Wow. I’m surprised. I’m unsure how influential newspaper endorsements are today. But surely, every candidate prefers to get these endorsement. I’d like to see a total roll up of the endorsements and how many of them have changed from 2008 pro-Obama to 2012 pro-Romney.
-——I’m unsure how influential newspaper endorsements are today.-———
The endorsements taken singly may not be important, even to readers. The fact there is consensus, piling on if you will, is news. The masses who don’t read the papers may feel the consensus as it permeates the news over the next two days.
According to one site, 28 have switched.