Re-Elect George Bush ABQjournal Opinion

While the record is mixed, the recommendation, ultimately, is to re-elect George W. Bush, aside from the mistakes — one of which is great reluctance to admit to mistakes. One hopes the administration has learned from these mistakes. [A]ll of these ultimately are trumped by the wild card of terrorism, the issue on which the president is the clear choice. The Journal endorses the re-election of President Bush.

It is possible to be shocked but not surprised. The next time someone writes to complain about the Albuquerque Journal’s liberalism, you won’t have to point to Ramirez, Trevor, Dimdahl, the aptly-named Prickly City or a host of conservative voices that appear daily. Instead, direct such a mistaken reader to your endorsement of George Duhbya Bush. This decision, presumably a consensus of many staffers and the owner-publisher, is based on one argument: it’s all about terror. It’s not. Still, this should silence whining conservatives (if only…) and, perhaps, even console them in their misery on Nov 3rd. mjh

John Kerry for President – Newspaper and Media Endorsements

Daily Endorsement Tally: Bush Has a Big Day, But Kerry is Still Eking Out a Win

[T]he count of daily papers [is] 208-190 in favor of Kerry. ,,,

Kerry continues to easily hold the edge in the circulation of papers supporting him by a roughly 4-3 margin.

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.