Obama: Powell will have roll in administration

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by KSig RC

Well, at least we can put to rest those claims of Powell's support as a "low-risk, high-reward" timing-based move . . . oh.

Haha, seriously. The guy's a Washington insider, and a pretty smart one at that, so I give him credit for seeing the inevitable conclusion and jumping on before it was too late.

It's also low-risk, high-reward for Obama. Powell's beliefs are sufficiently moderate that bringing him on board won't cause much of a stir, but his resume could bring a voter or two. Again, I don't think it will have much of an effect in the polls (taking into account Obama's large lead and Powell's political views), but it certainly doesn't hurt.

[RU OX Alum]

Powell is awesome. I'm glad he will be an advisor to Obama. However, I don't think he said that just to get a job. People had be asking him for a while. I'm sure his endorsement swayed a few independent/undecided voters.