By: DExter Hile As the Obama-Biden ticket continues to lead in daily newspaper endorsements by roughly 220 to 90 (watch our site for today's update coming soon), what is most startling is the Democratic ticket winning over so many editorial boards that backed President Bush in 2004.
Obama has picked up at least 46 switchers -- including the Chicago Tribune and three of the top dailies in Texas -- and we suspect the total is much higher as we have not identified how every paper decided in 2004. Some have revealed they have never backed a Democrat for president, or at least for the past several decades or 100 years (the Joplin Globe in Missouri that to declare the latter).
The McCain-Palin ticket remains stuck at four switchers so far.
In addition, many papers that backed Bush in 2004 (such as the Indianapolis Star) are sitting out the race this year. For much more on the media and the campaign go to
The E&P PubThe switchers:
BARACK OBAMA (46)
CALIFORNIA (9)
Daily Breeze (Torrance) (B): 66,599
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin (Ontario) (B): 53,903
Long Beach Press Telegram (B): 85,595
Pasadena Star-News (B): 27,894
The Reporter (Vacaville) (B): 17,751
San Gabriel Valley Tribune (B): 40,051
The (Stockton) Record (B): 57,486
San Bernardino Sun (B): 54,315
Tri-Valley Herald (B): 29,759
COLORADO (1)
The Denver Post (B): 225,193
CONNECTICUT (2)
The Hartford Courant (B): 168,158
New Haven Register (B): 72,613
FLORIDA (2)
Lakeland Ledger (B): 65,948
Naples Daily-News (B): 66,272
GEORGIA (1)
The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (B): 42,830
ILLINOIS (4)
Chicago Tribune (B): 541,663
Herald & Review (Decatur) (B): 34,480
Lake County News-Sun (Waukegan) (B): 16,899
The Pantagraph (Bloomington) (B): 47,764
INDIANA (1)
Palladium-Item (Richmond) (B): 15,453
IOWA (1)
Mason City Globe Gazette (B): 17,666
MISSOURI (1)
Joplin Globe
NEW JERSEY (1)
Asbury Park Press (Neptune) (B): 140,882
NEW MEXICO (2)
Las Cruces Sun-News (B): 21,341
The Daily Times (Farmington) (B): 17,485
NEW YORK (2)
Daily News (B): 703,137
The Poughkeepsie Journal (B): 37,265
OHIO (5)
Hamilton Journal-News (B): 19,432
News Journal (Mansfield) (B): 28,272
The Repository (Canton) (B): 65,789
The Times-Reporter (New Philadelphia) (B): 22,428
The Vindicator (Youngstown) (B): 56,412
OREGON (1)
Yamhill Valley News-Register (McMinnville) (B): 10,921
PENNSYLVANIA (3)
Erie Times-News (B): 55,397
The Express-Times (Easton) (B): 44,561
York Daily Record (B): 47,969
RHODE ISLAND (1)
Providence Journal (B): 139,055
TEXAS (3)
Austin American-Statesman (B): 170,309
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (B): 207,045
Houston Chronicle (B): 494,131
UTAH (1)
The Salt Lake Tribune (B): 121,699
VIRGINIA (1)
The Daily News Leader (Staunton) (B): 17,238
WASHINGTON (2)
The Columbian (B): 44,623
Yakima Herald-Republic (B): 38,077
WISCONSIN (2)
The Chippewa Herald (Chippewa Falls) (B): 6,720
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison) (B): 87,930
JOHN McCAIN (4)
FLORIDA (1)
Bradenton Herald (K): 48,618
TENNESSEE (1)
The Jackson Sun (K): 32,121
TEXAS (1)
Corpus Christi Caller-Times (K): 53,368
VIRGINIA (1)
Daily Press (Newport News) (K): 91,508
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