Obama way ahead in newspaper endorsements

Barack Obama has been endorsed by 194 newspapers, compared to the 82 (including the Dallas Morning News) that have endorsed John McCain. Four years ago, that margin was a lot closer with 213 newspapers endorsing John Kerry and 205 for George Bush. Thirty-eight papers that endorsed Bush in 2004 (including the Fort Worth Star Telegram) have endorsed Obama this year. Four that endorsed Kerry in 2004 endorsed McCain this time.

More newspapers (11) in Texas endorsed McCain than in any other state. The Texas papers, besides the Morning News, endorsing McCain are Amarillo Globe News, Beaumont Enterprise, Corpus Christi Caller-Times, Galveston Daily News, Kerrville Daily Times, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung, San Antonio Express-News, Wichita Falls Times Record News, Tyler Morning Telegraph. In addition to the Fort Worth paper, the other Texas newspapers to have endorsed Obama are Austin American-Statesman, Bryan-College Station Eagle, Houston Chronicle, Longview News-Journal, Lufkin Daily News, San Angelo Standard Times.