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Originally Posted by mccoyred
I am absolutely thrilled that Gen Powell finally made an endorsement. More importantly, how he explains why he made it.
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I agree. Powell was precise, if polite, in the reasoning behind his choice. Gen. Powell has been perhaps the dominant military/political figure of the last 15 years or so. It'll be interesting to hear the pundit analysis of his position.
That being said, I don't think endorsements carry the sway they used to, but this one may help Barack Obama particularly among the military and some independents. Obama's chief pollster was interviewed by Roland Martin this morning and said that Powell's favorability ratings were higher w/ military veterans than they were (presently) with AfAms.