Earlier today Colin Powell announced his endorsement of Barack Obama for President. What does this mean?
[1] Fewer people making an issue of Barack Obama’s limited experience.
[2] More people wondering what John McCain was thinking when he picked Sarah Palin to be his running mate.
[3] More people criticizing McCain for the Bill Ayers guilt by association attacks on Obama.
[4] More people accepting Obama’s claim that he can work with Democrats and Republicans alike.
[5] Some people wondering if race had anything to do with Powell’s endorsement.
Powell’s endorsement is big, much bigger than any other previous endorsement (although that’s been said about many endorsements including Kennedy’s and Kerry’s). I don’t see how McCain can recover, especially since so many of his attacks on Obama (lack of experience, liberalness, Bill Ayers association) are directly or indirectly refuted by Powell. I’ll be interested to see what the McCain campaign does for the next two weeks.
