By: Erin Olson Sen. John Kerry has opened up an early lead in the number, and potential impact, of newspaper endorsements in E & P's exclusive tabulation covering the race for president.
In our count of every editorial endorsement that we know of, Kerry has won the backing of five daily newspapers with a total daily circulation of 881,012.
President Bush got the nod from four papers with daily circulation of 323,743. Many other papers are expected to announce their pick in the next two weeks.
Here is our current list of endorsing papers with the latest average daily circ numbers. If we have missed any, please contact us at : letters@editorandpublisher.com.
KERRY
Detroit Free Press: 354,581
Seattle Times: 237,303
Philadelphia Daily News: 139,983
Arizona Daily Star (Tucson): 109,592
The Day (London, Ct.) 39,553
Total: 881,012
BUSH
Las Vegas Review-Journal: 170,061
Pueblo Chieftain (Co.): 52,208
Amarillo Globe-News (Tx): 51,105
Lowell Sun (Ma): 50,369
Total: 323,743
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