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During the 2008 United States presidential election, newspapers, magazines, and other publications made general election endorsements. As of November 4, 2008, Barack Obama had received more than twice as many publication endorsements as John McCain; in terms of circulation, the ratio was more than 3 to 1, according to the detailed tables below.

According to Editor & Publisher magazine, as of November 3, 2008, there were 273 newspapers endorsing Barack Obama compared to 172 for John McCain. By comparison, the magazine reported that before election day in 2004, John Kerry received 213 endorsements compared to 205 for George W. Bush.[1]

UWIRE, in its Presidential Scorecard, reported that Barack Obama led John McCain by 86 to 2 in college newspaper endorsements, as of November 4.[2]

The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies reported that Barack Obama led John McCain by 57 to 0 in endorsements among its 123 member newspapers as of October 31, 2008.[3]

Cumulative endorsements
As of 4 November 2008
Publications Obama McCain
Publications Circulation Publications Circulation
Daily newspapers[4] 296 30,580,459 180 11,917,481
Weekly newspapers 111 3,951,905 32 333,392
College newspapers 78 768,000 2 16,479
Magazines and other 10 5,226,633 1 178,780
Switched Parties from 2004 66 11
Total 495 40,526,997 215 12,446,132

John McCain

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Main article: Newspaper endorsements in the United States presidential election, 2008, for John McCain

Barack Obama

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Main article: Newspaper endorsements in the United States presidential election, 2008, for Barack Obama

Not endorsing

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The following explicitly chose not to endorse any candidate.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "MONDAY Tally Of Newspaper Endorsements -- Obama In Landslide, at 273-142". Editor and Publisher. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
  2. ^ "Presidential Endorsement Scorecard for Student Newspapers | UWIRE". Uwire.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
  3. ^ "Alt-Weeklies Resoundingly Say: Vote Obama | Association of Alternative Newsweeklies". Aan.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
  4. ^ "FRIDAY Final (?) Tally Of Newspaper Endorsements - Obama In Landslide, at 287-159". Editorandpublisher.com. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag "ACCESS ABC: eCirc for Newspapers". Abcas3.accessabc.com. Archived from the original on 2004-02-16. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
  6. ^ "For president: flawed candidates, no endorsement - Ann Arbor, Michigan Columns, Letters & Opinion - with The Ann Arbor News – MLive.com". Mlive.com. Archived from the original on March 26, 2010. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
  7. ^ a b "News From 91.3 KUWS". Businessnorth.com. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
  8. ^ "Echo Media - Ashland Daily Press". Echo-media.com. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
  9. ^ "Viewpoints: It's your call: We do not endorse candidates but encourage informed votes | candidate, government, candidates : Brownsville Herald". Brownsvilleherald.com. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
  10. ^ "The Sentinel Online : Archives : Opinion : Editorial : Leaving the choices up to you". Cumberlink.com. October 26, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "National Endorsements-Newspapers and Magazines". Gwu.edu. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
  12. ^ a b "Editor & Publisher - Newspaper Industry Information - News Media Analysis - Newspaper Business News". Editorandpublisher.com. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
  13. ^ Deseret News editorial (November 2, 2008). "Deseret News | Our Election Day recommendations". Deseretnews.com. Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
  14. ^ "We are not endorsing - ViewPoint". Media.www.easttennessean.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
  15. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-01. Retrieved 2012-10-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  16. ^ Julie MuhlsteinHerald Columnist. "HeraldNet: There's logic behind The Herald's lack of presidential endorsement". Enterprisenewspapers.com. Retrieved 2008-11-09.[permanent dead link]
  17. ^ The Times-Union (21 October 2008) [October 19, 2008]. "Jacksonville.com". Jacksonville.com. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
  18. ^ "Flyer News". Flyernews.com. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
  19. ^ Flyer News
  20. ^ "Editorial: Recap of editorial board endorsements | news-press.com | The News-Press". News-press.com. Retrieved 2008-11-09. [dead link]
  21. ^ "For president". The Free Lance–Star. October 26, 2008. Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2008.
  22. ^ "For president". The Free Lance–Star. October 17, 2004. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2008.
  23. ^ "Editorial: The voting imperative: Pick a president, cast a ballot | fdlreporter.com | Fond du Lac Reporter". Fdlreporter.com. Retrieved 2008-11-09. [dead link]
  24. ^ "Opinion: EDITORIAL: It's Your Call | candidate, government, endorsement : Valley Morning Star". Valleymorningstar.com. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
  25. ^ a b "Advertiser opts not to endorse any candidate for president - Hawaii News - Starbulletin.com". Starbulletin.com. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
  26. ^ "No call in presidential election | HoumaToday.com | The Courier | Houma, LA". Houmatoday.com. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
  27. ^ "Notes on the election - al.com". Al.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-09. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
  28. ^ "Obama or McCain: Your turn to choose | IndyStar.com | The Indianapolis Star". Indystar.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
  29. ^ "A presidential endorsement would only serve to divide - Kalamazoo, Michigan Columns, Letters & Opinion - Kalamazoo Gazette – MLive.com". Mlive.com. Retrieved 2008-11-09. [dead link]
  30. ^ The Lima News. "Editorials: Election editorial: president | obama, mccain, tax : LimaOhio.com". Limaohio.com. Retrieved 2008-11-09.[permanent dead link]
  31. ^ "No Endorsement Needed - Discourse". Media.www.loyolaphoenix.com. Retrieved 2008-11-09.[permanent dead link]
  32. ^ "Editorial: The next president | htrnews.com | Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter". Htrnews.com. Retrieved 2008-11-09. [dead link]
  33. ^ "The Marietta Register Online - OpEd: Obama, McCain Speaking Directly to You". Mariettaregister.com. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
  34. ^ "About The Marietta Register". Archived from the original on 2008-09-21. Retrieved 2008-11-04.
  35. ^ Appeal-Democrat. "Editorials: Our View: Election Day: It's your call | free, philosophy, endorse : Appeal-Democrat". Appeal-democrat.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
  36. ^ "Echo Media - Marysville Appeal-Democrat". Echo-media.com. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
  37. ^ "A more focused approach to election editorials". Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. October 23, 2008. Archived from the original on November 1, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
  38. ^ Mountain Home News
  39. ^ "Echo Media - Mountain Home News". Echo-media.com. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
  40. ^ "Why we didn't endorse - Commentary". Media.www.tnhonline.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
  41. ^ A good choice
  42. ^ "Stew Rieckman: Editorial board stands by decision not to endorse a presidential candidate | thenorthwestern.com | Oshkosh Northwestern". Thenorthwestern.com. Retrieved 2008-11-09. [dead link]
  43. ^ "The decision is yours: Obama | thetimesherald.com | The Times Herald". Thetimesherald.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
  44. ^ Record-Searchlight "We'll sit out the Presidential vote"
  45. ^ Dan Radmacher. "Conversation can't happen without you - Roanoke.com". Roanoke.com. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
  46. ^ "Make it count - Opinion |". Rockymounttelegram.com. 2008-10-27. Archived from the original on October 31, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
  47. ^ John Temple, Rocky Mountain News (Contact) (October 18, 2008). "TEMPLE: Input, not endorsements : Columns & Blogs : The Rocky Mountain News". Rockymountainnews.com. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
  48. ^ "Editorial: News-Review endorsements | The News-Review - NRtoday.com". Nrtoday.com. November 2, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
  49. ^ For clean water, but opposed to this amendment – Twin Cities
  50. ^ "Echo Media - Superior Daily Telegram". Echo-media.com. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
  51. ^ The Capital-Journal Editorial Board (October 30, 2008). "CJOnline / The Topeka Capital-Journal - New voters: We all win". Cjonline.com. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
  52. ^ "Kimble: Why we don't endorse candidates for president | OUR OPINION". Tucsoncitizen.com. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
  53. ^ Cobler, Chris (October 28, 2008). "Have you missed our election endorsements?". Your Advocate: an editor's blog. Victoria Advocate. Retrieved 2008-11-10.[permanent dead link]
  54. ^ "Best choices for Tuesday | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com". Hamptonroads.com. November 3, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
  55. ^ "Vote and Believe"
  56. ^ George Washington University archive of endorsements
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