| Fri Oct 29, 6:33 PM ET |
NEW YORK In the latest daily update to our exclusive list of editorial endorsements for president, 41 newspapers that backed President Bush (news - web sites) in 2000 have switched to Sen. John Kerry (news - web sites)'s camp.
The three new examples are the Times-Standard of Eureka, Calif., the Observer-Reporter of Washington, Pa., the La Crosse (Wisc.) Tribune. They join large papers such as the Orlando Sentinel, the Daily News in Los Angeles, and The Seattle Times in this category. Bush has picked up only six formerly Gore-backing papers that we know of.
At least 11 other papers have switched from Bush in 2000 to neutral this year, including The Detroit News, The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, and The Times-Picayune in New Orleans.
In the closing days of the endorsement race, Kerry now leads comfortably, 175 newspapers to 138. The Democrat's list grew by 13 today, compared with nine new endorsements for Bush. The circulation count of papers supporting Kerry is no contest; he leads 18.8 million to 12.1 million.
Among Kerry's new supporters is the Bonner County Daily Bee in Sandpoint, Idaho -— with a circulation of 4,537, the smallest paper on our list so far. The next-smallest paper is the Edwardsville (Ill.) Intelligencer (circ 5,092), which also endorsed Kerry.
Kerry also picked up one of the most famous small-town newspapers in journalism history: The Emporia (Kan.) Gazette. While known as the home of one of the great editors, William Allen White, who was a progressive Republican, it has backed Democrats in all of the recent elections for president.
Other new papers for Kerry today: Chicago Defender in Illinois; The Daily Review (Hayward), San Mateo County Times, The Argus (Fremont) in California; Star-News (Wilmington) in North Carolina; and The Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield) in Massachusetts.
New additions for Bush: Poughkeepsie Journal in New York; The Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake) in Illinois; Sun-Journal (Lewiston) in Maine; The Pioneer (Bemidji) in Minnesota; Tri-Valley Herald (Pleasanton) in California; The Rapid City Journal in South Dakota; and The Gadsden Times and Times Daily (Florence) in Alabama.
Here is our updated chart, state by state, including each paper's most recent ABC daily circulation total and an indication of who the paper backed in 2000, Bush or Gore (if we know it). Note: We are not including weeklies or college papers.
JOHN KERRY
175 newspapers total
18,757,511 daily circulation
ALABAMA (3)
The Tuscaloosa News (G): 34,616
The Anniston Star (G): 26,527
The Decatur Daily (G): 23,641
ARIZONA (1)
Arizona Daily Star (Tucson) (G): 109,592
CALIFORNIA (19)
San Francisco Chronicle (G): 501,135
The Sacramento Bee (G): 303,841
San Jose Mercury News (G): 279,539
Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek) (B): 186,335
Daily News (Los Angeles) (B): 178,044
The Fresno Bee (G): 166,531
La Opinion (Los Angeles) (G): 126,628
Ventura County Star (B): 93,664
The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa) (G): 89,384
The Modesto Bee (G): 87,366
The Oakland Tribune (G): 67,807
Marin Independent Journal: 40,444
The Daily Review (Hayward) (G): 38,848
San Mateo County Times (G): 35,708
The Monterey County Herald (B): 34,813
The Argus (Fremont) (G): 33,558
Santa Cruz Sentinel (B): 26,136
Times-Standard (Eureka) (B): 19,129
Merced Sun-Star: 17,247
COLORADO (4)
Daily Camera (Boulder) (B): 33,419
Fort Collins Coloradoan (G): 28,415
Aspen Daily News: 12,100
Durango Herald (G): 8,621
CONNECTICUT (2)
The Day (New London) (B): 39,553
The Stamford Advocate (B): 27,350
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (1)
The Washington Post (G): 772,553
FLORIDA (10)
St. Petersburg Times (G): 358,502
The Miami Herald (G): 325,032
Orlando Sentinel (B): 269,269
South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Ft. Lauderdale) (G): 268,927
The Palm Beach Post (G): 181,727
Sarasota Herald-Tribune (G): 121,272
Daytona Beach News-Journal (G): 112,945
Florida Today (Melbourne) (G): 90,877
Bradenton Herald (B): 52,163
The Gainesville Sun: 48,747
GEORGIA (2)
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: 418,323
The Macon Telegraph: 65,871
HAWAII (2)
The Honolulu Advertiser (G): 145,943
Honolulu Star-Bulletin (G): 64,305
IDAHO (2)
The Idaho Statesman (Boise) (B): 65,714
Bonner County Daily Bee (Sandpoint): 4,537
ILLINOIS (6)
Chicago Sun-Times (B): 486,936
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights) (B): 150,794
Rockford Register-Star (B): 65,685
Daily Southtown (Chicago) (G): 48,858
Chicago Defender: 14,686
Edwardsville Intelligencer (B): 5,092
INDIANA (2)
The Times (Munster): 86,474
The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne) (G): 61,205
IOWA (4)
The Des Moines Register (G): 155,898
Quad City Times (Davenport) (B): 53,872
The Hawk Eye (Burlington) (G): 19,000
Iowa City Press-Citizen (B): 15,077
KANSAS (2)
The Hutchinson News (G): 32,625
The Emporia Gazette: 8,500
KENTUCKY (3)
The Courier-Journal (Louisville) (G): 216,934
Lexington Herald-Leader (G): 122,748
Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer: 28,445
LOUISIANA (1)
The Times (Shreveport) (G): 66,614
MAINE (4)
Portland Press Herald (G): 73,211
Bangor Daily News (B): 61,337
Morning Sentinel (Waterville): 19,639
Kennebec Journal (Augusta): 14,845
MASSACHUSETTS (5)
The Boston Globe (G): 452,109
Telegram & Gazette (Worcester) (B): 103,586
The Republican (Springfield): 84,694
The Standard-Times (New Bedford): 35,299
The Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield): 31,152
MICHIGAN (10)
Detroit Free Press (G): 354,581
The Flint Journal (B): 84,313
Lansing State Journal (G): 73,594
The Muskegon Chronicle (B): 46,505
The Bay City Times: 34,126
Times Herald (Port Huron): 29,488
Traverse City Record-Eagle: 26,502
Battle Creek Enquirer: 24,831
Livingston County Daily Press & Argus: 13,472
The Argus-Press (Owosso): 11,438
MINNESOTA (3)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (G): 377,058
Duluth News Tribune: 45,688
The Free Press (Mankato): 21,591
MISSOURI (4)
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (G): 281,198
The Kansas City Star (G): 269,188
Springfield News-Leader (G): 62,158
Columbia Daily Tribune (B): 18,874
MONTANA (1)
Billings Gazette (B): 47,849
NEVADA (3)
Reno Gazette-Journal (G): 66,073
Las Vegas Sun (G): 34,407
Nevada Appeal (Carson City): 15,296
NEW HAMPSHIRE (5)
The Telegraph (Nashua): 26,762
Concord Monitor (G): 19,984
Valley News (Lebanon-Hanover): 16,984
The Keene Sentinel (G): 13,620
Portsmouth Herald (G): 13,551
NEW JERSEY (6)
The Star-Ledger (Newark) (G): 407,945
The Record (Hackensack) (G): 171,251
Courier-Post (Camden) (B): 79,400
The Times (Trenton) (G): 73,235
Daily Record (Parsippany): 42,665
The Gloucester County Times (Woodbury): 23,827
NEW MEXICO (2)
The Santa Fe New Mexican (G): 25,308
The Albuquerque Tribune (B): 13,536
NEW YORK (8)
The New York Times (G): 1,133,763
Newsday (Melville) (G): 580,346
The Buffalo News (G): 201,900
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (G): 169,697
The Journal-News (White Plains) (B): 142,145
The Post-Star (Glens Falls): 33,608
Star-Gazette (Elmira) (B): 28,826
The Daily Star (Oneonta) (G): 17,962
NORTH CAROLINA (6)
The Charlotte Observer (G): 231,369
The News & Observer (Raleigh) (G): 173,329
Asheville Citizen Times: 55,982
Star-News (Wilmington) (G): 54,231
The Daily Reflector (Greenville): 25,777
The Daily Advance (Elizabeth City): 10,514
NORTH DAKOTA (2)
Grand Forks Herald (G): 32,385
The Bismarck Tribune: 27,111
OHIO (4)
Dayton Daily News (G): 183,175
The Blade (Toledo) (G): 139,293
Akron Beacon Journal (G): 139,220
Times Recorder (Zanesville): 21,329
OREGON (7)
The Oregonian (Portland) (B): 342,040
The Register-Guard (Eugene) (G): 72,411
Statesman Journal (Salem): 56,298
Mail Tribune (Medford): 35,524
The World (Coos Bay): 12,711
East Oregonian (Pendleton): 10,236
The Daily Astorian (Astoria): 8,429
PENNSYLVANIA (12)
The Philadelphia Inquirer (G): 387,692
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (G): 245,065
The Philadelphia Daily News (G): 139,983
The Morning Call (Allentown) (B): 131,110
The Bucks County Courier Times (G): 67,722
Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre): 44,639
The Doylestown Intelligencer: 43,053
Beaver County Times (G): 41,950
Observer-Reporter (Washington) (B): 34,643
The Citizens' Voice (G): 33,343
Herald-Standard (Uniontown) (B): 28,453
Centre Daily Times (State College): 25,354
TENNESSEE (3)
The Tennessean (Nashville) (G): 205,158
The Commercial-Appeal (Memphis) (B): 189,961
The Jackson Sun (G): 35,561
TEXAS (5)
Corpus Christi Caller-Times (B): 60,537
Waco Tribune-Herald: 40,699
Longview News-Journal: 29,509
The Lufkin Daily News: 14,608
The Baytown Sun: 11,374
VERMONT (2)
The Burlington Free Press: 47,278
Rutland Herald (G): 21,125
VIRGINIA (3)
The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk) (G): 201,473
The Roanoke Times: 100,447
Daily Press (Newport News): 95,228
WASHINGTON (8)
The Seattle Times (B): 237,303
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (G): 150,901
The News Tribune (Tacoma) (G): 128,748
The Herald (Everett) (G): 50,998
Tri-City Herald (Kennewick) (B): 42,285
The Olympian (Olympia) (G): 34,482
The Sun (Bremerton) (B): 30,731
Walla Walla Union-Bulletin (B): 14,275
WEST VIRGINIA (1)
Charleston Gazette (G): 49,529
WISCONSIN (7)
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: 244,893
La Crosse Tribune (B): 34,283
The Journal Times (Racine) (G): 29,264
Kenosha News: 26,665
The Wausau Daily Herald (B): 22,757
The Capital Times (Madison) (G): 19,410
The Green Bay News-Chronicle: 7,100
GEORGE W. BUSH
138 newspapers total
12,068,720 daily circulation
ALABAMA (4)
Birmingham News (B): 153,195
Mobile Register (B): 100,244
Times Daily (Florence): 30,796
The Gadsden Times (B): 22,753
ARIZONA (1)
The Arizona Republic (Phoenix) (B): 466,926
ARKANSAS (2)
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Little Rock) (B): 187,601
Southwest Times Record (Fort Smith) (B): 37,636
CALIFORNIA (13)
The San Diego Union-Tribune (B): 361,317
The Press-Enterprise (Riverside) (B): 191,802
Press-Telegram (Long Beach) (B): 96,466
San Bernardino Sun: 73,323
The Bakersfield Californian (B): 71,495
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin (B): 65,202
The Record (Stockton) (B): 62,139
The Desert Sun (Palm Springs) (B): 58,527
San Gabriel Valley Tribune (B): 48,920
Tri-Valley Herald (Pleasanton) (B): 43,652
Pasadena Star-News (B): 35,181
The Reporter (Vacaville) (B): 18,227
Whittier Daily News: 17,330
COLORADO (6)
The Denver Post (G): 286,197
Rocky Mountain News (Denver) (B): 286,004
The Pueblo Chieftain: 52,208
Daily Times-Call (Longmont): 21,465
Loveland Daily Reporter-Herald: 17,548
Daily Record (Canon City): 8,164
CONNECTICUT (4)
The Hartford Courant (B): 187,394
New Haven Register (B): 92,022
Connecticut Post (Bridgeport) (B): 76,133
The Register Citizen (Torrington): 8,245
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (1)
The Washington Times (B): 100,228
FLORIDA (2)
The Ledger (Lakeland) (B): 75,539
Ocala Star-Banner: 51,489
GEORGIA (2)
Augusta Chronicle (B): 71,724
Savannah Morning News (B): 57,288
IDAHO (1)
The Times-News (Twin Falls) (B): 23,012
ILLINOIS (8)
Chicago Tribune (B): 578,843
Springfield State Journal-Register (B): 57,212
The Pantagraph (Bloomington) (B): 47,931
The News-Gazette (Champaign-Urbana): 39,190
The Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake): 37,452
Herald & Review (Decatur) (B): 35,233
Southern Illinoisan (Carbondale): 28,173
The Journal-Standard (Freeport): 13,693
INDIANA (2)
The Indianapolis Star (B): 253,778
Evansville Courier & Press: 69,003
IOWA (3)
The Gazette (Cedar Rapids) (B): 63,578
Sioux City Journal: 41,929
Globe-Gazette (Mason City): 18,947
KANSAS (1)
The Wichita Eagle: 90,835
KENTUCKY (2)
Daily News (Bowling Green) (B): 21,555
The Ledger Independent (Maysville): 8,755
LOUISIANA (2)
The Advertiser (Lafayette) (B): 46,361
The Town Talk (Alexandria): 36,321
MAINE (1)
Sun-Journal (Lewiston): 34,278
MARYLAND (1)
Easton Star Democrat: 16,667
MASSACHUSETTS (3)
Boston Herald (B): 248,988
The Sun (Lowell) (B): 50,369
Sentinel & Enterprise: 17,310
MICHIGAN (6)
The Grand Rapids Press (B): 139,216
The Oakland Press (Pontiac): 65,484
The Macomb Daily (Mount Clemens) (G): 43,584
The Herald Palladium (St. Joseph): 23,423
Midland Daily News: 16,076
The Daily Telegram (Adrian): 15,374
MINNESOTA (1)
The Pioneer (Bemidji): 9,691
MISSOURI (1)
Hannibal Courier-Post: 8,592
NEBRASKA (2)
Omaha World-Herald (B): 197,627
Lincoln Journal Star (B): 75,679
NEVADA (2)
Las Vegas Review-Journal (B): 170,061
Elko Daily Free Press: 7,386
NEW HAMPSHIRE (2)
The Union Leader (Manchester) (B): 59,605
Foster's Daily Democrat (Dover): 22,995
NEW JERSEY (1)
Asbury Park Press (Neptune) (B): 161,937
NEW MEXICO (3)
Las Cruces Sun-News (B): 22,168
Farmington Daily Times (B): 18,144
Carlsbad Current-Argus (B): 8,030
NEW YORK (3)
New York Post (B): 678,012
The New York Sun: 53,688
Poughkeepsie Journal: 40,504
NORTH CAROLINA (1)
The Enterprise-Record (Mocksville): 11,800
NORTH DAKOTA (1)
The Forum (Fargo) (B): 52,238
OHIO (11)
The Columbus Dispatch (B): 371,551
The Cincinnati Enquirer (B): 216,509
The Repository (Canton) (B): 66,014
The News-Herald (Lake County-Willoughby): 45,366
The Cincinnati Post (B): 40,618
News Journal (Mansfield): 32,641
The Times Reporter (New Philadelphia): 23,956
The Courier (Findlay) (B): 22,319
The Advocate (Newark): 22,217
Chillicothe Gazette: 16,018
The Independent (Massillon): 12,932
OKLAHOMA (2)
The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City) (B): 223,403
Tulsa World (B): 139,383
OREGON (5)
The Bulletin (Bend) (B): 26,695
The News-Review (Roseburg): 19,272
Albany Democrat-Herald (B): 17,786
Daily Courier (Grants Pass): 16,392
Argus Observer (Ontario): 7,367
PENNSYLVANIA (5)
Erie Times-News (B): 60,771
The Express-Times (Easton): 50,439
York Daily Record (G): 46,554
Altoona Mirror (B): 32,339
The Sentinel (Carlisle): 15,072
SOUTH CAROLINA (1)
Herald-Journal (Spartanburg) (G): 50,386
SOUTH DAKOTA (2)
Argus Leader (Sioux Falls) (G): 54,700
The Rapid City Journal (B): 29,565
TENNESSEE (2)
The Knoxville News-Sentinel (B): 117,528
The Leaf-Chronicle (Clarksville): 22,057
TEXAS (8)
Houston Chronicle (B): 549,300
The Dallas Morning News (B): 546,177
San Antonio Express-News (B): 252,889
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (B): 247,167
Austin American-Statesman (B): 184,907
El Paso Times: 74,278
Amarillo Globe-News (B): 51,105
The Victoria Advocate: 36,340
UTAH (1)
The Salt Lake Tribune: 135,730
VIRGINIA (5)
Richmond Times-Dispatch (B): 191,732
The Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg) (B): 47,866
News Advance (Lynchburg): 37,447
Daily News-Record (Harrisonburg): 32,202
Danville Register & Bee: 21,701
WASHINGTON (6)
The Spokesman-Review (Spokane) (B): 100,760
The Columbian (Vancouver) (B): 51,498
King County Journal (Bellevue): 44,592
Yakima Herald-Republic (B): 38,646
The Daily News (Longview): 22,138
The Chronicle (Centralia): 14,524
WEST VIRGINIA (4)
Charleston Daily Mail (B): 34,539
The Parkersburg News: 23,558
The Intelligencer (Wheeling): 20,689
Bluefield Daily Telegraph: 19,877
WISCONSIN (4)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison) (B): 91,356
The Post-Crescent (Appleton) (G): 54,193
Oshkosh Northwestern (B): 21,748
The Chippewa Herald (Chippewa Falls) (B): 6,804
--Greg Mitchell (gmitchell@editorandpublisher.com) is editor of E&P and the author of seven books on politics and history. Additional reseach by Erin Olson.
