By: Greg Mitchell Sen. John Kerry has widened his lead in daily newspaper endorsements, landing four of six new additions to E&P's exclusive tally. He holds a 52-36 edge over President Bush.
It also pushes the Democrat past the 9 million mark in circulation total for backing papers. Bush trails with about 5 million.
But it was Bush who picked up the largest paper, securing The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, Calif.
Others going for Kerry: Merced Sun-Star (Calif.), The Standard-Times (New Bedford, Mass.), The Daily Astorian (Astoria, Ore.), and the East Oregonian (Pendleton, Ore.).
In addition to the Riverside paper, Bush picked up The News-Review (Roseburg, Ore.).
Several major papers have yet to be heard from, including: The Washington Post, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, The Columbus Dispatch, New York Post, Boston Herald, New York Daily News, Chicago Sun-Times, Saint Paul Pioneer-Press, and Denver Post, among others.
Kerry has now gained at least nine "switches" -- papers that backed Bush and now support the challenger. (See chart below.) At least three other papers that endorsed Bush in 2000 have declined to back either candidate this year. Bush has picked up one "switch" from a paper that supported Gore in 2000.
Among the latest editorials, the Sun-Star wrote that Kerry "offers an experienced, steady choice to lead the nation in a different direction." The News-Review backed Bush, "with reservation," but explaining that his "conservative agenda is more attuned" than Kerry's to local residents.
Our complete tally follows, with notes on who the paper backed in 2000, if known (B for Bush and G for Gore):
JOHN KERRY
52 newspapers total
9,007,406 daily circulationARIZONA
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
The Fresno Bee (G): 166,531
The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa) (G): 89,384
The Modesto Bee (G): 87,366
Merced Sun-Star: 17,247
COLORADO
Daily Camera (Boulder) (B): 33,419
CONNECTICUT
The Day (New London) (B): 39,553
FLORIDA
St. Petersburg Times (G): 358,502
The Miami Herald (G): 325,032
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Ft. Lauderdale) (G): 268,927
The Palm Beach Post (G): 181,727
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
ILLINOIS
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights) (B): 150,794
IOWA
The Hawk Eye (Burlington) (G): 19,000
KENTUCKY
The Courier-Journal (Louisville) (G): 216,934
Lexington Herald-Leader (G): 122,748
MAINE
Portland Press Herald (G): 73,211
MASSACHUSETTS
The Boston Globe (G): 452,109
The Standard-Times (New Bedford): 35,299
MICHIGAN
Detroit Free Press (G): 354,581
The Muskegon Chronicle (B): 46,505
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
NEVADA
Nevada Appeal (Carson City): 15,296
NEW MEXICO
The Albuquerque Tribune (B): 13,536
NEW YORK
The New York Times (G): 1,133,763
NORTH CAROLINA
The Charlotte Observer (G): 231,369
The Daily Reflector (Greenville): 25,777
NORTH DAKOTA
Grand Forks Herald (G): 32,385
OHIO
Dayton Daily News (G): 183,175
Akron Beacon Journal (G): 139,220
OREGON
The Oregonian (Portland) (B): 342,040
Mail Tribune (Medford): 35,524
The Register-Guard (Eugene) (G): 72,411
East Oregonian (Pendleton): 10,236
The Daily Astorian (Astoria): 8,429
PENNSYLVANIA
The Philadelphia Inquirer (G): 387,692
The Philadelphia Daily News (G): 139,983
TENNESSEE
The Jackson Sun (G): 35,561
VIRGINIA
The Roanoke Times: 100,447
WASHINGTON
The Seattle Times (B): 237,303
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (G): 150,901
The Star (Grand Coulee): no circ available
GEORGE W. BUSH
36 newspapers total
4,987,305 daily circulationALABAMA
Mobile Register (B): 100,244
ARIZONA
The Arizona Republic (Phoenix) (B): 466,926
CALIFORNIA
The San Diego Union-Tribune (B): 361,317
The Press-Enterprise (Riverside): 191,802
COLORADO
Rocky Mountain News (Denver) (B): 286,004
The Pueblo Chieftain: 52,208
GEORGIA
Savannah Morning News (B): 57,288
ILLINOIS
Chicago Tribune (B): 578,843
The Pantagraph (Bloomington) (B): 47,931
The News-Gazette (Champaign-Urbana): 39,190
INDIANA
The Indianapolis Star (B): 253,778
IOWA
Globe-Gazette (Mason City): 18,947
MASSACHUSETTS
The Sun (Lowell) (B): 50,369
MICHIGAN
The Grand Rapids Press (B): 139,216
The Oakland Press (Pontiac): 65,484
NEBRASKA
Omaha World-Herald (B): 197,627
NEVADA
Las Vegas Review-Journal (B): 170,061
NEW HAMPSHIRE
The Union Leader (Manchester) (B): 59,605
NEW MEXICO
Carlsbad Current-Argus (B): 8,030
Las Cruces Sun-News (B): 22,168
NEW YORK
The New York Sun: 18,000
OHIO
The Repository (Canton) (B): 66,014
The Times Reporter (New Philadelphia): 23,956
The Courier (Findlay) (B): 22,319
OKLAHOMA
Tulsa World (B): 139,383
OREGON
The News-Review (Roseburg): 19,272
PENNSYLVANIA
York Daily Record (G): 46,554
TENNESSEE
The Leaf-Chronicle (Clarksville): 22,057
TEXAS
The Dallas Morning News (B): 546,177
San Antonio Express-News (B): 252,889
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (B): 247,167
El Paso Times: 74,278
Amarillo Globe-News (B): 51,105
VIRGINIA
Richmond Times-Dispatch (B): 191,732
The Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg) (B): 47,866
WASHINGTON
The Columbian (Vancouver) (B): 51,498
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