During the 2008 United States presidential election, newspapers, magazines, and other publications made general election endorsements. As of November 4, 2008, Barack Obama had received more than twice as many publication endorsements as John McCain; in terms of circulation, the ratio was more than 3 to 1, according to the detailed tables below. In summary:
Summary of Endorsements (with circulation) as of November 4, 2008 McCain pubs.circ.Daily Newspapers18011,917,481Weekly Newspapers32333,392College Newspapers216,479Magazines and other publications1178,780Total21512,446,132Party Switches11
According to Editor & Publisher magazine, as of November 3, 2008, there was 273 newspapers endorsing Barack Obama compared to 172 for John McCain. By comparison, the magazine reported that before election day in 2004, John Kerry received 213 endorsements compared to 205 for George W. Bush.
UWIRE, in its Presidential Scorecard, reported that Barack Obama led John McCain by 86 to 2 in college newspaper endorsements, as of November 4.
The Association of Alternative Newsmedia reported that Barack Obama led John McCain by 57 to 0 in endorsements among its 123 member newspapers as of October 31, 2008.
For a full list of newspapers that have endorsed Barack Obama, see Newspaper endorsements for Barack Obama in the 2008 United States presidential election.
For a summary of endorsements and a list of newspapers that have chosen not to endorse a candidate, see Newspaper endorsements in the 2008 United States presidential election.
John McCain
Daily general circulation newspapers for McCain Newspaper Largest Reported Circulation Paid or Free State 2004 endorsementNew York PostPaidNew YorkBushThe Baltimore ExaminerFreeMarylandNew since 2004The Washington ExaminerFreeDistrict of ColumbiaNew since 2004The San Francisco ExaminerFreeCaliforniaBushThe Pueblo Chieftain PaidColoradoBushBoston HeraldPaidMassachusettsBushThe Lowell Sun PaidMassachusettsBushThe Daily Sentinel (Grand Junction) PaidColoradoBushNapa Valley Register PaidCaliforniaBushFoster’s Daily Democrat (Dover)PaidNew HampshireBushThe Spokesman-ReviewPaidWashingtonBushNew Hampshire Union Leader (Manchester)PaidNew HampshireBushThe Courier (Findlay)PaidOhioBushAmarillo Globe NewsPaidTexasBushWheeling News-RegisterPaidWest VirginiaBushThe Tampa TribunePaidFloridaNo EndorsementThe Dallas Morning NewsPaidTexasBushSavannah Morning News PaidGeorgiaBushThe Columbus DispatchPaidOhioBushThe Morning Journal (Lorain)PaidOhioSan Antonio Express-News PaidTexasBushLas Vegas Review-Journal PaidNevadaBushThe Bakersfield CalifornianPaidCaliforniaBushThe San Diego Union-TribunePaidCaliforniaBushDaily Press (Newport News) PaidVirginiaKerryRiverside Press-EnterprisePaidCaliforniaBushThe Bradenton HeraldPaidFloridaKerryThe Jackson Sun PaidTennesseeKerryFargo Forum PaidNorth DakotaBushBeaumont EnterprisePaidTexasBushCorpus Christi Caller-TimesPaidTexasKerryWinchester Star PaidVirginiaBushLubbock Avalanche-Journal PaidTexasBushThe Journal (New Ulm)PaidMinnesotaBushBend BulletinPaidOregonBushClarksville Leaf-Chronicle PaidTennesseeBushRoswell Daily Record PaidNew Mexico --Fort Dodge Messenger PaidIowaBushChambersburg Public Opinion PaidPennsylvaniaNo EndorsementLewistown Sentinel PaidPennsylvaniaBushChattanooga Free Press PaidTennesseeBushLongmont Times-CallPaidColoradoBushPalatka Daily News PaidFlorida --Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise PaidOklahoma --Tyler Morning TelegraphPaidTexas --The Detroit News PaidMichiganNo EndorsementTorrington Register-CitizenPaidConnecticutBushCape Coral Daily Breeze PaidFlorida --Lancaster New Era PaidPennsylvania --The State (Columbia)PaidSouth CarolinaBushMitchell Daily Republic PaidSouth DakotaBushThe Cincinnati EnquirerPaidOhioBushThe Arizona Republic (Phoenix) PaidArizonaBushThe Green Bay Press-Gazette PaidWisconsinBushKerrville Daily Times PaidTexas --McCook Daily GazettePaidNebraskaBushRichmond Times-Dispatch PaidVirginiaBushThe Eagle-Tribune (Lawrence)PaidMassachusettsBushGrand Rapids PressPaidMichiganBushThe Galveston County Daily NewsPaidTexas --The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City)PaidOklahomaBushThe Desert Sun (Palm Springs) PaidCaliforniaBushLincoln Journal StarPaidNebraskaBushThe News Virginian (Waynesboro)PaidVirginia --The Parkersburg News and SentinelPaidWest VirginiaBushThe Weirton Daily TimesPaidWest Virginia --North County Times (Escondido)PaidCalifornia --The Bulletin (Philadelphia)FreePennsylvaniaRelaunched 2006Sioux Falls Argus Leader PaidSouth DakotaBushSioux City JournalPaidIowaBushBirmingham NewsPaidAlabamaBushElko Daily Free PressPaidNevadaBushLewiston Sun Journal PaidMaineBushOmaha World Herald PaidNebraskaBushMobile Press RegisterPaidAlabamaBushChampaign-Urbana News-GazettePaidIllinoisBushNorthwest Herald (Crystal Lake)PaidIllinoisBushThe Greenville NewsPaidSouth CarolinaBushWinter Haven News ChiefPaidFlorida --News and Advance (Lynchburg)PaidVirginiaBushLawrence Journal WorldPaidKansas --The Washington TimesPaidDistrict of ColumbiaBushKnoxville News SentinelPaidTennesseeBushSouthwest Times Record (Fort Smith)PaidArkansasBushThe Albany Herald PaidGeorgiaBushMarietta Daily JournalPaidGeorgia --Twin Falls Times-News PaidIdahoBushMarshalltown Times-RepublicanPaidIowa --Jackson Citizen Patriot PaidMichiganBushThe Oakland Press (Pontiac)PaidMichiganBushEagle Times (Claremont)PaidNew Hampshire --The News-Herald (Willoughby)PaidOhioBushThe Herald-Zeitung (New Braunfels) PaidTexas --Wichita Falls Times Record NewsPaidTexasNo EndorsementThe Daily News Record (Harrisonburg)PaidVirginiaBushThe Centralia Chronicle PaidWashingtonBushBeloit Daily NewsPaidWisconsinBushConnecticut Post (Bridgeport) PaidConnecticutBushCasa Grande DispatchPaidArizona --Winston-Salem JournalPaidNorth CarolinaNo EndorsementEureka ReporterFreeCalifornia --Conroe Courier PaidTexas --Paris News PaidTexas --The Gadsden TimesPaidAlabamaBushDaily Jefferson County Union (Fort Atkinson)PaidWisconsin --Culpeper Star ExponentPaidVirginia --Silver City Daily PressPaidNew Mexico --The Advocate-Messenger (Danville) PaidKentucky --The Daily Mining Gazette (Houghton)PaidMichiganBushMacomb Daily (Mount Clemens)PaidMichiganBushBemidji Pioneer PaidMinnesotaBushEscanaba Daily PressPaidMichiganBushThe Mining Journal (Marquette)PaidMichigan --Grants Pass Daily CourierPaidOregonBushCharleston Daily MailPaidWest VirginiaBushThe Journal (Martinsburg)PaidWest Virginia --The Inter-Mountain (Elkins)PaidWest Virginia --Bristol Herald CourierPaidVirginiaBushSpringfield RepublicanPaidMassachusettsKerryJuneau EmpirePaidAlaska --Williamsport Sun GazettePaidPennsylvania --Thomasville Times EnterprisePaidGeorgia --Greenwich TimePaidConnecticut --Stamford Advocate PaidConnecticutKerryThe Marion Star PaidOhio --Cedar Rapids GazettePaidIowaBushThe Item (Sumter) PaidSouth CarolinaBushTulsa WorldPaidOklahomaBushArkansas Democrat-Gazette (Little Rock)PaidArkansasBushWaterbury Republican-AmericanPaidConnecticutBushMinot Daily NewsPaidNorth DakotaBushPittsburgh Tribune Review (Greensburg)PaidPennsylvaniaBushThe Southern Illinoisan (Carbondale)PaidIllinoisBushAlbuquerque JournalPaidNew MexicoBushRapid City Journal PaidSouth DakotaBushGrand Island IndependentPaidNebraskaBushDuluth News TribunePaidMinnesotaKerryWest Central TribunePaidMinnesota --Worthington Daily Globe PaidMinnesota --Jamestown SunPaidNorth Dakota --Grand Forks Herald PaidNorth DakotaKerryRed Wing Republican Eagle PaidMinnesota --Hickory Daily RecordPaidNorth Carolina --El Paso TimesPaidTexasBushVicksburg PostPaidMississippi --The TrentonianPaidNew JerseyBushNorthwest Indiana Times (Munster)PaidIndiana --The Post and Courier (Charleston) PaidSouth CarolinaBushOpelika Auburn NewsPaidAlabama --Clanton Advertiser PaidAlabama --Demopolis Times PaidAlabama --Dothan EaglePaidAlabama --Chico Enterprise RecordPaidCalifornia --Ridgecrest Daily IndependentPaidCalifornia --Vallejo Times HeraldPaidCaliforniaKerryBismarck TribunePaidNorth DakotaKerryTiffin Advertiser-TribunePaidOhio --Charlottesville Daily ProgressPaidVirginia --Newton Daily NewsPaidIowa --Dekalb Daily Chronicle PaidIllinois --Creston News AdvertiserPaidIowa --Kane County Chronicle (Geneva) PaidIllinois --Morris Daily Herald PaidIllinois --Sauk Valley Telegraph and Daily GazettePaidIllinois --The Daily Courier (Prescott)PaidArizona --Augusta ChroniclePaidGeorgiaBushAshland Daily IndependentPaidKentuckyBushBowling Green Daily NewsPaidKentuckyBushInternational Falls Daily JournalPaidMinnesota --Jefferson City News Tribune PaidMissouri --Marietta TimesPaidOhio --Warren Tribune ChroniclePaidOhio --Enid News & EaglePaidOklahomaBushAlbany Democrat-HeraldPaidOregonBushBaker City Herald PaidOregon --Warren Times-ObserverPaidPennsylvania --The Tribune-Democrat (Johnstown)PaidPennsylvania --Danville Register and BeePaidVirginiaBushWheeling IntelligencerPaidWest VirginiaBushOntario Argus ObserverPaidOregonBushAlexandria Town Talk PaidLouisiana --St. Joseph News-PressPaidMissouriBushSteubenville Herald-StarPaidOhio --The News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne)PaidIndiana --
Weekly general circulation newspapers for McCain Newspaper Largest Reported Circulation Paid or Free State 2004 endorsementWharton Journal Spectator (2x-weekly) PaidTexas --River Falls JournalPaidWisconsin --The Jewish PressPaidNew York --Rappahannock News TimesPaidVirginiaKerryGarden City News PaidNew York --Lampasas Dispatch Record PaidTexas --White Mountain Independent (Show Low) (2x-weekly)PaidArizona --Lake County Journals (combined)Paid/FreeIllinois --Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman (Wasilla) (3x-weekly)PaidAlaska --Mountain Valley News (Cedaredge) PaidColorado --Inside Tucson BusinessPaidArizona --Concordia Sentinel (Ferriday)PaidLouisiana --Tulsa BeaconPaidOklahoma --Sand Mountain Reporter (Albertville) (3x-weekly) PaidAlabama --Lake Geneva Regional NewsPaidWisconsin --Detroit Lakes TribunePaidMinnesota --Alexandria Echo Press (2x-weekly) PaidMinnesota --Hudson Star-Observer PaidMinnesota --Lake Elmo LeaderPaidMinnesota --Morris Sun Tribune (2x-weekly) PaidMinnesota --New Richmond News PaidWisconsin --Park Rapids Enterprise (2x-weekly) PaidMinnesota --Pierce County Herald (Ellsworth)PaidWisconsin --Stillwater Courier PaidMinnesota --Woodbury Bulletin PaidMinnesota --Paradise Post (3x-weekly)PaidCalifornia --Woodburn IndependentPaidOregon --Bureau County Republican (Princeton) (3x-weekly)PaidIllinois --Coweta American PaidGeorgia --Eufaula Tribune (2x-weekly) PaidAlabama --Hillsboro Argus (2x-weekly)PaidOregon --Wetumpka Herald PaidAlabama --Idaho County Free Press PaidIdaho --Chicago Jewish Star"Chicago Jewish Star Endorsements. For President: McCain," Chicago Jewish Star, Oct. 10, 2008, p. 4.PaidIllinois --
College and university newspapers for McCain Newspaper Institution Largest Reported Circulation Frequency State 2004 endorsementDaily MississippianUniversity of MississippiDailyMississippi --Mesa State CriterionMesa State CollegeWeeklyColorado --
Magazines and other publications for McCain Publication CirculationNational Review
See also Newspaper endorsements in the United States presidential primaries
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