During the 2008 United States presidential election, newspapers, magazines, and other publications made general election endorsements. As of November 4, 2008, Barack Obama had received more than twice as many publication endorsements as John McCain; in terms of circulation, the ratio was more than 3 to 1, according to the detailed tables below. In summary: UWIRE, in its Presidential Scorecard, reported that Barack Obama led John McCain by 94 to 2 in college newspaper endorsements, as of November 4.