Kerry officially wins endorsement race, 3rd Dem candidate to win ever

[sonicx]

NEW YORK Sen. John Kerry wrapped up a surprisingly one-sided "victory" in the race for 2004 newspaper endorsements with another solid performance on the closing Sunday of the race. Gaining 20 new papers to President George W. Bush's 15, Kerry holds a 206-166 lead in E&P's exclusive tally.

E&P election year surveys in recent decades concluded by giving an overall edge to the Republican candidate for president, except in one of Bill Clinton's races. In the past, major metros tended to split right down the middle, but Kerry has carried them by about a 5-3 margin this year. This gives him an edge in the circulation of papers backing him of about 20 million to 14 million (our chart below will be updated on Monday).

Kerry picked up another major paper today, as expected, The Sun in Baltimore. But Bush gained one of his rare "flip-flops" from the Democrats' column in 2000, securing the New York Daily News. This could help him in New Jersey, if that state's vote is close.

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This gives Kerry 43 papers that backed Bush in 2004, along with at least 16 from the president's column that have gone neutral. Bush has gained seven from the Al Gore column in 2000.

more = http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000694852

another omen? ;)

[sonicx]

1. kick

[lancdem]

2. Great news

However, WTF is the N.Y. Daily News thinking?

[sonicx]

3. who knows...

:crazy:

it's a tabloid anyway.

[Hamlette]

4. great statistic for the "liberal media" myth

[cliss]

5. Thanks for the update, S.

I know a lot of people have been asking about this. The question has come up, and so far I haven't seen any conclusive answers.

So - great!

I've read many endorsements, and they are all very similar in their scatching critiques of Bush. At this point, anyone who supports Bush risks being seen as a fool. You can't argue with number like these.

[DeepModem Mom]

6. Congratulations, John!

[Carl Yasutomo]

7. I don't know whether to be happy about this or...

horrified that 166 papers actually endorsed Bush. These are journalists, right? They're supposed to have an inkling of what goes on in the world? And 166 papers still endorsed the worst president in US history??