Den anden dag forudsagde jeg i en blog, at Wall Street Journals ofte ekstremt konservative opinionssider og ledere formentlig snart vil afspejle den omstændighed, at avisen nye ejer Rupert Murdoch er tæt på at blive ern Obama-opbakker.

Avisens leder i dag "The Obama We Don't Know" er ekstraordinær venlig og rosende over for Obama - helt ude af trin med, hvad WSJ plejer at skrive om præsidentkandidaten i sine ledere.

The Obama We Don't Know
June 4, 2008; Page A20

With Barack Obama clinching the Democratic Party nomination, it is worth noting what an extraordinary moment this is. Democrats are nominating a freshman Senator barely three years out of the Illinois legislature whom most of America still hardly knows. The polls say he is the odds-on favorite to become our next President.

Think about this in historical context. Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton were relatively unknown, but both had at least been prominent Governors. John Kerry, Walter Mondale, Al Gore and even George McGovern were all long-time Washington figures. Republican nominees tend to be even more familiar, for better or worse. In Mr. Obama, Democrats are taking a leap of faith that is daring even by their risky standards.

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