Why Wait? New Mexico Paper Hits Street With 'Obama Wins' Headline

BTS · Post by **BTS** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 5:50 pm

I seem to remember Truman being counted out in a news paper headline once before.

I am hoping so.

The Sun News - Editor, Leland Lehrman - Publisher, Skip Whitson

Published: October 28, 2008 2:29 PM ET

CHICAGO Could this be "Dewey Defeats Truman" II? A New Mexico paper hit the streets this week with a headline in red declaring, "Obama Wins."

The New Mexico Sun News is a bi-monthly, and decided to roll the dice on the Barack Obama victory for its issue dated Oct. 26-Nov. 8.

"When it comes to calling the winner of a presidential election, everyone wants to be first," an editor's note reads. The New Mexico Sun News hereby claims that achievement."

The self-styled "special collector's edition" of the Sun News was reported by CNN chief national correspondent John King in his "political ticker" blog.

King describes the paper as a "liberal-leaning alternative newspaper" and added that the editor's note ended by asking readers to vote, "even if we did spoil the ending for you."

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Sheryl · Post by **Sheryl** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 5:56 pm

I guess these folks were never told

don't count your chickens before they hatch

never get the cart before the horse

:wah:

Post by **spot** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 6:00 pm

fuzzy butt;1042622 wrote: So how long will it take until you all find out ..............Hours ? days?

Before midnight on voting day.

BTS · Post by **BTS** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 6:01 pm

fuzzy butt;1042622 wrote: So how long will it take until you all find out ..............Hours ? days?
Well in 2000 it was weeks..............EEEK I hope the next day

BTS · Post by **BTS** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 6:02 pm

spot;1042628 wrote: Before midnight on voting day.

ya think?

Post by **spot** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 6:02 pm

I reckon this election was in the bag for Senator Obama the day the Republicans tried to creep the electorate out over the Democrat Convention tickets having that stylized stars and stripes melded into the image. If that was how low they felt they had to stoop then they'd already lost.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 6:41 pm

I don't know if it will be called that fast, but you never know. The predictions won't start until after 10:00 pm EST.

scholle-kid · Post by **scholle-kid** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 9:23 pm

Well how embrassing it can be to be a Native New mexican sometimes,,:rolleyes:

But this may explain what the editor is practising for,

Leland Lehrman Announces 2008 Run for Pete Domenici's US Senate Seat

he's practising for hie new career as a politicn in the running,

G-man · Post by **G-man** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 8:03 pm

chonsigirl;1042699 wrote: I don't know if it will be called that fast, but you never know. The predictions won't start until after 10:00 pm EST.

It's not that easy, you can't make such predictions based upon polls... especially in recent years and especially for a Democrat.

Post by **spot** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 8:19 pm

chonsigirl;1042699 wrote: I don't know if it will be called that fast, but you never know. The predictions won't start until after 10:00 pm EST.

I wasn't talking about predictions, I was talking about the counts.

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 1:56 am

BTS;1042601 wrote: I seem to remember Truman being counted out in a news paper headline once before.

1948 if my memory is correct

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 1:59 am

I wonder how many British folk will sit up all night. Mr Oscar has already said 'I'm on my own'. Thanks.

BTS · Post by **BTS** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 9:58 pm

spot;1042628 wrote: Before midnight on voting day.
BUMP..........

spot.........you were spot on on this call

I hate to but..... "My hats off to you"