Posts Tagged ‘Endorsements’

John McCain Has Some ‘Splaining to Do . . .

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

I couldn’t help but take issue with something John McCain said when he reacted to GW alum Gen. Colin Powell’s full-out endorsement of Barack Obama. On Fox News this morning, McCain stated that “[t]his [endorsement] doesn’t come as a surprise.” Really? Why is that? Powell, after all, gave McCain the maximum $2,300 last year. There are really only four explanations I can think of that would explain why Mac thinks this is such a natural turn of events.

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Colin Powell Finally Does The Right Thing

Sunday, October 19th, 2008

I’m going to preface this by saying I’m not one of those people who think endorsements are irrelevant. Most people tend to think they don’t matter, and to be fair a lot of them don’t, but this year has proven that the right person in your corner can work wonders for your campaign (I’m looking at you, Oprah). With this in mind, today’s endorsement by Colin Powell of Barack Obama over John McCain is huge.

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