Ongoing Tally Of Newspaper Endorsements--Obama Leads 170-69

Editor & Publisher by Dexter Hill, Greg Mitchell | Oct. 26, 2008 (News Report)

After a busy weekend, the Obama-Biden ticket maintains its strong lead in the race for daily newspaper endorsements, by 170 to 69, an almost 3-1 margin and an even wider spread in the circulation of those papers --see full tally below, as of last Friday. Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Media
Topics: Presidential Election 2008, Media and Politics, John McCain, Obama Administration
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Posted by: Posted by Leo Romero - Oct 19, 2008 - 9:17 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Leo Romero (review), Roland F. Hirsch (review), Derek Hawkins (review), Kaizar Campwala (review)
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Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Oct 27, 2008 - 8:02 AM PDT
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 by Derek Hawkins - Oct. 23, 2008
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 by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 27, 2008
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 by Leo Romero - Oct. 19, 2008
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Roland F. Hirsch
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 by Roland F. Hirsch - Oct. 20, 2008

This is just a compilation of endorsements, and does not provide much context. Many of the papers have changed ownership and are now in Democratic Party hands, so their endorsements of Obama are no surprise. The authors could have noted how some papers like the Washington Post were so embarrassed at having to endorse Obama that they hid it in their Saturday edition.

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