Powell said he questioned Sen. John McCain's judgment in picking Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate because he doesn't think she is ready to be president.
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Another source close to Powell said he has known the Republican nominee for more than three decades "and likes him and is looking for a reason to vote for him. He hasn't found it yet."
I think this sums it up for a lot of folks. The combination of the Palin selection and no definitive advantage in choosing him over Obama has moved a lot of fence-sitters over towards Obama.
Powell's adviser also said at the time that the vice presidential picks for both candidates would be a major factor in his decision, both for the quality of each man's running mate and for what sort of "signal that choice sends about the character and judgment of the candidate."
Me too... I can't remember a Presidential election cycle where the choice of VP weighed more heavily on decision making than this one.
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dyslexia
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Sun 19 Oct, 2008 07:44 am
@JPB,
JPB wrote:
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Powell said he questioned Sen. John McCain's judgment in picking Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate because he doesn't think she is ready to be president.
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Another source close to Powell said he has known the Republican nominee for more than three decades "and likes him and is looking for a reason to vote for him. He hasn't found it yet."
I think this sums it up for a lot of folks. The combination of the Palin selection and no definitive advantage in choosing him over Obama has moved a lot of fence-sitters over towards Obama.
I just watch Powells press conference, he also noted McCain's negative ads and the references to Obama being a muslim and a socialist turned him away from Mccain.
Brzezinski: Powell Endorsement A "Comprehensive Indictment" Of McCain-Palin Ticket
by Seth Colter Walls - Huffington post
October 19, 2008
Former National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski tells the Huffington Post that Gen. Colin Powell's endorsement of Barack Obama represents a "comprehensive indictment" of the McCain-Palin ticket.
In his Sunday appearance on NBC's Meet the Press, Powell laid out an expansive endorsement of Obama, saying he is convinced that the Illinois Democrat has "met the standard" of perhaps becoming "an exceptional president" and a "transformational figure."
Brzezinski said he thinks Powell's endorsement to play a major factor in the race. "I was impressed by the comprehensive indictment of the current Republican ticket that was implicit in Powell's statement. It was not just about foreign affairs, it was a comprehensive statement that conveys the message that the more traditionally centrist Republicans are coming to view the McCain-Palin ticket as some sort of deviation -- some sort of break -- with the genuine traditions of the Republican Party."
Brzezinski also rejected the notion, floated by some, that Powell's endorsement could be discounted by undecided white voters as mere "racial solidarity," saying: "Because of his military service, his role in the first Gulf War, his status as a past Secretary of State, it has put him above the racial divide. He's seen more as an elder statesman."
The aide to President Carter predicted a Powell endorsement for Obama previously in an interview with the Huffington Post. But while he noted on Sunday that Powell's endorsement also "breaks the phalanx" of support for McCain from members of President George H.W. Bush's inner circle, Brzezinski said he doesn't necessarily expect to see more Bush 41 figures backing Obama. "Some of the others have engaged in a kind of routine endorsement [of McCain]," he said. Brzezinski also revealed that he still has not heard any explicit words of support from Bush 41 National Security Adviser Brent Scowcroft, with whom he is close. "I'll be seeing him later today," Brzezinski said. "I'm sure he's going to be besieged."
As the Huffington Post reported previously, Gen. Scowcroft has settled on a policy of "neutrality" in the presidential contest between Obama and McCain.
Post Meet the Press interview regarding his endorsement....
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OmSigDAVID
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Sun 19 Oct, 2008 12:13 pm
@dyslexia,
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I think he has a decent shot
at getting Al Sharpton 's endorsement too
( and if he plays his cards right, even Twana Brawley ).
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Sun 19 Oct, 2008 12:20 pm
@dyslexia,
dyslexia wrote:
JPB wrote:
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Powell said he questioned Sen. John McCain's judgment in picking Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate because he doesn't think she is ready to be president.
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Another source close to Powell said he has known the Republican nominee for more than three decades "and likes him and is looking for a reason to vote for him. He hasn't found it yet."
I think this sums it up for a lot of folks. The combination of the Palin selection and no definitive advantage in choosing him over Obama has moved a lot of fence-sitters over towards Obama.
I just watch Powells press conference, he also noted McCain's negative ads and the references to Obama being a muslim and a socialist turned him away from Mccain.
Powell wants a soft job in DC with a big paycheck, as does Deval Patrick of Massachusetts.
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DontTreadOnMe
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Sun 19 Oct, 2008 01:52 pm
reactions are about what i expected.
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OmSigDAVID
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Sun 19 Oct, 2008 03:05 pm
@BumbleBeeBoogie,
Its extremely unlikely that any black in America
will not vote for Oboy, if its possible to get to the polls
(e.g., not paralyzed or in jail). That was always a forgone conclusion.
Its extremely unlikely that any black in America
will not vote for Oboy, if its possible to get to the polls
(e.g., not paralyzed or in jail). That was always a forgone conclusion.
I thought about that possibility,
but in a private voting booth ?
No; I doubt it.
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OmSigDAVID
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Sun 19 Oct, 2008 03:18 pm
@Miller,
I coud have voted for Condi Rice or Alan Keyes.
David
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Butrflynet
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Sun 19 Oct, 2008 04:38 pm
@OmSigDAVID,
OmSigDAVID wrote:
Its extremely unlikely that any black in America
will not vote for Oboy, if its possible to get to the polls
(e.g., not paralyzed or in jail). That was always a forgone conclusion.
Learned well from the example set by all the white folk in America over the last 232 years, eh?
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