Republican Editors Don't Stand By their Man in 2004

[Iceburg]

Since 1940 when industry trade magazine Editor & Publisher began tracking newspapers during presidential elections, only two Democratic candidates -- Lyndon Johnson in 1964 and Bill Clinton in 1992 -- have ever won more endorsements than their Republican opponent.

In 2000, Bush picked up nearly 100 more daily endorsements than Gore


In 2004, with 422 newspapers having reported, Kerry has nearly doubled Bush in both endorsements and total circulation
Kerry - 247 endorsements - 24.3 Million total circulation
Bush - 159 endorsements - 12.4 Million total circulation

2004 -- 63 Republican Editors/Papers Who Endorsed Bush in 2000 Leave the Ship

State Newspapers ( Circulation )
-- American Conservative ( 12,600 ) *
CA Contra Costa Times ( 186,335 )
CA Los Angeles Daily News ( 178,360 )
CA Lodi News-Sentinel ( 17,362 ) *
CA Oakland Tribune ( 67,807 )
CA Ventura County Star ( 99,425 )
CA Santa Cruz Sentinel ( 26,063 )
CO Greeley Tribune ( 25,172 )
CO Boulder Daily Camera ( 33,031 )
CT Stamford Advocate ( 38,558 )
CT New London Day ( 41,113 )
CT Bridgeport Connecticut Post ( 76,133 )
FL Tampa Tribune ( 224,220 ) *
FL Orlando Sentinel ( 257,191 )
FL Bradenton Herald ( 52,163 )
FL Jupiter Tribune ( NA ) *
FL Stuart News ( 40,960 ) *
IA Davenport Quad City Times ( 53,872 )
IA Des Moines Register ( 152,885 )
IA Iowa City Press Citizen ( 14,803 )
ID Idaho Statesman ( 64,934 )
IL Chicago Sun-Times ( 486,936 )
IL Edwardsville Intelligencer ( 5,212 )
IL Peoria Journal Star ( 68,690 )
IL Arlington Heights Daily Herald ( 150,364 )
IL Rockford Register-Star ( 66,249 )
KY Messenger-Inquirer ( 28,586 )
KY Louisville Courier Journal ( 213,176 )
LA New Orleans Times Picayune ( 253,610 ) *
MA Worchester Telegram & Gazette ( 102,592 )
ME Bangor Daily News ( 63,611 )
MI Detroit News ( 227,392 ) *
MI Petoskey News-Review ( 11,225 )
MI Flint Journal ( 84,897 )
MI Muskegon Chronicle ( 46,769 )
MO Columbia Daily Tribune ( 18,411 )
MT Billings Gazette ( 46,980 )
NC Winston-Salem Journal ( 85,266 ) *
NJ Camden Courier-Post ( 79,400 )
NM Albuquerque Tribune ( 14,373 )
NY White Plains Journal-News ( 145,073 )
NY Elmira Star-Gazette ( 28,834 )
OH Cleveland Plain Dealer ( 365,288 ) *
OR Oregonian (Portland) ( 342,040 )
PA Allentown Morning-Call ( 131,110 )
PA Scranton Times ( 61,316 ) *
PA Uniontown Herald Standard ( 28,453 )
PA Harrisburg Patriot-News ( 101,322 ) *
TN Memphis Commercial Appeal ( 189,961 )
TX Corpus Christi Caller-Times ( 60,537 )
TX Wichita Falls Times Record News ( 32,005 ) *
TX Crawford Lone Star Iconoclast ( 500 )
TX Abilene Reporter-News ( 33,250 ) *
TX Bryan College Station Eagle ( NA ) *
VA Clinch Valley Times ( 2,100 ) *
WA Bremerton Sun ( 30,370 )
WA Seattle Times ( 237,303 )
WA Grand Coulee Star ( 3,577 )
WA Walla Walla Union Bulletin ( 14,409 )
WA Kennewick Tri-City Herald ( 41,246 )
WI Marinette EagleHerald ( 10,153 ) *
WI La Crosse Tribune ( 34,283 )
WI Wausau Daily Herald ( 22,840 )
Total Defections in Circulation ( 5,632,696 )

* No endorsement this year

[spooky3]

1. very interesting, thanks!

[ClintonTyree]

2. The Freeps' heads are going to explode..................

there's just so MUCH negative news for their boy right now. I think I'll go have a look, it's so gratifying to see them implode.

[Iceburg]

4. Wait til they see all the Hispanic/Spanish papers that

have endorsed Kerry. I believe Bush got about 80% of the Hispanic vote in 200 ... that's about to be cut in half.

[snowbear]

3. :o)

I can't recall who Anchorage Daily News endorsed last time.. but I was sure delighted this morning to see their great endorsement of Kerry!! :)

[Roland99]

5. Is there a link for that or is that something you put together?

[Iceburg]

6. No link ... I've been tracking for a month but there are

excellent resources at:

http://www.wheretodoresearch.com/Political.htm#Endorsements
http://www.dkosopedia.com/index.php/2004_Media_Endorsements
http://inprogress.typepad.com/republicanswitchers/
http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/index.html
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/index.jsp

But they are all somewhat behind in the tracking