Hábitos saudáveis

Ao contrário, do que sucede nestas lusas paragens, os jornais americanos têm o hábito de dizer claramente, aos seus leitores quais são as suas opções políticas. O editorial, de hoje, do New York Times é, apenas, um exemplo dessa transparência saudável:

"Hyperbole is the currency of presidential campaigns, but this year the nation’s future truly hangs in the balance.

The United States is battered and drifting after eight years of President Bush’s failed leadership. He is saddling his successor with two wars, a scarred global image and a government systematically stripped of its ability to protect and help its citizens — whether they are fleeing a hurricane’s floodwaters, searching for affordable health care or struggling to hold on to their homes, jobs, savings and pensions in the midst of a financial crisis that was foretold and preventable.

As tough as the times are, the selection of a new president is easy. After nearly two years of a grueling and ugly campaign, Senator Barack Obama of Illinois has proved that he is the right choice to be the 44th president of the United States." in, New York Times (texto integral)

Candidatos apoiados pelo NYT desde 1860

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O Le Figaro contailiza um total de 134 jornais diários a apoiar Obama, contra apenas 52 apoiantes de McCain. Outro dado curioso é que desde o início da crise financeira as referências positivas a McCain caíram para apenas 11% dos artigos.

"[...] Le Washington Post a fait l'éloge de «l'intelligence et des talents politiques» de Barack Obama malgré des «réserves» compt tenu de sa «courte expérience». Sans surprise, le progressiste Los Angeles Times, s'est enflammé au sujet d'un Obama «cultivé, éloquent, sobre et excitant, constant et mature». Le Chicago Tribune a aussi décidé de réserver sa préférence à Barack Obama, résumant : «il est prêt». C'est la première fois depuis sa création... 1847 que ce journal fait d'un démocrate son favori pour la Maison-Blanche.

Malgré son retard, John McCain peut compter sur le soutien de conservateur Boston Herald, mais aussi du New York Post, du Dallas Moring News ou encore du San Francisco Examiner. Mais le candidat républicain souffre d'un autre handicap dans la course aux suffrages des quotidiens.´[....] " in, Le Figaro