Conservapedia:Liberal newspapers
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Let's Play, "Andy Sez..."!
Andy sez:[1] "...[B]ig-city newspapers are almost entirely liberal. Just look at whom they endorse if you really doubt it." Okay, let's do that. Fifty biggest US cities and their newspapers' presidential endorsements in 2004:
New York City: Bush--Sun, Post, and Daily News; Kerry--Times and Newsday
Los Angeles: Kerry--Daily News
Chicago: Bush--Tribune; Kerry--Sun-Times
Houston: Bush--Chronicle
Philidelphia: Kerry--Enquirer and the Daily News
Phoenix: Bush--Republic
San Antonio: Bush--Express-News
San Diego: Bush--Union-Tribune
Dallas: Bush--Morning News
San Jose: Kerry--Mercury News
Detroit: Kerry--Free Press (also, see note at end)
Indianapolis: Bush--Star
Jacksonville: Bush--Times-Union
San Francisco: Kerry--Chronicle
Columbus: Bush--Dispatch
Austin: Bush--American-Statesman
Memphis: Kerry--Commercial-Appeal
Baltimore: Kerry--Sun
Fort Worth: Bush--Star-Telegram
Charlotte (NC): Kerry--Observer
El Paso: Bush--Times
Milwaukee: Kerry--Journal-Sentinel
Seattle: Kerry--Times and Post-Intelligencer
Boston: Bush--Herald; Kerry--Globe
Denver: Bush--Post and Rocky Mountain News
Louisville: Kerry--Courier-Journal
Washington DC: Bush--Times; Kerry--Post
Nashville: Kerry--Tennessean
Las Vegas: Bush--Review-Journal
Portland (OR): Kerry--Oregonian
Oklahoma City: Bush--Oklahoman
Tuscon: Kerry--Daily Star
Long Beach: Bush--Press-Telegram
Atlanta: Kerry--Journal-Constitution
Fresno: Kerry--Bee
Sacramento: Kerry--Bee
New Orleans: (see note)
Cleveland: (see note)
Kansas City: Kerry--Star
Mesa (AZ): (could not find an endorsement)
Virginia Beach: (could not find an endorsement)
Omaha: Bush--World-Herald
Oakland: Kerry--Tribune
Miami: Kerry--Herald
Tulsa: Bush--World
Honolulu: Kerry--Advertiser, Star-Bulletin
Minneapolis: Kerry--Star-Tribune
Colorado Springs:(could not find an endorsement)
Arlington (TX):(could not find an endorsement)
NOTE: (Detroit News, New Orleans Times-Picayune, and the Cleveland Plain Dealer declined to make an endorsement, but all endorsed Bush in 2000)
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Andy's right again: based on endorsements, big-city papers are "almost entirely liberal"!
(Original research and assembly performed by WJThomas on or about 21:16, 27 January 2008 (EST))
