New York Times Endorses Kerry, Chicago Tribune Bush

Posted by Bertrand Pecquerie on October 17, 2004 at 10:54 PM

From Reuters: "The New York Times, on Sunday endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry as a potentially "great chief executive." With just 16 days before the Nov. 2 election, Kerry gained the backing of 27 papers on Sunday and President Bush won nine, according to Editor and Publisher, which tracks the newspaper industry. Kerry leads Bush in newspaper endorsements 42 to 22, the journal said on its Web site. Bush won endorsements from the Chicago Tribune, Denver's Rocky Mountain News, the Arizona Republic and the Dallas Morning News in his home state of Texas. "We believe that with John Kerry as president, the nation will do better," the New York Times said its an editorial. The Times characterized Bush's presidency as "disastrous" and accused him of "turning the government over to the radical right."