The Idaho Statesman, the paper with the largest daily circulation in the most Republican state in the Union, has endorsed John Kerry:
… We recognize Bush’s finest moments on the job: The president showed remarkable poise and leadership in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and earned all the bipartisan support he received.
Somewhere along the way, however, the man who promised to be a “uniter” took a turn away from common ground. He courted conservatives with deep tax cuts, controversial judicial nominees and his support of a superfluous constitutional amendment on gay marriage. Bush has denounced the partisanship on Capitol Hill as if he were a bystander. The record suggests otherwise …