Collin Powell Endorses Obama No Surprise
Collin Powell's endorsement of Senator Barack Obama’s campaign this past Sunday was a definite boost ,but no game changer. General Powell is a moderate Republican , a rarity in a party that is defined by its conservatism. The endorsement therefore does not change the outcome of the election.
In a previous blog I reported that he was on the fence.He is no longer on the proverbial fence .The Powell endorsement indicates that moderates are leaning to Senator Obama. Powell though well respected in GOP ,is not the center of the base of the Republican party .Folks ,read no more to it than it is ,moderates are trending not the GOP faithful.It is going to be close ,get your no doze it still may be a long election night.
In a previous blog I reported that he was on the fence.He is no longer on the proverbial fence .The Powell endorsement indicates that moderates are leaning to Senator Obama. Powell though well respected in GOP ,is not the center of the base of the Republican party .Folks ,read no more to it than it is ,moderates are trending not the GOP faithful.It is going to be close ,get your no doze it still may be a long election night.
posted by EdGray4America.com at
9:03 AM
1 Comments:
By the way, your comments on Rush and Powell were dead on.
I think Powell was ultimately swayed by his concern over the number of neocons advising McCain. I think his comment regarding Palin is driven by that. I can see Powell being worried that if something happened to McCain then Palin's lack of experience in global matters might allow her to be dominated by the neocons.
Colin Powell is a moderate. But I wouldn't even call him a Republican, he did a very good job of walking a line prior to his ill-fated attempt to run for President. Both sides tried to get him on their ticket and he ultimately decided that the Republicans were where he belonged.
I believe Powell would actually be a Libertarian if the party was more viable.
Not to get off subject, but the Libertarians would be a more viable alternative, if instead of focusing on the National level so much every four years, instead they focused on the state level.
Ed, In no way does the current Republican party resemble the "party of Lincoln" in race relations. In no way does this same GOP resemble Eisenhower in fiscal responsibility.
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