More Colin Powell Talk
More talk today of Colin Powell's endorsement of Senator Barack Obama. The New York Times noted more reasons for Powell's endorsement because he feels our next president has a duty to refinish the name of America that the current administration has tarnished. The article also noted that Powell himself considered running to be the first black president in 1996, but decided not to. Friends of Powell in the article also expressed that he felt John McCain hadn't done enough of his homework on national security and therefore would make a good president but not as good as Obama.
The Los Angeles Times also contributed to the Colin Powell endorsement conversation, in a combined article discussing his record breaking fundraising for his campaign in September that amounted to $150 million. With these recent findings, Obama seems likely to become president. Powell was also quoted in the article as saying that Gov. Sarah Palin was not ready to be president should something happen to McCain and that was the job of a vice president.
Obama leads
Obama is leading in the polls taken by Washington Post-ABC News daily tracking poll. The Washington Post noted that these polls are not much different than Monday's polls of last week, except in some sub-polls there is more support for McCain. One sub-poll in which McCain is doing better is that people feel he would be a change from the current administration. This poll also notes that it is not only conducted on land lines, but also cell phones. Some would conclude from this that the pollers are more understanding of the generational shift from the common use of land lines.
And...
So today, no doubt, has been a positive one in the media for Obama. While the polls say that he is likely to win, we all know that polls are not always the most reliable when it comes to elections, especially in elections when race has become a factor because people will say they are voting for one person but do the opposite in the enclosed booth. Let's hope that Obama's race isn't the deciding vote for America, and that we are passed our shameful past where people were judged by the color of their skin.
More talk today of Colin Powell's endorsement of Senator Barack Obama. The New York Times noted more reasons for Powell's endorsement because he feels our next president has a duty to refinish the name of America that the current administration has tarnished. The article also noted that Powell himself considered running to be the first black president in 1996, but decided not to. Friends of Powell in the article also expressed that he felt John McCain hadn't done enough of his homework on national security and therefore would make a good president but not as good as Obama.
The Los Angeles Times also contributed to the Colin Powell endorsement conversation, in a combined article discussing his record breaking fundraising for his campaign in September that amounted to $150 million. With these recent findings, Obama seems likely to become president. Powell was also quoted in the article as saying that Gov. Sarah Palin was not ready to be president should something happen to McCain and that was the job of a vice president.
Obama leads
Obama is leading in the polls taken by Washington Post-ABC News daily tracking poll. The Washington Post noted that these polls are not much different than Monday's polls of last week, except in some sub-polls there is more support for McCain. One sub-poll in which McCain is doing better is that people feel he would be a change from the current administration. This poll also notes that it is not only conducted on land lines, but also cell phones. Some would conclude from this that the pollers are more understanding of the generational shift from the common use of land lines.
And...
So today, no doubt, has been a positive one in the media for Obama. While the polls say that he is likely to win, we all know that polls are not always the most reliable when it comes to elections, especially in elections when race has become a factor because people will say they are voting for one person but do the opposite in the enclosed booth. Let's hope that Obama's race isn't the deciding vote for America, and that we are passed our shameful past where people were judged by the color of their skin.
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