I'm intrigued by all the newspapers and columnists who supported Bush in 2000 and are now behind John Kerry. Some are half-hearted Kerry endorsements, to be sure, but my own vote for Kerry is more a vote against Bush than a belief that the Junior Senator from Massachusetts is the saviour of our nation. And I always like to see someone in the public eye say "I was wrong" because I think the pundits and papers are wrong a lot, and are usually too stubborn to admit it.
Here's Chicago-Tribune columnist Steve Chapman explaining why he's about to take the unusual (for him) step and voting for a Democrat for President.
According to this, at least 33 papers that backed Bush in 2000 have now endorsed Kerry. They include The Chicago Sun-Times, The Los Angeles Daily News and The Memphis Commercial-Appeal (registration required so I won't bother linking).
Bush has only picked up two papers that endorsed Gore: The Denver Post and The Columbus Dispatch — and both of those, if you read them, are pretty tepid recommendations. An awful lot of papers that backed Bush four years ago are also declining to endorse this time, which means that they're not happy with him.
If anyone sees another example the other way — a prominent newspaper or columnist who backed Gore in 2000 and is now for Bush — please let me know. I'd love to see it and link to it.