C. Powell endorses Obama

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Originally Posted by Danzig

i think you're right. obama is a lukewarm choice...with the economy, eight years of bush, etc--and obama still can't achieve separation in the polls?

?? Obama has been steadily holding 6-7 points ahead of McCain for the past three weeks, with several "definitely McCain" states losing ground and changing to "leaning", and several swing states now virtually guaranteed Obama. It may end up a Democratic landslide.

I thought (as a Republican) the same way Powell did. And yes, I too think the GOP is embracing so far to the right they have become intolerant of and disinfranchising to 35-40% of their party membership (the end result being McCain has lost this election)

http://www.gop.com/2008Platform/Values.htm

http://www.democrats.org/a/party/platform.html

i think there are many who call themselves republicans, but aren't as far to the right as palin. most americans are in the middle. some tilt to the left on some things, some to the right. but neither the far left, nor far right candidate appeals to most voters, as they fit somewhere in the middle. mccain may have drawn a lot of these middle of the road types...til he went with a far right running mate

We don't "call" ourselves Republicans, we ARE Republicans <g> Yes, the running mate was the start of the end for McCain (whom I had intended to vote for), I think. Looking back over the past couple of months, though, Palin's obvious incompetence turns out to be just a small part of the ultimate turn-off.