They note that 43 papers which had endorsed Bush for the 2000 election switched to endorse Kerry for 2004, whereas 8 papers which had endorsed Al Gore in 2000 switched to endorse Bush for 2004.
They also listed 18 papers, all of which endorsed Bush in 2000, that declared their neutrality for the 2004 election.
They note that the total daily circulation of the papers that have endorsed each candidate is 20,791,336 for Kerry vs. 14,455,046 for Bush.
The following is a partial list of the endorsements:
- For George W. Bush:
- --- Amarillo ''Globe-News''
- --- Austin '' American-Statesman ''
- --- Birmingham, Alabama ''News''
- --- Bluefield, West Virginia ''Daily Telegraph''
- --- Bloomington, Illinois ''Pantagraph''
- --- Canton ''The Repository''
- --- Chicago '' Tribune ''
- --- Carlsbad, New Mexico ''Current-Argus''
- --- Carbondale, Illinois ''Southern Illiosian''
- --- Cedar Rapids, Iowa ''Gazette''
- --- Champaign, Illinois ''News-Gazette''
- --- Clarksville, Tennessee ''Leaf-Chronicle''
- --- Columbus '' Dispatch ''
- --- Cincinnati '' Enquirer ''
- ---Cincinnati '' Post ''
- --- Dallas '' Morning News ''
- --- Denver ''Rocky Mountain News''
- --- Evansville, Indiana ''Courier & Press''
- --- Easton, Maryland ''Star Democrat''
- --- Easton, Pennsylvania ''Express-Times''
- --- El Paso, Texas ''Times''
- --- Fargo, North Dakota ''Forum''
- --- Farmington, New Mexico ''Daily Times''
- --- Findlay, Ohio ''Courier''
- --- Fredericksburg, Virginia ''The Freelance-Star''
- --- Freeport, Illinois ''Standard Journal''
- --- Fort Worth ''Star-Telegram''
- --- Fort Smith, Arkansas ''Southwest Times Record''
- --- Grand Junction, Colorado ''Daily Sentinel''
- --- Houston ''Chronicle''
- --- Indianapolis ''Star''
- --- Lakeland, Florida ''Ledger''
- --- Las Vegas ''Review-Journal''
- --- Las Cruces, New Mexico ''Sun-News''
- --- Little Rock, Arkansas ''Arkansas Democrat-Gazette''
- --- Lowell, Massachusetts ''The Sun''
- --- Manchester, New Hampshire ''Union-Leader''
- --- Mason City, Iowa ''Globe-Gazette''
- --- Midland, Michigan '' Midland Daily News ''
- --- Mobile ''Register''
- --- New Philadelphia, Ohio ''Times Reporter''
- --- New York '' Daily News ''
- --- New York '' Sun ''
- ---New York '' Post ''
- --- Ocala, Florida ''Star-Banner''
- --- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma ''Oklahoman''
- --- Omaha, Nebraska ''World-Herald''
- --- Parkersburg, West Virginia ''The Parkersburg News''
- ---Parkersburg, West Virginia ''The Parkersburg Sentinel''
- --- Phoenix '' Arizona Republic ''
- --- Pontiac, Michigan ''The Oakland Press''
- --- Poughkeepsie, New York '' Journal ''
- --- Pueblo, Colorado ''The Pueblo Chieftain''
- --- Richmond ''Dispatch''
- --- Riverside, California ''Press-Enterprise''
- --- Saint Joseph, Michigan ''Herald-Paladium''
- --- Salt Lake '' Tribune ''
- --- San Antonio ''Express-News''
- --- San Diego '' Union-Tribune ''
- --- Savanna, Georgia ''Morning News''
- --- Sioux City, Iowa ''Journal''
- --- Sioux Falls, South Dakota ''Argus Leader''
- --- Spartanburg, South Carolina ''Herald-Journal''
- --- St. Paul, Minnesota '' Pioneer Press ''
- --- Stockton, California ''Record''
- --- Tulsa, Oklahoma ''World''
- --- Vacaville, California Reporter
- --- Vancouver, Washington ''The Columbian''
- --- York, Pennsylvania ''Daily Record''
- --- Washington '' Times ''
- For John Kerry:
- --- Akron, Ohio ''Beacon-Journal''
- --- Albuquerque ''Tribune''
- --- Allentown ''Morning Call''
- --- Anchorage, Alaska ''Daily News''
- --- Atlanta '' Journal-Constitution ''
- --- Baltimore, Maryland ''The Sun''
- --- Bangor, Maine ''Daily News''
- --- Bismarck, North Dakota '' Tribune ''
- --- Boise, Idaho ''Idaho Statesman''
- --- Boston '' Globe ''
- --- Bradenton, Florida ''Herald''
- --- Bremerton, Washington ''Sun''
- --- Bridgewater, New Jersey ''Courier-News''
- --- Buffalo ''News''
- --- Charleston, West Virginia ''Gazette''
- --- Charlotte, North Carolina ''Observer''
- --- Chattanooga, Tennessee ''Times''
- --- Chicago '' Sun-Times ''
- --- Columbia, Missouri ''Daily Tribune''
- --- Concord, New Hampshire '' Monitor ''
- --- Crawford, Texas '' Lone Star Iconoclast ''
- --- Davenport, Iowa ''Quad-City Times''
- --- Dayton, Ohio ''Daily News''
- --- Daytona Beach, Florida ''News Journal''
- --- Delaware ''News Journal''
- --- Des Moines ''Register''
- --- Detroit '' Free Press ''
- --- Duluth, Minnesota ''News Tribune''
- --- Durango, Colorado ''Herald''
- ---'' Economist '' {Link without Title}
- --- Everett, Washington ''Herald''
- ---'' Financial Times ''
- --- Falls Church, Virginia ''News-Press''
- --- Flint, Michigan ''Journal''
- --- Fort Collins, Colorado ''Coloradoan''
- --- Fresno '' Bee ''
- --- Grand Forks, North Dakota ''Herald''
- --- Hackensack, New Jersey ''Record of Bergen County''
- --- Honolulu '' Advertiser ''
- ---The Ithaca ''Journal''
- --- Jackson, Tennessee ''Sun''
- --- Kansas City, Missouri '' Star ''
- --- Lansing, Michigan ''State Journal''
- --- Las Vegas ''Sun''
- --- Lexington, Kentucky '' Herald-Leader ''
- --- Long Island, New York '' Newsday ''
- --- Medford, Oregon ''Mail-Tribune''
- --- Memphis, Tennessee ''Commercial Appeal''
- --- Merced, California ''Sun-Star''
- --- Miami '' Herald ''
- --- Minneapolis '' Star Tribune ''
- --- Modesto, California ''Bee''
- --- Montgomery, Alabama ''Advertiser''
- --- Muskegon, Michigan ''Chronicle''
- --- Myrtle Beach, South Carolina ''The Sun News''
- --- Nashua, New Hampshire '' Telegraph ''
- --- Nashville, Tennessee '' Tennessean ''
- --- The Nation
- --- Newark, New Jersey ''Star-Ledger''
- --- Newport News, Virginia ''Daily Press''
- --- The New Republic
- --- New York ''Times Union''
- --- The New Yorker
- --- New York '' Times ''
- --- Olympia, Washington ''Olympian''
- --- Orlando '' Sentinel ''
- --- Palm Beach ''Post''
- --- Philadelphia '' Inquirer ''
- ---Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ''Daily News''
- --- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ''Post-Gazette''
- --- Port Huron, Michigan ''Times Herald''
- --- Portland, Maine ''Herald-Press''
- --- Portland '' Oregonian ''
- --- Raleigh, North Carolina ''News and Observer''
- --- Reno, Nevada ''Gazette-Journal''
- --- Roanoke, Virginia ''Times''
- --- Rockford, Illinois ''Register Star''
- --- Sacramento '' Bee ''
- --- San Francisco '' Chronicle ''
- --- San Jose ''Mercury-News''
- --- Santa Rosa, California ''The Press Democrat''
- --- St. Louis '' Post-Dispatch ''
- ---St. Louis ''American''
- --- St. Petersburg '' Times ''
- --- Seattle '' Times ''
- ---Seattle '' Post-Intelligencer ''
- ---The Sheboygan ''Press''
- --- Springfield, Massachusetts ''Republican''
- --- Springfield, Missouri ''News-Leader''
- --- State College, Pennsylvania ''Centre Daily Times''
- --- Tacoma, Washington ''News Tribune''
- --- Toledo, Ohio ''Blade''
- --- Traverse City, Michigan ''Record-Eagle''
- --- Trenton, New Jersey ''Times''
- --- Tucson ''Daily Star''
- --- Vallejo, California ''Times-Herald''
- --- Washington '' Post ''
- --- Waco, Texas ''Tribune-Herald''
- --- Woodbury, New Jersey ''Gloucester County Times''
- --- Worcester, Massachusetts ''Telegram and Gazette''
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