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Colin Powell Endorsement

Liberal Media to Blame? Not This Time: Apostate Conservatives Nail Coffin Shut

Brian Normoyle | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics

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Brian Normoyle

Nearly two years of presidential politics are finally coming to an end and it appears John McCain--out of "gimmicks du jour"--has decided to spend muc...

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The Fall of the Right

Holly Regan | Posted 11.27.2008 | Home

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Holly Regan

The moderates McCain once appealed to have been scared away by dirty politics and a vice presidential candidate who can't even hold her own against Katie Couric.

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Powell Chief Of Staff: I Expected Klan Wizard To Endorse McCain

Foreign Policy | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

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Lifelong Republican Colin Powell surprised the audience of NBC's Meet the Press this weekend with his endorsement of Barack Obama for president, calli...

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McCain's Smear Campaign Will Have an Impact Long After Election Day

Mitchell Bard | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics

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Mitchell Bard

McCain has gone "all in" with a strategy focusing exclusively on smearing and lying about Obama, win or lose, he has created a dangerous situation for November 5 and the four years to follow.

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The Internet and the Death of Rovian Politics

Arianna Huffington | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

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Arianna Huffington

Age has finally become an issue for John McCain. But the problem isn't the candidate's 72 years; it's the antediluvian approach of his campaign.

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The Myth Of Colin Powell's 'Obama's One Of Us' Vote

John Ridley | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

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John Ridley

Factually, most blacks don't vote for blacks just because they are black. It does not appear as though black America is handing Obama a "he's one of us" vote.

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Thank You Rush Limbaugh (and Pat Buchanan)

Keli Goff | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

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Keli Goff

Limbaugh and Buchanan have both sought to tie Powell's endorsement to his race. Only something funny happened. Instead of diminishing Powell's reputation, they only further diminished theirs.

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Jason Linkins

Romney: Joe The Plumber Better Than Colin Powell

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

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Neil Cavuto's interview with Mitt Romney today was largely unremarkable in the annals of campaign shillery, save for one moment where Cavuto asked Rom...

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Powell Stands Against Smears

Jon Soltz | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

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Jon Soltz

We can only hope that Powell's words shake more Republicans from their electoral daze, and cause them to object to the damage the far-right smear campaign is doing to America.

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Jason Linkins

Cartoonist Depicts Powell As Benedict Arnold In Blackface

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

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As if Colin Powell needed one more reminder of the toxic level of political discourse that, in part, fueled his decision to endorse Barack Obama, poli...

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The Powell Endorsement

David Sirota | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

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David Sirota

Powell's endorsement gives Obama a small bump, but it doesn't give him a huge positive boost on deeper foreign policy issues because Powell has destroyed his own credibility.

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Jason Linkins

CBS' Schieffer: Powell "Saying Aloud What A Lot Of Republicans...Saying Privately"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

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In the wake of Colin Powell's endorsement of Barack Obama, conservative critics offered some pushback on the General's decision, with several, most no...

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Colin Powell To Have Role In Obama Administration Says Obama

AP | JENNIFER LOVEN | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

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ORLANDO, Fla. — Barack Obama and former Democratic rival Hillary Rodham Clinton sought together Monday to swing this state to blue, mocking the ...

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Why A Powell Endorsement Would Matter

Jon Soltz | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics

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Jon Soltz

For all the smears being hurled about "palling around with terrorists" and "white flag of retreat," nothing can counter that like a Republican former 4-star coming out and saying "This guy loves America as much as me."

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Obama Aide: We Would Welcome Powell Endorsement

Ari Melber | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics

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Ari Melber

Powell's unusually strong support across the political spectrum, burned into the public imagination in serving Bill Clinton and two Bushes makes him one of the few people who's endorsement could actually influence voters.

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Colin Powell Is Ready To Endorse

Lawrence O'Donnell | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics

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Lawrence O'Donnell

It now seems beyond doubt that Colin Powell will endorse Barack Obama and thereby hammer the final nail in the coffin of the Republican campaign to hold onto the White House.

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Bill Kristol: Colin Powell To Endorse Obama

Posted 09.13.2008 | Politics

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Fox News reports: Former Secretary of State Colin Powell will endorse Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention, Weekly Standard Publisher ...

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