performance.

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Here's a list of endorsements.
http://www.dkosopedia.com/index.php/2004_Media_Endorsements

Kerry is winning the endorsement war.
Only twice since 1940 has a Democrat gotten more endorsements than the Republican ( http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/10/26/131125/44 )

[Silent Hunter]

Interesting thing on 1996 and a link in the comments on the dailies.