Given how far he’s drifted from the Bush Administration since 2004, this isn’t entirely surprising:
Sources say former Secretary of State Colin Powell will endorse Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention, Weekly Standard Editor Bill Kristol told FOX News exclusively on Thursday.
“He may well give a speech at the Democratic convention explaining his endorsement of Obama,” Kristol said, citing inside sources.
“This is not an absolute done deal, but these people are very confident that Powell will endorse Obama,” Kristol said, adding that he thinks Powell still has “a high respect” for John McCain, Obama’s Republican rival.
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Kristol said sources told him Powell will “quite possibly” speak at the Democratic convention on the same night as Obama’s vice-presidential selection and former President Bill Clinton.
“The Obama people are quietly trying to line up a pretty strong convention,” Kristol said. “I think the Obama campaign shouldn’t be underestimated. Obviously anyone would like to have Powell’s endorsement.”
And if you don’t think that the media will be all over the photo op of the former Secretary of State of a sitting Republican President endorsing the Democrat running to replace him, well, you just don’t know the media.
August 13th, 2008 at 8:39 pm
News reports out this evening say that Powell says Kristol is full of it.
August 13th, 2008 at 8:44 pm
And I predict that eventually, Colin Powell’s endorsement of Obama will move exactly zero votes.
August 14th, 2008 at 8:15 am
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