Newspaper endorsements for John McCain in the 2008 United States presidential election
# Newspaper endorsements for John McCain in the 2008 United States presidential election

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. In summary:

| Summary of Endorsements (with circulation) as of November 4, 2008 | Summary of Endorsements (with circulation) as of November 4, 2008 | Summary of Endorsements (with circulation) as of November 4, 2008 |
| - | - | - |
| | McCain | McCain |
| | pubs. | circ. |
| Daily Newspapers | 180 | 11,917,481 |
| Weekly Newspapers | 32 | 333,392 |
| College Newspapers | 2 | 16,479 |
| Magazines and other publications | 1 | 178,780 |
| Total | 215 | 12,446,132 |
| Party Switches | 11 | |

According to Editor & Publisher magazine, as of November 3, 2008, there was 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.

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

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

For a full list of newspapers that have endorsed Barack Obama, see Newspaper endorsements for Barack Obama in the 2008 United States presidential election.

For a summary of endorsements and a list of newspapers that have chosen not to endorse a candidate, see Newspaper endorsements in the 2008 United States presidential election.

## John McCain

### Daily general circulation newspapers for McCain

| Newspaper | Largest Reported Circulation | Paid or Free | State | 2004 endorsement |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| New York Post | 702,488 | Paid | New York | Bush |
| The Baltimore Examiner | 250,285 | Free | Maryland | New since 2004 |
| The Washington Examiner | 260,950 | Free | District of Columbia | New since 2004 |
| The San Francisco Examiner | 200,000 | Free | California | Bush |
| The Pueblo Chieftain | 50,243 | Paid | Colorado | Bush |
| Boston Herald | 182,350 | Paid | Massachusetts | Bush |
| The Lowell Sun | 50,245 | Paid | Massachusetts | Bush |
| The Daily Sentinel (Grand Junction) | 33,294 | Paid | Colorado | Bush |
| Napa Valley Register | 16,993 | Paid | California | Bush |
| Foster’s Daily Democrat (Dover) | 27,000 | Paid | New Hampshire | Bush |
| The Spokesman-Review | 113,081 | Paid | Washington | Bush |
| New Hampshire Union Leader (Manchester) | 73,550 | Paid | New Hampshire | Bush |
| The Courier (Findlay) | 22,000 | Paid | Ohio | Bush |
| Amarillo Globe News | 53,773 | Paid | Texas | Bush |
| Wheeling News-Register | 34,911 | Paid | West Virginia | Bush |
| The Tampa Tribune | 220,522 | Paid | Florida | No Endorsement |
| The Dallas Morning News | 520,215 | Paid | Texas | Bush |
| Savannah Morning News | 58,939 | Paid | Georgia | Bush |
| The Columbus Dispatch | 334,422 | Paid | Ohio | Bush |
| The Morning Journal (Lorain) | 27,248 | Paid | Ohio |
| San Antonio Express-News | 315,959 | Paid | Texas | Bush |
| Las Vegas Review-Journal | 199,602 | Paid | Nevada | Bush |
| The Bakersfield Californian | 68,825 | Paid | California | Bush |
| The San Diego Union-Tribune | 355,537 | Paid | California | Bush |
| Daily Press (Newport News) | 103,308 | Paid | Virginia | Kerry |
| Riverside Press-Enterprise | 172,730 | Paid | California | Bush |
| The Bradenton Herald | 54,210 | Paid | Florida | Kerry |
| The Jackson Sun | 36,494 | Paid | Tennessee | Kerry |
| Fargo Forum | 58,277 | Paid | North Dakota | Bush |
| Beaumont Enterprise | 51,342 | Paid | Texas | Bush |
| Corpus Christi Caller-Times | 73,746 | Paid | Texas | Kerry |
| Winchester Star | 23,946 | Paid | Virginia | Bush |
| Lubbock Avalanche-Journal | 55,484 | Paid | Texas | Bush |
| The Journal (New Ulm) | 8,555 | Paid | Minnesota | Bush |
| Bend Bulletin | 33,754 | Paid | Oregon | Bush |
| Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle | 22,438 | Paid | Tennessee | Bush |
| Roswell Daily Record | 12,293 | Paid | New Mexico | -- |
| Fort Dodge Messenger | 18,242 | Paid | Iowa | Bush |
| Chambersburg Public Opinion | 18,001 | Paid | Pennsylvania | No Endorsement |
| Lewistown Sentinel | 13,069 | Paid | Pennsylvania | Bush |
| Chattanooga Free Press | 95,039 | Paid | Tennessee | Bush |
| Longmont Times-Call | 22,900 | Paid | Colorado | Bush |
| Palatka Daily News | 14,508 | Paid | Florida | -- |
| Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise | 22,000 | Paid | Oklahoma | -- |
| Tyler Morning Telegraph | 40,701 | Paid | Texas | -- |
| The Detroit News | 188,171 | Paid | Michigan | No Endorsement |
| Torrington Register-Citizen | 8,217 | Paid | Connecticut | Bush |
| Cape Coral Daily Breeze | 38,500 | Paid | Florida | -- |
| Lancaster New Era | 84,408 | Paid | Pennsylvania | -- |
| The State (Columbia) | 128,564 | Paid | South Carolina | Bush |
| Mitchell Daily Republic | 12,501 | Paid | South Dakota | Bush |
| The Cincinnati Enquirer | 279,825 | Paid | Ohio | Bush |
| The Arizona Republic (Phoenix) | 515,523 | Paid | Arizona | Bush |
| The Green Bay Press-Gazette | 76,821 | Paid | Wisconsin | Bush |
| Kerrville Daily Times | 12,129 | Paid | Texas | -- |
| McCook Daily Gazette | 6,065 | Paid | Nebraska | Bush |
| Richmond Times-Dispatch | 205,895 | Paid | Virginia | Bush |
| The Eagle-Tribune (Lawrence) | 47,060 | Paid | Massachusetts | Bush |
| Grand Rapids Press | 177,026 | Paid | Michigan | Bush |
| The Galveston County Daily News | 28,758 | Paid | Texas | -- |
| The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City) | 262,150 | Paid | Oklahoma | Bush |
| The Desert Sun (Palm Springs) | 57,383 | Paid | California | Bush |
| Lincoln Journal Star | 78,350 | Paid | Nebraska | Bush |
| The News Virginian (Waynesboro) | 7,478 | Paid | Virginia | -- |
| The Parkersburg News and Sentinel | 29,838 | Paid | West Virginia | Bush |
| The Weirton Daily Times | 5,345 | Paid | West Virginia | -- |
| North County Times (Escondido) | 88,677 | Paid | California | -- |
| The Bulletin (Philadelphia) | 100,000 | Free | Pennsylvania | Relaunched 2006 |
| Sioux Falls Argus Leader | 65,709 | Paid | South Dakota | Bush |
| Sioux City Journal | 42,354 | Paid | Iowa | Bush |
| Birmingham News | 170,747 | Paid | Alabama | Bush |
| Elko Daily Free Press | 7,280 | Paid | Nevada | Bush |
| Lewiston Sun Journal | 36,500 | Paid | Maine | Bush |
| Omaha World Herald | 219,795 | Paid | Nebraska | Bush |
| Mobile Press Register | 112,761 | Paid | Alabama | Bush |
| Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette | 45,030 | Paid | Illinois | Bush |
| Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake) | 38,865 | Paid | Illinois | Bush |
| The Greenville News | 108,568 | Paid | South Carolina | Bush |
| Winter Haven News Chief | 9,644 | Paid | Florida | -- |
| News and Advance (Lynchburg) | 39,489 | Paid | Virginia | Bush |
| Lawrence Journal World | 19,712 | Paid | Kansas | -- |
| The Washington Times | 102,258 | Paid | District of Columbia | Bush |
| Knoxville News Sentinel | 147,939 | Paid | Tennessee | Bush |
| Southwest Times Record (Fort Smith) | 43,384 | Paid | Arkansas | Bush |
| The Albany Herald | 26,135 | Paid | Georgia | Bush |
| Marietta Daily Journal | 17,284 | Paid | Georgia | -- |
| Twin Falls Times-News | 23,577 | Paid | Idaho | Bush |
| Marshalltown Times-Republican | 9,875 | Paid | Iowa | -- |
| Jackson Citizen Patriot | 34,812 | Paid | Michigan | Bush |
| The Oakland Press (Pontiac) | 76,937 | Paid | Michigan | Bush |
| Eagle Times (Claremont) | 7,909 | Paid | New Hampshire | -- |
| The News-Herald (Willoughby) | 44,322 | Paid | Ohio | Bush |
| The Herald-Zeitung (New Braunfels) | 9,230 | Paid | Texas | -- |
| Wichita Falls Times Record News | 31,196 | Paid | Texas | No Endorsement |
| The Daily News Record (Harrisonburg) | 30,908 | Paid | Virginia | Bush |
| The Centralia Chronicle | 15,000 | Paid | Washington | Bush |
| Beloit Daily News | 15,455 | Paid | Wisconsin | Bush |
| Connecticut Post (Bridgeport) | 85,032 | Paid | Connecticut | Bush |
| Casa Grande Dispatch | 9,358 | Paid | Arizona | -- |
| Winston-Salem Journal | 92,360 | Paid | North Carolina | No Endorsement |
| Eureka Reporter | 24,000 | Free | California | -- |
| Conroe Courier | 11,528 | Paid | Texas | -- |
| Paris News | 12,300 | Paid | Texas | -- |
| The Gadsden Times | 20,034 | Paid | Alabama | Bush |
| Daily Jefferson County Union (Fort Atkinson) | 8,630 | Paid | Wisconsin | -- |
| Culpeper Star Exponent | 7,159 | Paid | Virginia | -- |
| Silver City Daily Press | 8,172 | Paid | New Mexico | -- |
| The Advocate-Messenger (Danville) | 12,500 | Paid | Kentucky | -- |
| The Daily Mining Gazette (Houghton) | 8,997 | Paid | Michigan | Bush |
| Macomb Daily (Mount Clemens) | 57,710 | Paid | Michigan | Bush |
| Bemidji Pioneer | 11,200 | Paid | Minnesota | Bush |
| Escanaba Daily Press | 8,497 | Paid | Michigan | Bush |
| The Mining Journal (Marquette) | 16,207 | Paid | Michigan | -- |
| Grants Pass Daily Courier | 15,680 | Paid | Oregon | Bush |
| Charleston Daily Mail | 21,055 | Paid | West Virginia | Bush |
| The Journal (Martinsburg) | 17,914 | Paid | West Virginia | -- |
| The Inter-Mountain (Elkins) | 11,096 | Paid | West Virginia | -- |
| Bristol Herald Courier | 36,892 | Paid | Virginia | Bush |
| Springfield Republican | 115,936 | Paid | Massachusetts | Kerry |
| Juneau Empire | 6,500 | Paid | Alaska | -- |
| Williamsport Sun Gazette | 30,419 | Paid | Pennsylvania | -- |
| Thomasville Times Enterprise | 8,971 | Paid | Georgia | -- |
| Greenwich Time | 10,456 | Paid | Connecticut | -- |
| Stamford Advocate | 23,250 | Paid | Connecticut | Kerry |
| The Marion Star | 11,485 | Paid | Ohio | -- |
| Cedar Rapids Gazette | 71,282 | Paid | Iowa | Bush |
| The Item (Sumter) | 21,578 | Paid | South Carolina | Bush |
| Tulsa World | 119,627 | Paid | Oklahoma | Bush |
| Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Little Rock) | 270,477 | Paid | Arkansas | Bush |
| Waterbury Republican-American | 56,677 | Paid | Connecticut | Bush |
| Minot Daily News | 21,500 | Paid | North Dakota | Bush |
| Pittsburgh Tribune Review (Greensburg) | 191,838 | Paid | Pennsylvania | Bush |
| The Southern Illinoisan (Carbondale) | 36,743 | Paid | Illinois | Bush |
| Albuquerque Journal | 134,110 | Paid | New Mexico | Bush |
| Rapid City Journal | 32,638 | Paid | South Dakota | Bush |
| Grand Island Independent | 21,431 | Paid | Nebraska | Bush |
| Duluth News Tribune | 62,000 | Paid | Minnesota | Kerry |
| West Central Tribune | 18,550 | Paid | Minnesota | -- |
| Worthington Daily Globe | 9,600 | Paid | Minnesota | -- |
| Jamestown Sun | 6,000 | Paid | North Dakota | -- |
| Grand Forks Herald | 29,279 | Paid | North Dakota | Kerry |
| Red Wing Republican Eagle | 5,814 | Paid | Minnesota | -- |
| Hickory Daily Record | 25,734 | Paid | North Carolina | -- |
| El Paso Times | 107,278 | Paid | Texas | Bush |
| Vicksburg Post | 15,000 | Paid | Mississippi | -- |
| The Trentonian | 38,504 | Paid | New Jersey | Bush |
| Northwest Indiana Times (Munster) | 91,763 | Paid | Indiana | -- |
| The Post and Courier (Charleston) | 105,033 | Paid | South Carolina | Bush |
| Opelika Auburn News | 15,211 | Paid | Alabama | -- |
| Clanton Advertiser | 4,000 | Paid | Alabama | -- |
| Demopolis Times | 3,040 | Paid | Alabama | -- |
| Dothan Eagle | 33,994 | Paid | Alabama | -- |
| Chico Enterprise Record | 31,207 | Paid | California | -- |
| Ridgecrest Daily Independent | 6,800 | Paid | California | -- |
| Vallejo Times Herald | 16,710 | Paid | California | Kerry |
| Bismarck Tribune | 30,730 | Paid | North Dakota | Kerry |
| Tiffin Advertiser-Tribune | 9,549 | Paid | Ohio | -- |
| Charlottesville Daily Progress | 29,583 | Paid | Virginia | -- |
| Newton Daily News | 5,809 | Paid | Iowa | -- |
| Dekalb Daily Chronicle | 12,250 | Paid | Illinois | -- |
| Creston News Advertiser | 5,589 | Paid | Iowa | -- |
| Kane County Chronicle (Geneva) | 12,600 | Paid | Illinois | -- |
| Morris Daily Herald | 6,200 | Paid | Illinois | -- |
| Sauk Valley Telegraph and Daily Gazette | 21,430 | Paid | Illinois | -- |
| The Daily Courier (Prescott) | 18,361 | Paid | Arizona | -- |
| Augusta Chronicle | 79,397 | Paid | Georgia | Bush |
| Ashland Daily Independent | 16,777 | Paid | Kentucky | Bush |
| Bowling Green Daily News | 24,549 | Paid | Kentucky | Bush |
| International Falls Daily Journal | 4,000 | Paid | Minnesota | -- |
| Jefferson City News Tribune | 21,857 | Paid | Missouri | -- |
| Marietta Times | 11,756 | Paid | Ohio | -- |
| Warren Tribune Chronicle | 34,108 | Paid | Ohio | -- |
| Enid News & Eagle | 16,652 | Paid | Oklahoma | Bush |
| Albany Democrat-Herald | 17,586 | Paid | Oregon | Bush |
| Baker City Herald | 3,000 | Paid | Oregon | -- |
| Warren Times-Observer | 9,916 | Paid | Pennsylvania | -- |
| The Tribune-Democrat (Johnstown) | 40,662 | Paid | Pennsylvania | -- |
| Danville Register and Bee | 21,897 | Paid | Virginia | Bush |
| Wheeling Intelligencer | 27,576 | Paid | West Virginia | Bush |
| Ontario Argus Observer | 8,400 | Paid | Oregon | Bush |
| Alexandria Town Talk | 33,157 | Paid | Louisiana | -- |
| St. Joseph News-Press | 34,458 | Paid | Missouri | Bush |
| Steubenville Herald-Star | 15,148 | Paid | Ohio | -- |
| The News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne) | 23,312 | Paid | Indiana | -- |

### Weekly general circulation newspapers for McCain

| Newspaper | Largest Reported Circulation | Paid or Free | State | 2004 endorsement |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Wharton Journal Spectator (2x-weekly) | 4,307 | Paid | Texas | -- |
| River Falls Journal | 4,850 | Paid | Wisconsin | -- |
| The Jewish Press | 125,000 | Paid | New York | -- |
| Rappahannock News Times | 2,945 | Paid | Virginia | Kerry |
| Garden City News | 8,130 | Paid | New York | -- |
| Lampasas Dispatch Record | 3,382 | Paid | Texas | -- |
| White Mountain Independent (Show Low) (2x-weekly) | 10,200 | Paid | Arizona | -- |
| Lake County Journals | 50,000 (combined) | Paid/Free | Illinois | -- |
| Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman (Wasilla) (3x-weekly) | 6,000 | Paid | Alaska | -- |
| Mountain Valley News (Cedaredge) | 2,000 | Paid | Colorado | -- |
| Inside Tucson Business | 6,925 | Paid | Arizona | -- |
| Concordia Sentinel (Ferriday) | 4,200 | Paid | Louisiana | -- |
| Tulsa Beacon | 3,000 | Paid | Oklahoma | -- |
| Sand Mountain Reporter (Albertville) (3x-weekly) | 10,500 | Paid | Alabama | -- |
| Lake Geneva Regional News | 6,000 | Paid | Wisconsin | -- |
| Detroit Lakes Tribune | 4,500 | Paid | Minnesota | -- |
| Alexandria Echo Press (2x-weekly) | 9,763 | Paid | Minnesota | -- |
| Hudson Star-Observer | 7,335 | Paid | Minnesota | -- |
| Lake Elmo Leader | 2,200 | Paid | Minnesota | -- |
| Morris Sun Tribune (2x-weekly) | 2,946 | Paid | Minnesota | -- |
| New Richmond News | 5,642 | Paid | Wisconsin | -- |
| Park Rapids Enterprise (2x-weekly) | 5,723 | Paid | Minnesota | -- |
| Pierce County Herald (Ellsworth) | 4,376 | Paid | Wisconsin | -- |
| Stillwater Courier | 1,757 | Paid | Minnesota | -- |
| Woodbury Bulletin | 7,811 | Paid | Minnesota | -- |
| Paradise Post (3x-weekly) | 8,500 | Paid | California | -- |
| Woodburn Independent | 4,256 | Paid | Oregon | -- |
| Bureau County Republican (Princeton) (3x-weekly) | 7,827 | Paid | Illinois | -- |
| Coweta American | 3,000 | Paid | Georgia | -- |
| Eufaula Tribune (2x-weekly) | 5,500 | Paid | Alabama | -- |
| Hillsboro Argus (2x-weekly) | 7,954 | Paid | Oregon | -- |
| Wetumpka Herald | 5,363 | Paid | Alabama | -- |
| Idaho County Free Press | 3,766 | Paid | Idaho | -- |
| Chicago Jewish Star | 17,500 | Paid | Illinois | -- |

### College and university newspapers for McCain

| Newspaper | Institution | Largest Reported Circulation | Frequency | State | 2004 endorsement |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Daily Mississippian | University of Mississippi | 11,979 | Daily | Mississippi | -- |
| Mesa State Criterion | Mesa State College | 4,500 | Weekly | Colorado | -- |

### Magazines and other publications for McCain

| Publication | Circulation |
| - | - |
| National Review | 178,780 |
