Kerry continues his newspaper endorsement massacare

[sonicx]

I think it's safe to say that Kerry will be only the 3rd Democratic candidate ever to win newspaper endorsements.

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000693736

NEW YORK Sen. John Kerry widened his lead in our daily endorsement tally today, picking up 13 new papers, including three key ones in the surprising battleground of Wisconsin: the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, The Green Bay News-Chronicle, and The Capital Times in Madison. President Bush added three today, and he now trails his challenger, 162 endorsements to 129.

Kerry also picked up one more switch from Bush in 2000: the Courier-Post of Camden, N.J. He has now nabbed 38 papers in that category; Bush has picked up only six flip-flops, papers that went for Al Gore four years ago.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel backed no one in 2000 and as recently as two weeks ago a top editor told us that this was likely to be the outcome again. But today they went for Kerry.

In the circulation fight, Kerry leads by 18.4 million to 11.8 million in numbers for supporting papers.

In picking up the Springfield News-Leader, Kerry accomplished a sweep of the leading papers in Missouri, a state that had slid into the Bush column by most estimates a couple weeks ago but now, according to some pundits, is back in play.

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[UCLA Dem]

1. whoooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Fovea]

2. When I read this

I think of all the DU'ers who wrote LTTE's... all the DUers who wrote email to so called journalists with their hands in Rove and DeLay's pants.

And I think we made a difference. I believe we have moments left before us in the next few days. But I am very proud of what we have done this year.

[AIJ Alom]

3. most certainly. Missouri is going BLUE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[chum]

4. Springfield News Leader?

That's deep into Ashcroft Country!

[RafterMan]

5. An 11 point gain

From 45% to 56%.

I hope it's reflective of the population.

[RevCheesehead]

6. GREEN BAY??????? Wow!!

They endorsed the idiot Michels over Feingold - I thought for sure they were a right-wing sell-out! Gotta check into this!