Don't jinx it

Je vous parle peu de l'élection américaine ces temps-ci, les chiffres sont toujours bons dans les sondages vous le savez. Mais plus le jour approche, plus ça semble loin. Les démocrates américains sont devenus paranos et ne veulent pas «jinx» la chose (porter malchance en croyant déjà à la victoire) - comme si le vent pouvait encore tourner, puisque ça semble si loin.

Voici la fin d'un article intéressant dans le NY Times.

For many liberals, the chance to elect Mr. Obama, who would be the nation’s first black president, gives the United States a second chance to walk across the stage of world history. (Which also makes the possibility of his loss unspeakably more depressing; given his present lead in every poll, many liberals fear that race will explain any defeat.)

“The last two elections have been so disappointing, so disturbing,” said Paula Guarnaccia, an assistant dean at the University of Vermont. “The idea that we could now elect this impressive man as president, I guess it heightens the anxiety.”

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“I wrote an e-mail to a friend and said, ‘I’m afraid to put this in writing, but I’m really excited about the way this is going,’ ” Ms. Bellet said.

Within minutes, the phone rang; her friend was very worried about Mr. Obama’s prospects. “Don’t say that!” the friend said. “No, no, no. What were you thinking? We can’t go there yet!”


Ici l'article complet.

51% Obama 44% McCain. État par état selon J: Obama doit prendre la Virginie, le Nevada et le Colorado, rendant Floride et l'Ohio insuffisants pour McCain anyway. T-2 jours.