McCain or Obama?
A round-up of endorsements from American papers
The endorsements are in. Most newspaper editorial boards have announced who they’re supporting for president, either John McCain or Barack Obama. But who is backing whom, exactly?
Below is a list of some of the country’s largest newspapers, based on circulation. Click the link to see search results about the paper’s endorsement, plus a link to the actual editorial when available.
(Don’t see your paper? Read the note at the end of the list for why.)
Who’s winning the endorsement race? Editor & Publisher is keeping a tally that’s updated daily. For a deep source of political news, check out MSN’s Election Guide.
The endorsements
-A-
- Albuquerque Journal
- Akron Beacon Journal (Ohio)
- Arizona Republic (Phoenix)
- Asbury Park Press (New Jersey)
- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Austin American-Statesman (Texas)
-B-
- Blade, The (Toledo, Ohio)
- Boston Globe
- Boston Herald
- Buffalo News (New York)
-C-
- Charlotte Observer (North Carolina)
- Chicago Sun-Times
- Chicago Tribune
- Cincinnati Enquirer
- Columbus Dispatch (Ohio)
- Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.)
- Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, Calif.)
-D-
- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Ill.)
- Daily News (New York)
- Dallas Morning News
- News-Journal (Daytona Beach, Fla.)
- Dayton Daily News (Ohio)
- Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, N.Y.)
- Denver Post
- Des Moines Register (Iowa)
- Detroit Free Press
- Detroit News
-F-
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Texas)
- Fresno Bee (California)
-H-
- Hartford Courant (Connecticut)
- Houston Chronicle
-K-
- Kansas City Star (Missouri)
- Knoxville News Sentinel (Tennessee)
-L-
- Las Vegas Review-Journal
- Lexington Herald-Leader (Kentucky)
- Los Angeles Daily News
- Los Angeles Times
-M-
-N-
- News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
- News Tribune (Tacoma, Wa.)
- New York Post
- New York Times
-O-
- Oklahoman (Oklahoma City)
- La Opinión (Los Angeles)
- Oregonian (Portland, Ore.)
- Orlando Sentinel (Florida)
-P-
- Palm Beach Post (Florida)
- Philadelphia Daily News
- Philadelphia Inquirer
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- Plain Dealer (Cleveland)
- Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.)
- Press-Enterprise (Riverside, Calif.)
-R-
- Record, The (Hackensack, N.J.)
-S-
- Sacramento Bee (California)
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
- Salt Lake Tribune
- San Antonio Express-News (Texas)
- Sarasota Herald-Tribune (Florida)
- San Diego Union-Tribune
- San Francisco Chronicle
- San Jose Mercury News (California)
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- Seattle Times
- Star-Ledger (Newark, N.J.)
- Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
- State, The (Columbia, S.C.)
- Sun, The (Baltimore)
-T-
- Tampa Tribune (Florida)
- Tennessean (Nashville)
- Times-Picayune (New Orleans)
-W-
Can’t find a paper? It could be the newspaper has opted not to endorse a candidate, hasn’t endorsed one yet or has editorials tough to find using Web search.
Try searching for more information here.
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