As if John McCain needs any more bad news 26 newspapers that endorsed George Bush in 2004 are now backing Barack Obama while only 4 papers that endorsed John Kerry switched sides.

From Editor & Publisher

 Taking a look at our daily endorsement tally so far (see link below), the Obama-Biden ticket has a hefty lead in both total newspapers and total circulation. But another figure that favors the Democratic candidates is the number of newspapers that have endorsed Sen. Obama despite supporting President Bush’s reelection in 2004.

At least twenty-six newspapers have switched their support to the Democrat, while only four newspapers (all in the South) endorsing Sen. McCain supported John Kerry in 2004.

In California alone, the Obama-Biden ticket picked-up six newspapers that endorsed President Bush in 2004.

He also gained a few papers, such as the Los Angeles Times and Cleveland’s Plain Dealer that did not endorse either candidate in 2004.

Our full tally of all endorsements, with Obama ahead by about 115 to 40, updated Mondayhere.

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With fewer people reading newspapers than ever beore these endorsements probably won’t have a major impact on the election, but it does underscore the momentum the Obama campaign has built in the final months of the campaign.

 

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