October 29, 2008	Wednesday	Shawwal 29, 1429

NEW YORK, Oct 28: A newspaper in Santa Fe, New Mexico, has decided to make a giant ‘leap of faith’ by proclaiming “Obama Wins” in its October-November issue which hit the newsstand on Tuesday.

The New Mexico Sun News reminds one of the “Dewey Beats Truman” headline in the Chicago Sun newspaper 60 years ago which proved to be wrong.

(In that hotly contested elections Republican Thomas Dewey lost to Democratic nominee Harry Truman)

According to CNN, the Sun News is a bi-monthly newspaper and its Oct 26-Nov 8 issue had to hit the streets, and the newsstands, before the election. So the editors decided to make a leap of faith and declare Democrat Barack Obama the winner.

In an article explaining their choice, the editors wrote: “When it comes to calling the winner of a presidential election, everyone wants to be first. The New Mexico Sun News hereby claims that achievement.”In its tongue-in-cheek style, the article went on to note the newspaper had a goal of reaching one million readers with each edition, but prints just 10,000 copies of each of its issues.

So, “each copy must be read by 100 different and distinct people. This places an enormous burden on our intrepid readers. However, it is a burden that we must insist you carry. So, please, read quickly, care for the physical condition of the paper and pass it on to your next chosen reader”.

The liberal leaning alternative newspaper ended by imploring its readers to get out and vote, “even if we did spoil the ending for you”.