36 Papers Abandon Bush for Kerry
by Howard Kurtz, Washington Post
The Orlando Sentinel has backed every Republican seeking the White House since Richard M. Nixon in 1968. Not this time.
“This
pResident has utterly failed to fulfill our expectations,” the Florida
paper said in supporting John F. Kerry, prompting some angry calls and
a few dozen cancellations.
…The
Sentinel is among 36 newspapers that endorsed George W. Bush four years
ago and have [now moved] into Kerry's corner. These include the Chicago
Sun-Times, the Los Angeles Daily News and the Memphis Commercial
Appeal, according to industry magazine Editor & Publisher. Bush has
won over only six papers that backed Al Gore, including the Denver
Post, which received 700 letters – all of them protesting the move.
(Click here to read the complete article.)
UPDATE: More than 60 papers that backed Bush in 2000 have now switched to Kerry or endorsed neither candidate. Fewer than 10 switched the other way after backing Al Gore in 2000.
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