I don't think newspaper endorsements make a difference either. But when a paper who has always endorsed one party for years and years and then all of a sudden changes to the other party, that is interesting. Example: Des Moines Register. 99% of newspapers are no surprise when it comes to endorsements.

"Obama is winning most newspaper endorsements across the nation.
See the latest list of endorsements and read them, too at:
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/data/2012......
Go Obama!"
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Gee; you think the Wall Street Journal and Faux news will make endorse Romney? LOL. Considering most major news papers in this country are liberal, obviously most will endorse the Democratic candidate. Just as the Republican headquarters at Faux news (who owns the wall street journal) will always endorse the Republican. Endorsements that are TOTALLY and proven to be 100% USELESS!

turkeyman: You seem to be correct; we'll need to run a correction on that. Thanks for the heads-up.
Greg Peck

While it may be traditional, it's outdated. I thought newspapers should refrain from corporate opinions.

Professor..Planned Parenthood performs over 330,000 abortions a year, one fourth of all abortions in this country. It doesn't matter to those 330,00 lost babies if that iis 3% or 100% of their services. They are still aborted. Another misnomer, Planned Parenthood does not perform mammograms, it refers women to other providers.
And to show you are not a liberally biased teacher, give us some of the many examples of where Obama has lied, like you did on the republican side..

I have followed this election and all ideals as much as anyone. We need Romney and Ryan badly. The current President is far too ideological and considers world views before our own nation. We need to start with our own citizens. I can't believe the U.N. is reportedly going to be at some voting places to ensure correctness.
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I hope Rock County realizes this is not about left and right this time. We need a real leap of faith to get Obama out...

So Professor is that your opinion?

When I assign papers, students love to give me some version of, "when it comes to the part where you want my opinion, I can't lose points there, because it's my opinion." And, my response is always the same: "Yes, your opinion CAN be wrong, if it's not supported by facts." Unfortunately, 'journalism' these days has been reduced to simply providing equal time, so everyone can get their talking points in--again, and again....No longer are reporters encouraged, or even allowed, it seems, to actually hold someone accountable to THEIR version of the facts--as they would like them to be. The result is a dirth of facts for people to consider, including 'facts' used to support an endorsement. On August 28th, the Romney campaign proudly asserted that it would "not be dictated by fact checkers." Or, on April 8th, 2011, while on the floor of the U.S. Senate, AZ Republican Senator Jon Kyl flat out lied when he said that "well over 90%" of what Planned Parenthood did was provide abortions (the actual number is about 3%). When called on it, Kyl's office officially responded that the Senator's remark "was not intended to be a factual statement." Huh?! My point anyway is that there does not seem to be any 'punishment' when people in (or seeking) public office lie, or show a callous disregard for the truth. Corporate media are loathe to use the power given to it by the 1st amendment to fix this, in many cases out of fear of being iced out of future access to the office-holder (or seeker). Bottom line: Even if a voter is lucky enough to find unbiased facts on an issue, (the 'fact checkers' many times disagree!) it's becoming more and more evident to me that in this election cycle, fewer people actually give a damn.

theone...I don't think so.

doc0430
good point

doc0430.....if you want to see what "double standard" really looks like...read some of right wing wislady's posts.

She set the standard.

Schroeder’s Delavan home is more than a mile outside the 31st District’s new boundaries, but he points out that he grew up in Delavan and will move into the district if elected.
So I just have to ask, where's all of that rage you had when Joe Knilans was living in his brothers basement while his family was trying to sell their home back in 2010? You all had said that he had no right to even run if he wasn't living in his district, so I ask all of you Liberals who seem to know the difference between right and wrong when it comes to situations like this, why is it seemingly okay for Mr. Schroeder to run for office in a district outside of where he lives, and yet you were all ready to crucify Joe Knilans when he was in the process of selling his home? A bit of a double standard it seems we have going on here, what a surprise.....

An silly endorsement is all the gazette has - it cannot vote.

This is one tradition that really sucks.

Possibly the readers are not familiar with the
freedom of the press? I called the gazette.Verbally attacked them for only having Dem. bloggers.
I had allowed myself to slip back into
the narrow minded, cruel, impolite, UAW thugish
thoughtless person I had been for decades. I am
now very sorry to have acted as each and every finger pointer that I am surrounded with in this county. Like it or not, we all have to make up our own minds. "Are you and your families life better off?" YOU must decide. My family is suffering now-the last 4 years has been terrible. Decide for yourself. Then vote as an American.

mjoseph
Did you really read the link you posted?
Romney got seven papers away from the Democrats While Obama got one away the Republicans.

Obama is winning most newspaper endorsements across the nation.

See the latest list of endorsements and read them, too at:
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/data/2012...

Go Obama!

Greg,
Just read your endorsement for the 31st District.
While I do agree with you about Amy, it should be noted that the 31st includes much more in Walworth Co. than the Town of Richmond

I think it is unfortunate that what is suppose to be a news publication, feels the need to form an organized opinion. It taints the public's perception on everything they report. The downfall of the news industry. IMO

I really don't know why papers still bother to endorse anyone? At best it is neutral for the person they endorse. Often times it just HURTS the person. Probably not so much with newspapers, but when you hear some stodge like Donald trump, or Rosie O'Donnell endorse Romney, and Gore; respectively, that really just serves as an ANTI endorsement. It's like betting a sporting game. If you don't want to analyze/handicap the game, just find out what side the biggest ranting stooge in the bar is on, and bet the other side!

why waste the paper and time for your endorsements. everyone knows it will be GOP 100%.

there will one or two endorsements for Democrats where the Republicans do not really have a credible candidate. The pattern was established over the years.

My office was going to start a pool, but the Gazette endorsements are so predictable, no-one
would get in.

You should follow Milwaukee's lead. We all know you will endorse most, if not all, of the republicans.