Group effort needed to list Kerry/Bush endorsements across the country

[gristy]

I'd love to see something that simply lists the newspaper, who it endorsed, its print circulation, hometown, and the link to the endorsement. Getting this info and putting it all together would be some work, but could be done by the DU masses, I think. Here are a couple of sites that list the thousands of newspapers in the U.S.:

http://www.50states.com/news/
http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/usstate/usatable.htm

[NMDemDist2]

1. this group does a daily article on endorsements for both candidates

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000673211

[gristy]

3. Ah, sounds like they will release A LIST just like I was suggesting

They also recognize how important it is to track circulation.

Daily Endorsement Tally: Kerry Picks up 'NY Times' and 'Star-Tribune'

By E&P Staff

Published: October 16, 2004 10 PM EDT

NEW YORK They weren't exactly giant surprises, but Senator John Kerry will take them, picking up two more major editorial endorsements on Sunday, this time from The Minneapolis Star-Tribune in swing state Minnesota and The New York Times, which has national impact. Both papers used unusually harsh language in attacking the incumbent.

In E&P's exclusive daily endorsement tally, this gives Kerry a 15-13 edge on President Bush but widens his margin in the combined circulation of the papers that back him from 3-1 to nearly 5-1, with an edge of about 4 million to 850,000 (a complete chart will follow later today).

[gristy]

2. Here's how it could work

Skinner starts a pinned thread, where the lead post of the thread is THE LIST. When DUers see something missing from THE LIST that they know of, they post. Certain designated DUers (maybe half a dozen or so) take turns maintaining the thread. By maintaining, I mean:

When someone posts a previously unlisted endorsement, particulars are verified, THE LIST is updated, and finally the informing post is deleted.

I'd be willing to be one of the half-dozen.

[highplainsdem]

4. There's already a list in the Editorials and Other Articles forum. at

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=103x79355

[teach1st]

5. I personally need Bush endorsements too

That list is primarily Kerry endorsements.