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No particular suprise here, but John Kerry leads among endorsements from the nation’s papers (as of yesterday). Editor and Publisher is keeping a running tally:
- JOHN KERRY
128 newspapers total
16,898,024 daily circulation
ALABAMA
The Anniston Star (G): 26,527
The Decatur Daily (G): 23,641
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
Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek) (B): 186,335
Daily News (Los Angeles) (B): 178,044
The Fresno Bee (G): 166,531
Ventura County Star (B): 93,664
The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa) (G): 89,384
The Modesto Bee (G): 87,366
The Oakland Tribune (B): 67,807
Santa Cruz Sentinel (B): 26,136
Merced Sun-Star: 17,247
COLORADO
Daily Camera (Boulder) (B): 33,419
Fort Collins Coloradoan (G): 28,415
Durango Herald (G): 8,621
CONNECTICUT
The Day (New London) (B): 39,553
The Stamford Advocate (B): 27,350
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
The Washington Post (G): 772,553
FLORIDA
St. Petersburg Times (G): 358,502
The Miami Herald (G): 325,032
Orlando Sentinel (B): 269,269
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Ft. Lauderdale) (G): 268,927
The Palm Beach Post (G): 181,727
Sarasota Herald-Tribune (G): 121,272
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
The Macon Telegraph: 65,871
HAWAII
The Honolulu Advertiser (G): 145,943
IDAHO
The Idaho Statesman (Boise) (B): 65,714
ILLINOIS
Chicago Sun-Times (B): 486,936
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights) (B): 150,794
Rockford Register-Star (B): 65,685
Daily Southtown (Chicago) (G): 48,858
INDIANA
The Times (Munster): 86,474
The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne) (G): 61,205
IOWA
The Des Moines Register (G): 155,898
Quad City Times (Davenport) (B): 53,872
The Hawk Eye (Burlington) (G): 19,000
Iowa City Press-Citizen: 15,077
KANSAS
The Hutchinson News (G): 32,625
KENTUCKY
The Courier-Journal (Louisville) (G): 216,934
Lexington Herald-Leader (G): 122,748
LOUISIANA
The Times (Shreveport) (G): 66,614
MAINE
Portland Press Herald (G): 73,211
Bangor Daily News (B): 61,337
Kennebec Journal (Augusta): 14,845
MASSACHUSETTS
The Boston Globe (G): 452,109
Telegram & Gazette (Worcester) (B): 103,586
The Republican (Springfield): 84,694
The Standard-Times (New Bedford): 35,299
MICHIGAN
Detroit Free Press (G): 354,581
The Flint Journal (B): 84,313
Lansing State Journal (G): 73,594
The Muskegon Chronicle (B): 46,505
Times Herald (Port Huron): 29,488
Traverse City Record-Eagle: 26,502
Battle Creek Enquirer: 24,831
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
MONTANA
Billings Gazette (B): 47,849
NEVADA
Reno Gazette-Journal (G): 66,073
Las Vegas Sun (G): 34,407
Nevada Appeal (Carson City): 15,296
NEW HAMPSHIRE
The Telegraph (Nashua): 26,762
Concord Monitor (G): 19,984
The Keene Sentinel (G): 13,620
Portsmouth Herald (G): 13,551
NEW JERSEY
The Star-Ledger (Newark) (G): 407,945
The Record (Hackensack) (G): 171,251
The Times (Trenton) (G): 73,235
NEW MEXICO
The Santa Fe New Mexican (G): 25,308
The Albuquerque Tribune (B): 13,536
NEW YORK
The New York Times (G): 1,133,763
Newsday (Melville) (G): 580,346
The Buffalo News (G): 201,900
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (G): 169,697
The Journal-News (White Plains) (B): 142,145
The Post-Star (Glens Falls): 33,608
Star-Gazette (Elmira) (B): 28,826
NORTH CAROLINA
The Charlotte Observer (G): 231,369
The News & Observer (Raleigh) (G): 173,329
Asheville Citizen Times: 55,982
The Daily Reflector (Greenville): 25,777
NORTH DAKOTA
Grand Forks Herald (G): 32,385
The Bismarck Tribune: 27,111
OHIO
Dayton Daily News (G): 183,175
The Blade (Toledo) (G): 139,293
Akron Beacon Journal (G): 139,220
OREGON
The Oregonian (Portland) (B): 342,040
The Register-Guard (Eugene) (G): 72,411
Statesman Journal (Salem): 56,298
Mail Tribune (Medford): 35,524
East Oregonian (Pendleton): 10,236
The Daily Astorian (Astoria): 8,429
PENNSYLVANIA
The Philadelphia Inquirer (G): 387,692
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (G): 245,065
The Philadelphia Daily News (G): 139,983
The Morning Call (Allentown) (B): 131,110
Centre Daily Times (State College): 25,354
TENNESSEE
The Tennessean (Nashville) (G): 205,158
The Commercial-Appeal (Memphis) (B): 189,961
The Jackson Sun (G): 35,561
TEXAS
Corpus Christi Caller-Times (B): 60,537
Waco Tribune-Herald: 40,699
Longview News-Journal: 29,509
The Lufkin Daily News: 14,608
VIRGINIA
The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk) (G): 201,473
The Roanoke Times: 100,447
Daily Press (Newport News): 95,228
WASHINGTON
The Seattle Times (B): 237,303
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (G): 150,901
The Herald (Everett) (G): 50,998
Tri-City Herald (Kennewick) (B): 42,285
The Sun (Bremerton) (B): 30,731
Walla Walla Union-Bulletin (B): 14,275
WEST VIRGINIA
Charleston Gazette (G): 49,529
WISCONSIN
The Journal Times (Racine) (G): 29,264
The Wausau Daily Herald (B): 22,757
GEORGE W. BUSH
105 newspapers total
10,903,849 daily circulation
ALABAMA
Birmigham News (B): 153,195
Mobile Register (B): 100,244
Huntsville Times: 55,951
ARIZONA
The Arizona Republic (Phoenix) (B): 466,926
ARKANSAS
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Little Rock) (B): 187,601
Southwest Times Record (Fort Smith) (B): 37,636
CALIFORNIA
The San Diego Union-Tribune (B): 361,317
The Press-Enterprise (Riverside) (B): 191,802
Press-Telegram (Long Beach) (B): 96,466
The Bakersfield Californian (B): 71,495
The Record (Stockton) (B): 62,139
The Reporter (Vacaville) (B): 18,227
COLORADO
The Denver Post (G): 286,197
Rocky Mountain News (Denver) (B): 286,004
The Pueblo Chieftain: 52,208
Daily Times-Call (Longmont): 21,465
Loveland Daily Reporter-Herald: 17,548
Daily Record (Canon City): 8,164
CONNECTICUT
The Hartford Courant (B): 187,394
New Haven Register: 92,022
Connecticut Post (Bridgeport) (B): 76,133
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
The Washington Times (B): 100,228
FLORIDA
The Ledger (Lakeland) (B): 75,539
Ocala Star-Banner: 51,489
GEORGIA
Augusta Chronicle (B): 71,724
Savannah Morning News (B): 57,288
IDAHO
The Times-News (Twin Falls) (B): 23,012
ILLINOIS
Chicago Tribune (B): 578,843
Springfield State Journal-Register (B): 57,212
The Pantagraph (Bloomington) (B): 47,931
The News-Gazette (Champaign-Urbana): 39,190
Herald & Review (Decatur) (B): 35,233
Southern Illinoisan (Carbondale): 28,173
The Journal-Standard (Freeport): 13,693
INDIANA
The Indianapolis Star (B): 253,778
Evansville Courier & Press: 69,003
IOWA
The Gazette (Cedar Rapids) (B): 63,578
Sioux City Journal: 41,929
Globe-Gazette (Mason City): 18,947
KANSAS
The Wichita Eagle: 90,835
KENTUCKY
Daily News (Bowling Green) (B): 21,555
LOUISIANA
Alexandria Daily Town Talk: 36,321
MARYLAND
Easton Star Democrat: 16,667
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston Herald (B): 248,988
The Sun (Lowell) (B): 50,369
MICHIGAN
The Grand Rapids Press (B): 139,216
The Oakland Press (Pontiac): 65,484
The Macomb Daily (Mount Clemens) (G): 43,584
The Herald Palladium (St. Joseph): 23,423
Midland Daily News: 16,076
NEBRASKA
Omaha World-Herald (B): 197,627
Lincoln Journal Star (B): 75,679
NEVADA
Las Vegas Review-Journal (B): 170,061
NEW HAMPSHIRE
The Union Leader (Manchester) (B): 59,605
Foster’s Daily Democrat (Dover): 22,995
NEW JERSEY
Asbury Park Press (Neptune) (B): 161,937
NEW MEXICO
Las Cruces Sun-News (B): 22,168
Farmington Daily Times (B): 18,144
Carlsbad Current-Argus (B): 8,030
NEW YORK
New York Post (B): 678,012
The New York Sun: 53,688
NORTH CAROLINA
The Enterprise-Record (Mocksville): 11,800
NORTH DAKOTA
The Forum (Fargo) (B): 52,238
OHIO
The Columbus Dispatch (B): 371,551
The Cincinnati Enquirer (B): 216,509
The Repository (Canton) (B): 66,014
The News-Herald (Lake County-Willoughby): 45,366
The Cincinnati Post (B): 40,618
The Times Reporter (New Philadelphia): 23,956
The Courier (Findlay) (B): 22,319
The Advocate (Newark): 22,217
OKLAHOMA
The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City) (B): 223,403
Tulsa World (B): 139,383
OREGON
The News-Review (Roseburg): 19,272
Daily Courier (Grants Pass): 16,392
Argus Observer (Ontario): 7,367
PENNSYLVANIA
Erie Times-News (B): 60,771
The Express-Times (Easton): 50,439
York Daily Record (G): 46,554
Altoona Mirror (B): 32,339
SOUTH CAROLINA
Herald-Journal (Spartanburg) (G): 50,386
SOUTH DAKOTA
Argus Leader (Sioux Falls): 54,700
TENNESSEE
The Leaf-Chronicle (Clarksville): 22,057
TEXAS
Houston Chronicle (B): 549,300
The Dallas Morning News (B): 546,177
San Antonio Express-News (B): 252,889
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (B): 247,167
Austin American-Statesman (B): 184,907
El Paso Times: 74,278
Amarillo Globe-News (B): 51,105
UTAH
The Salt Lake Tribune: 135,730
VIRGINIA
Richmond Times-Dispatch (B): 191,732
The Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg) (B): 47,866
News Advance (Lynchburg): 37,447
Daily News-Record (Harrisonburg): 32,202
Danville Register & Bee: 21,701
WASHINGTON
The Spokesman-Review (Spokane) (B): 100,760
The Columbian (Vancouver) (B): 51,498
The Chronicle (Centralia): 14,524
WEST VIRGINIA
Charleston Daily Mail (B): 34,539
The Parkersburg News: 23,558
The Intelligencer (Wheeling): 20,689
Bluefield Daily Telegraph: 19,877
WISCONSIN
Oshkosh Northwestern (B): 21,748
The Chippewa Herald (Chippewa Falls) (B): 6,804
Interestingly, my local Cleveland Plain Dealer has decided not to decide:
- In a year of deep political divisions, this newspaper’s opinion section is experienc ing deep divisions of its own.
After nearly four years spent watching George W. Bush as president, and after a year of watching Sen. John Kerry campaign to oust him, we have decided not to add one more potentially polarizing voice to a poisoned debate. We make no endorsement for president this year.
….whatever can be known about each candidate is already widely known – and that whatever questions remain about each candidate will still remain when the polls close a week from today.
Americans know more about Bush.
They know that he and his aides seriously underestimated the quality and intensity of the resistance to the occupation of Iraq by troops from the United States, Great Britain and an assortment of coalition partners.
They know that on the home front, he has insisted on tax cuts in the teeth of a growing federal deficit, instituted a color-coded terrorist threat alert system that Americans have come largely to ignore because they consider it useless, and oversold a Medicare prescription package that bears all of the earmarks of a budget-busting disappointment.
They know that he has done these things in the atmosphere of an administration that prefers to hold its own secrets close even as, in the name of homeland security, it proposes new and sometimes disturbing avenues of government intrusion into the lives of ordinary people.
The outstanding questions apply far more to Kerry.
His critics’ charges that he operates more out of political expediency than deeply held principle resonate with many people for good reason.
He presents himself as an answer to the president’s mistakes in fighting terrorism, for example, but has yet to tell precisely what he would have done differently.
Domestically, Kerry proclaims an ambitious agenda. It is hard to see, though, how he can accomplish it without resorting to tax increases that cut far more deeply into the middle class than he is willing to admit.
He speaks only in the vaguest terms, and leaves the impression of a man who consciously builds an escape clause into his every utterance.
Neither candidate has managed to articulate a plausible exit strategy from Iraq. That lack of a discernible difference on what should be the pivotal issue means that this election has become, first and foremost, a referendum on Bush’s conduct as president.
We believe our readers are perfectly capable of judging that conduct for themselves and deciding whether Bush’s flaws bother them more than Kerry’s ambiguities.
Conflicted, split, uncertain – sounds like much of the nation, even among those who have made a decision.
Editor and Publisher reports on the behind the scenes machinations at the PD:
- The paper’s editorial board, as E&P first revealed, decided last week that it wanted to endorse Sen. John Kerry, but Publisher Alex Machaskee, who has final say, prefers President George W. Bush. The paper backed Bush in 2000.
Indeed, this morning’s editorial confirms, “A majority of the editorial board favored Kerry, but after long and difficult deliberations, it was decided that the better path would be to sit this one out.” It does not mention Machaskee’s role in this.
….In this unusually divisive election, many other newspaper boards have been split down the middle. Some have chosen not to endorse at all, while in other cases the publisher stepped in and cast the only vote that counted.
….If Machaskee deflected the Plain Dealer editorial board’s choice, it reportedly won’t be the first time: In the 2002 gubernatorial race, according to Plain Dealer insiders, Machaskee decided the newspaper would endorse Bob Taft despite the editorial board’s preference for his opponent, Tim Hagan.
It’s good to be king.
