Powell Endorses Obama
19 October, 2008
Former Secretary of State Colin L. Powell endorsed Senator Barack Obama for president on Sunday morning as a candidate who was reaching out in a “more diverse and inclusive way across our society†and offering a “calm, patient, intellectual, steady approach†to the nation’s problems.
The endorsement, on the NBC public affairs program “Meet the Press,†was a major blow to Senator John McCain, who has been a good friend of Mr. Powell for decades. Mr. Powell, a Republican, has advised Mr. McCain in the past on foreign policy.
