From the Wall Street Journal news section, not editorial, which up until now has been known for fair and impartial news reporting. With Rupert Murdoch taking over, it's anyone's guess if we can trust the WSJ anymore. But at this point, I think we can.
Whether this actually happens, and on-the-fence Senators openly endorse Obama, the very fact that Hillary isn't doing as well as expected, and is outright losing the first few primaries, only feeds these kind of stories and defections, which only feeds more of the same. This is why, like it or not, the first few primaries matter.
Already some Clinton associates have begun lobbying for her early exit if she loses the primary by a big margin, as polls suggest she could. Several Senate colleagues who have sat on the fence are now in talks with Obama advisers about endorsing the freshman Illinois senator over his more experienced colleague.
