The New Yorker, for the first time in its nearly 80-year history, has endorsed a presidential candidate. John Kerry, of course. Like the New York Times endorsement, this one is largely an indictment of the Bush administration; the section about Kerry seems an afterthought, only 667 out of 4,523 words, or about 15 percent.

The Washington Post has endorsed Kerry as well. And thankfully, nearly half the editorial is about Kerry. The Des Moines Register also endorses Kerry, and it’s pretty much all about Kerry, refreshingly.