Endorsements tilt toward Dems.
Obama leads McCain 68-to-1 among college newspapers, but does it really matter?
The lopsided tally of newspaper endorsements for the Democratic candidate in this year’s presidential election is a stark contrast from the record of previous election years, editorial editors around the country said.
As of Friday, 240 daily newspapers around the country have endorsed Sen. Barack Obama for the presidency and 114 have endorsed the Republican candidate, Sen. John McCain — a clear departure from 2004, when 208 newspapers endorsed the Democratic candidate, Sen. John Kerry ’66, and 189 newspapers endorsed the incumbent Republican candidate, President George W. Bush ’68....
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