I missed this one: the Houston Chronicle endorses a Democrat for the first time since LBJ in 1964. Like many of the Republican papers jumping ship, McCain's selection of Sarah Palin made their decision fairly straight-forward:
Perhaps the worst mistake McCain made in his campaign for the White House was the choice of the inexperienced and inflammatory Palin as his vice-presidential running mate. Had he selected a moderate, experienced Republican lawmaker such as Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison with a strong appeal to independents, the Chronicle's choice for an endorsement would have been far more difficult.
© Jed Lewison