The only surprise is that the numbers from this poll of "journalists" are so low for Kerry. I always figured closer to the 95% range were Democrats. Whatever. Newspapers are a dying institution, thank God. The sooner they fold and die, the better.
Perhaps Kerry is too leftwing even for the majority of reporters outside of DC? Lord knows the man is the most leftwing candidate to ever win a major party nomination in American history.
Re your post #9, I think it may well be the case that newspapers are dying. They may not completely disappear but their influence will drop sharply as their editorial stances continue to diverge from those of the populace (one exception comes to mind: "The Washington Times").
The Internet can do all that newspapers can do already, all for a few cents in electricity.
".......Newspapers are a dying institution."
Who needs a newspapaer when the internet supplies all the news you can possibly read from all kinds of sources? The only thing my newpaper provides for me is shopping coupons.