The Obama-Biden ticket maintains its strong lead in newspaper endorsements

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MONDAY: Updated Endorsement Tally -- Obama Widens Lead to 112-39

By Greg Mitchell and Dexter Hill

Published: October 20, 2008 11:50 AM ET updated Monday

NEW YORK (Updated Monday) The Obama-Biden ticket maintains its strong lead in the race for daily newspaper endorsements, by 112 to 39, a than 3-1 margin, picking up 70 or more papers in the past three days, including (see separate stories), the Detroit Free Press, Buffalo News, Cleveland's Plain Dealer, Palm Beach (Fla.) Post, New York's Daily News, Miami Herald, Philadelphia Inquirer, Portland's The Oregonian, Denver Post, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Salt Lake Tribune, Kansas City Star, and Chicago Sun-Times.

In a real shocker, two solid Bush papers in 2004, the Houston Chronicle and Austin American-Statesman, also came out for Obama today. So did the more traditionally Democratic the News & Obsever in Raleigh and the Orlando Sentinel, both in key battleground states.

Obama's lopsided margin, including most of the major papers that have decided so far, is in stark contrast to John Kerry barely edging George W. Bush in endorsements in 2004 by 213 to 205.

We have also added up the circulation of the papers endorsing each candidate. Here Obama leads almost 4-1: 13.4 million to 3.7 million.

McCain did pick up a Texas nod from the San Antonio paper, plus a big one from the Columbus Dispatch in Ohio, as well as The San Diego Union-Tribune. All backed Bush in 2000 and 2004.

Note: We are updating this story and list often so return for additions.

The NY Daily News was yet another paper, now numbering at least 25, that backed George W. Bush in 2004 and now support Obama. The Long Beach (Ca.) Press-Telegram and Asbury Park (NJ) Press did the same. So did the San Gabriel Valley (Ca.) Tribune, Salt Lake Tribune, The Naples (Fla.) Daily-News, the New Haven (CT) Register, the Times-Reporter in New Philadelphia (Ohio), Las CRuces (NM) Sun-Newsm, Mason City (Iowa) Globe-Gazette and the Yakima Herald-Republic in Washington, among others. In addition, the Plain Dealer of Cleveland, which sat out the 2004 contest, endorsed Obama. McCain has picked up only one Kerry paper so far: The Daily Press of Newport News, Va.

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I think it's a done deal.  With all of these endorsements, add in Colin Powell, add in the advantage in fundraising...I salute the first President of the 21st century, an inspirational man with true intellect and vision, Barack Obama!

[Dr. Cynic]

Newspaper endorsements mean very little in the long run... They haven't since the 30s... Almost every newspaper in 1936 endorsed Alfred Landon... Look how well that turned out.

[TheGlobalizer]

"Real America" doesn't have newspapers.

Seriously though, no shocker.  Obama is the safer endorsement for a number of reasons.

[memphis]

"Real America" doesn't have newspapers.

Because "real" Americans don't read anything but the Bible.

[Likely Voter]

I think there may be a story in the scale of how many have backed Obama. We will see how it adds up by next week. But so far only one paper has backed McCain that backed Kerry, but many that backed Bush are behind Obama. There is a sense of herd mentality in humans and this election has always been a change election where Obama just had to prove he was ready. With Colin Powell and an overwhelming support of a number of papers, including many GOP leaning papers, he could have a narrative to make of it.

[Alcon]

Any Kerry->McCain, yet?

[Bacon King]

Any Kerry->McCain, yet?

I do recall hearing of one but I don't remember. Let me look that up.

[Boris]

Any Kerry->McCain, yet?

McCain has picked up only one Kerry paper so far: The Daily Press of Newport News, Va.

[Bacon King]

NVM, there ya go.

[TheGlobalizer]

"Real America" doesn't have newspapers.

Because "real" Americans don't read anything but the Bible.

It's the inerrant word of God.  See the chapter on how you should never elect ns to be president.

(tongue firmly planted in cheek)